Posted September 1, 200915 yr Hi all,as anyone ordered parts from the states?If so was there any problems? The part that i need costs £152.58 in the UK.It costs £68.17 in the states.
September 1, 200915 yr only problem ive had with buying from the states was British customs charging me an extra £35 before theyd release the parts........seller said all costs were included in price!!
September 2, 200915 yr get the seller to clearly mark the price (less is good, though not legal) on the outside of the package. When it comes in, it will be held at your local bonded post office/courier company and you can collect and pay the VAT on it. the post office will charge something on top, which i think is the bigger rip-off. At one time you could get the seller to write gift on the package and it was exempt from duty, unfortunately C&E dont go for this one anymore! not much you can do about it, as long as you still make a saving and you are sure the vender is bona-fide still a good way to get stuff.
September 4, 200915 yr Moderator bought loads from USA and with UPS you always pay customs duty value over £18. If you go general air/snail mail I can usually get away with it if they put "gift" on the package.
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