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Buying from the USA

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UDTrev:
I make no comment, I've had 'fun' importing an LED lightbar from the US of A  :x  :x  :x

I brought and the muppets sent to the wrong length  :x

I returned it and the company went bust  :x

Eventually Fedex returned it  :D

I sold it here - hi Big Rich :D

Then Fedex charged me £21 for customs duty on what was still my property at the time  :x  :x  :x  :x

I can't really complain though, I never got charged duty on the original import, and haven't seen any bill for duty on the 2 shorter bars I have just imported  :D  :D  :D

doctorvaltar:
What you might want to think about as well if you're buying form the States in Dollars that you are getting the best exchange rates.

Banks on the whole will charge a lot of money to exchange pounds into foreign currency, typically 5%. Currency specialists tend to be able to offer private individuals the commercial wholesale rates. If you need any advice on this, drop me a PM thats what I do for a living.

lambert:
Possibly being thick but would it be viable to ship your car out for a motoring holiday, have all the bits fitted then bring it back. Would that not bypass the whole duty thing as it's already your property?

africanpete:
Hi guys

Thanks for all the replies, as it turns out it is going to cost me a fortune in shipping costs and duties which really P***** me off :evil: :evil:

I cant believe that even when trying to buy from another country you will still get screwed over with UK postage and duties, how do you explain parts, spares and accessories in the US or just about anywhere else for that matter being 50 - 60% of the UK price :huh: :huh:

We are getting shafted every which way we can!

S188:
Would it be possable to ship it through another EU country?  Maybe through one that has less import taxes from the US, then once its inside the EU and an EU country is happy with the import it should be alright to move around to other parts of the EU, ie the UK?  I'm sure theres a loophole there somewhere, but I wouldn't know how to exploit it.  Any ideas?  (stuff from the continant certainly atracts less heat than stuff from the paranoid USA when it reaches the british ports.

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