shipping from usa

[Matt]

Does anyone know how much tax you pay when shipping something form america, is it the same as japan?

[Andyp]

sadly it is. Ask them to devalue the invoice... else you\'ll be paying 25% tax + 17.5% vat

what ya buying?

[Matt]

ive seen a company on there with full bomex bodykits, there $675, so might be worth paying the tax?

[Matt]

if my calculations are correct that makes the kit £527 including the vat and tax

[Andyp]

yeah..

...dam bit too big to bring back for ya

good price.. I would! Be aware though a lot of them do copies, so check it out fully before you buy.. if that doesn\'t bother then then sod it anyway

37.5% of the full asking price in £\'s (£371) would equate to about
£508 + shipping I guess... still a bargain

though then you have the fun or spraying, bonding etc too but thats cash for another day hehe

[davefrith]

Andy can lend you the selotape he used to stick his skirts on if you are lucky

Dave

[Matt]

yeah still a good bargin, even a 2nd hand kit is around £800.

[Andyp]

"wee wee wee rebuild.. waaa I\'m gonna get a ghey car now wee wee wee"

[20B_boy]

Originally posted by Matt
if my calculations are correct that makes the kit £527 including the vat and tax

And about the same again by the time u have shipped it all...

[antnicuk]

i ordered lots of bits from the states.   According to HMC&Excise, you pay 4% of the total price of the item including the postage price and then vat on top of that total.   If you can get the seller to put a lower value on the parcel you will pay less but the problem with that is you cant get postage insurance for the value of the item.
eg:        item price                   100
             postage                       50
             total                           150
             +4%tax                         6
             total                           156    
             + vat     17.5%           27.30
             TOTAL                         183.30.
go to //www.usps.com to get quotes on postage,  you will need weights though.

[davefrith]

Andy its killing me, they can\'t do it till 19th April !

I sold the Beemer and no have to hire a smart car !! lol

Dave

[Andyp]

You must do what needs to be done young padawan

smart car lol... come to woodbridge in it and race it haha

Think if I ever need a rebuild i\'ll just nick a pool car from work hehe

glad ya getting it sorted... who\'s doing it?

[Andyp]

how much that smart car cost to hire? was it a good price... seens 100\'s of them in Milton Keynes hire place

[davefrith]

well i now have the choice to pay £400 to hire a smart car for a month or borrow a Nova from my dads garage
so i will be borrowing the Nova me thinks !

rebuild work is booked in with one place although i need it done quicker so might have to change

[Andyp]

what\'s the rush (others than missing her)?