Not sure what the VAT rate in the UK is, but yes if the Neo gets shipped from outside the EU, then you'll have to pay import VAT. And I would expect no import duties as such, as mobiles, IT stuff have a rate of 0% in Germany, thus in all EU countries.
Andreas -- Ursprüngl. Mitteil. -- Betreff: [UK] Import Duty Von: Andy Loughran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Datum: 13.07.2007 15:39 Guys, I've just been on the HMRC website (http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageTravel_ShowContent&id=HMCE_PROD_009989&propertyType=document) and have found the following information: ITEM |Excise Duty|Standard Duty|VAT Rate| Mobile phones | Free | Free | Standard Rate | Does this mean that for a neo1973 Base ~184GBP on delivery I'll have to pay another 32.20GBP? Regards, -------- Andy Loughran www.zrmt.com m: 07921076319 _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

