jaffacake;287164 Wrote: > To legally import good from the US, you pay the cost price in the US, > then you add on the local sales tax in the US, then you add on shipping > to the UK. Total that. > > Then you add on import duty as a percentage of that total - I believe > it was 10% last time I looked. Note that total. > > Then you add on VAT @ 17.5% Just to correct this. When you personally import something from the US, you pay the US retail price *excluding* local sales tax, plus UK VAT at 17.5%, plus the courier's fee for collecting the VAT on behalf of HMRC. (Last time I imported anything, the Royal Mail charged me £8 to collect about £8.75 of VAT!). There is no "import duty".
jaffacake;287164 Wrote: > Personally, I think the £50 fully justifies the UK retailer handling and > local warranty. I agree. Grey import of complex electronics is a risky business. If anything goes wrong, getting it fixed is so much easier if you bought it from a UK retailer. -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45734
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