David I understand that even assembled amateur radio transceivers are duty free. The big problem with any import from outside the EU, is that firstly you pay a lot of money for shipping, then the shipping agent will charge a handling fee for customs clearance and on top of it all you pay vat on the lot.
Smaller items bought after a main kit are subject to a charge of £13.50 from Parcel Force for customs clearance, I am not sure of the threshold where you pay less, but for most parts such as a KXV3, couple of filters, or whatever, you will get the £13.50 sting in the tail. UPS used to charge less, my complete K3 kit only attracted an £11 handling charge by UPS a year ago. I'm glad I bought my K3 when there were nearly $2 to one GBP! 73 Dave, G4AON K3/100 #80 ----------------- I keep misunderstanding the difference between import tax and VAT. I "thought" that kits were absolved of one but not the other. Perhaps you could clarify. David G3UNA _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
