Bart Kupers wrote: <<Does anybody on the list have any experience (good or bad) in getting their photo equipment from the US and having it sent to Europe? I'm also considering buying a Donek snowboard in the US (but that's a different hobby and VERY much off topic ;-) ), so there are more reasons why I'm interessted in this.>>
>From my experience of buying from the USA The big item to remember is that tax is added in sequence: 1. Cost of Item + Shipping 2. Import Duty 3. VAT (Sales Tax) 4. You will also have to pay a charge for the up-front payment of import duties to the importer (Fedex, UPS, etc). Work all this out before ordering, especially from USA as (UK) Customs are hot on those. Also remember that, since 11 September, security checks will hold up delivery. Better to order within the EC as all you have to pay extra is the delivery charge. Regards, Bob Turner Project Engineer Merpro, Montrose Tel: +44 (0)1674 662221 Fax: +44 (0)1674 662266 * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
