In my fight over importing the HTPC, the shipping agent at some point told me to just slip the URA guys 200k and I could walk away with my package! I refused, paid all the relevant (and irrelevant) taxes and left very bitter.
I understand why the whole "find someone coming in and slip it their baggage" method is the recommended way to go. P. -- Evolution (n): A hypothetical process whereby infinitely improbable events occur with alarming frequency, order arises from chaos, and no one is given credit. On 10 September 2012 14:53, Simon Vass <[email protected]> wrote: > Chris, > > In some cases I suspect it is about money. They are hoping you will split > the difference. Half of nothing is still nothing hence they fudge the code. > > In the same way I was on Kampala Road on Saturday and chatting to a local > computer vendor. Lo and behold he is now importing second hand computers > despite the ban with a little sleight of hand but URA does see some of the > tax. So why did they not just tax second hand PC's? Crazy. > > > > > > Simon Vass > Managing Director > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > > http://www.etech.ug > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 > email: [email protected] > skype: e-techservicedesk > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris R. Kasangaki" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, 10 September, 2012 2:37:35 PM > Subject: Re: [LUG] Space saver PC running Linux > > Hi Simon, > > Just tell me if you succeed so I can go and worship too. I recently > imported thin client computers in the same category but because no one > at URA has ever heard of something which is not a laptop or desktop > being called a computer, I had to pay taxes on them. Apparently the HS > code means nothing to these folks or they do it deliberately to cheat > some of us. > > Cheers > > Chris > > > On Mon, 2012-09-10 at 10:50 +0300, Simon Vass wrote: > > Not law but, > > > > "@Billynkid From the description, it falls under HS code 84.71 which > exempts it from VAT and import duty under the current laws @URAuganda" > > > > > > > > Simon Vass > > Managing Director > > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > > > > http://www.etech.ug > > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 > > email: [email protected] > > skype: e-techservicedesk > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Peter C. Ndikuwera" <[email protected]> > > To: "Uganda Linux User Group" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, 10 September, 2012 10:20:31 AM > > Subject: Re: [LUG] Space saver PC running Linux > > > > > > Nice. Good luck convincing URA that it's a computer! Argued for days > about an HTPC until I just paid the tax. > > > > > > P. > > > > -- > ----------------- > Team Leader > Community Open Software Solutions Network > P.O. Box 25599 > Kampala, Uganda. > > Mobile: +256772648222, +256701648224 > Fax, Voice, Int.: +447092178997 > Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail:chriskasangaki > skype: kris-kay > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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