On Tue, 19 Jun 2007, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
> Can anyone give me an idea of the time is takes for goods to reach the UK?
> I'm away most of August and if Elecraft ship my K3 at end of July, it might
> just sit in Royal mail for 5 days, before I can get it - they will then
> return it to El
Just out of curiosity sake, have you guys tried FEDEX? Might be cheaper...
73 Trev K6ESE
Phil Wright wrote:
True Tim, but their prices are very significantly higher than the US.
I always check qrpshop prices but even adding in the VAT and postage buying
from the US direct is always much cheape
John GM4SLV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Originally I could get goods from Elecraft in a week, even given my
offshore, remote location, but now I'm lucky if it's here within 2
weeks. It annoys me that I can track the parcel from Aptos to Aberdeen
and see it take 3 days at most, then have this st
Hi,
Because Germany and the UK are both part of the EU:
> that VAT in Germany is 19%, but there are no customs or parcel force
> problems.
When I've imported stuff from the US to Germany either I end up going to the
customs office here in Munich and paying them the 19% directly ...
.. or I've
True Tim, but their prices are very significantly higher than the US.
I always check qrpshop prices but even adding in the VAT and postage buying
from the US direct is always much cheaper.
Bear in mind that there is no duty to pay on amateur radio kits anyway - so
that does not enter into the equa
Phil
You were lucky, I had to pay Handling, VAT and Duty!!
Got the duty back eventually - seemed the person checking it in couldn't be
bothered with the duty codes. Although the letter from customs made it
appear to be my fault that they had charged me.
I think it is the luck of the draw, a
Hi All
For the benefit of UK buyers, have you looked at this site
http://www.qrpshop-international.de/index.htm, the only small problem is
that VAT in Germany is 19%, but there are no customs or parcel force
problems.
Tim
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I recently ordered a kit from the US. It arrived in 3 days by airmail. It
was $40 so just above the threshold for applying VAT (£18 I believe).
My parcel was delivered by our postie resplendent with a big customs label
saying £3.50 + £8 handling fee was due. Our postie looked at the label,
shrugg
To corroborate what John GM4SLV says, when I bought something from the US
(not Elecraft) last December, the first news I had of it was a letter from a
ParcelForce depot in Leeds (not far from my QTH) asking for payment of VAT
and their "Clearance Fee" before they would deliver. Incidentally the
My experience - varies from 5 days to 3 weeks, the latter
due to Customs' delay at the "Heathrow hub" - whatever that is..
73
George, G4TPV
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On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:40:44 +0100
"Bryan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> Shipping times vary, but Elecraft give you a tracking number that is
> useful. Usually less than a week in my experience to clear
> Pacelforce etc.
>
> 73 Bryan GM3AKF
Recently ParcelFarce have started to
Thanks much for the information. While this message was coming in, I
was sending one to sales about exactly this issue.
73, doug
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:03:31 -0700
From: "Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
We will also notify each person before we ship to confirm ri
Thanks, that's good
On 19/6/07 17:03, "Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent:
> We will also notify each person before we ship to confirm rig
> configuration (options, etc.) and shipping details.
>
> 73, Eric WA6HHQ
>
> Bryan wrote:
>> Hi David,
>>
>> Shipping times vary,
We will also notify each person before we ship to confirm rig
configuration (options, etc.) and shipping details.
73, Eric WA6HHQ
Bryan wrote:
Hi David,
Shipping times vary, but Elecraft give you a tracking number that is useful.
Usually less than a week in my experience to clear Pacelforc
David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
Can anyone give me an idea of the time is takes for goods to reach the UK?
I'm away most of August and if Elecraft ship my K3 at end of July, it might
just sit in Royal mail for 5 days, before I can get it - they will then
return it to Elecraft :-)
My company send
Hi David,
Shipping times vary, but Elecraft give you a tracking number that is useful.
Usually less than a week in my experience to clear Pacelforce etc.
73 Bryan GM3AKF
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On 6/19/07, David Pratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Allow a couple of weeks for delivery as the package will be directed
through Customs for VAT to be charged, plus the Royal Mail handling fee.
In the past, I've been pretty impressed with the speed of delivery. I
seem to remember when I ordered
Allow a couple of weeks for delivery as the package will be directed
through Customs for VAT to be charged, plus the Royal Mail handling fee.
Depending how far back in the queue you are, it could be late August or
even September before it arrives.
David G4DMP
In a recent message, "David Ferr
On second thoughts Thomas, why not get delivery delivered until your
return so that someone else can be receive their K3 a littel earlier?
Chris G3SJJ
David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
Can anyone give me an idea of the time is takes for goods to reach the UK?
I'm away most of August and if Elecra
Can anyone give me an idea of the time is takes for goods to reach the UK?
I'm away most of August and if Elecraft ship my K3 at end of July, it might
just sit in Royal mail for 5 days, before I can get it - they will then
return it to Elecraft :-)
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