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30-07-2006, 14:27
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customs duties?
For those with experience regarding guitars being sent by post from abroad...
I'm interested in a guitar that costs about £600 from Japan, what should I expect to pay on top of that? Will the guitar will be sent to my address, I wont have to collect it from the airport? |
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30-07-2006, 16:40
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All depends I have bought from the states and had goods delivered via DHL and have not had to pay any duty. Yet I know people who have had to.
http://www.soundonsound.com/forum/sh...14&Main=329812 |
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30-07-2006, 20:59
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i'd also expect it delivered to your house...where upon a dude will be looking for the 120bux... |
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30-07-2006, 23:20
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VAT 17.5% = 108.36 HAndling chage (change for courier paying above for you to speed up customs) £10 ish total £737.56 |
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02-08-2006, 00:25
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Yeah dude, From japan, your Likly to get charge inport tax.
is it a Edwards or something your bying !? From Europe however, you won't. Yet from the states - well it depends . The guy on about DHL, yeah id believe that, sometimes youl get away with it on UPS to, it all just depends on wuther, say a sniffer dog goes mental at Inverness airport or what not. |
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02-08-2006, 12:16
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Well, now I'm after a Burny 3 pickup les paul custom from the US, god damn, I need to discipline myself!!!
Btw, how does it work once the guitar arrives in the uk, do Royal Mail(I should know this) then take over the responsibility of it getting delivered? I have a horrible imagie of a guitar just being left waiting to be picked up... and waiting... and waiting... Last edited by MKII; 02-08-2006 at 12:22. |
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02-08-2006, 12:37
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http://japanguitars.mysite.wanadoo-m...uk/index.jhtml Oh and as to your second point (and yes, you should know this  ), I would guess it depends on the courier which was used, but if it was a courier in the US that has a deal with Royal mail, wouldn't they just put a card through your door if you weren't in when they called and then you would have to pick it up from Altens?Last edited by DustyDeviada; 02-08-2006 at 12:40. |
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