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Thread: Stung for tax importing to uk?
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01-24-2007, 05:28 PM #11
Even if you do have to pay full duties and brokerage fees for Tony's stuff, you'll still be saving cash over the local equivalent. I think they do these checks randomly. AFIK shipments below 30GBP will be more likely to fly under the radar. Unfortunately we only get half of your leeway at about 30CAD.
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01-25-2007, 03:46 AM #12
Yes UK Customs people are very Wiley and resourceful when it comes to extracting every pound out of their citizens. There are precautions when shipping into the U.S but going your way the old gift trick doesn't work anymore. You can declare for a fraction of the shipments worth but if its lost your out the shipment and if they do a random check you might get a visit from your Customs Agents.
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01-25-2007, 03:18 PM #13
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Thanked: 13If your looking for something different that you can't get in most shaving UK shops, you can try www.rjoutram.com, which supplies TGQ shaving soaps and creame that you could only get from UK before.
For your origonal question, yes, getting stuff sent from US to UK can be very expensive (e.g. postage, tax, VAT), but sometimes it's the only way of getting really good stuff. Plus with the exchange rate being what it is, you can still get some really good deals.
My advice would be: if your just getting some small stuff, get from UK/EU, but if you want something really good/expensive, get it from US.
Just my thoughts,
Steven
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01-25-2007, 04:14 PM #14
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Thanked: 0I've bought quite a bit of stuff from the states and have not been stung that often. I bought a couple of Tony's strops for about $100 (cant remember exactly how much) which is about £50 and the customs put and extra £25 on top of that for my troubles. Its not only the tax but they charge you a processing fee for the privilege of them going through your stuff.
One of the reasons I haven't been stung too much is that I always ask the vendor to send it as a gift which most people will do. Then as its of low value and small size, customs normally ignore it. Thankfully, razors are the type of thing that are often sent as gifts.
So for one off things of quality like Tony's strops you'll probably have to bite the bullet, but as everything is a rip off in England anyway, its not that much more to pay and you do get a genius bit of kit.
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