import duty

Just a quick one, I,ve imported a few things from the states and
cannot work out any formula they use from the charges they have given me in the past............
well do any of the learned gents on ZG have an idea how much
duty i can expect on £2.2K

 

Rough guide, I tend to work to 22%

 

Come on Ya-Boo..........spill the beans !

 

kin great grey box ..........not 100% sure yet hell of a gamble

that could blow up in my face

 

could have it shipped straight too WM's pub

 

OK Kev, £2200 plus shipping $240 +vat on the amount inc shipping + ins +4% on the the total and ups/fed/dhl/usps standard charge OK, if you after a wadia 860, I have one at the mo (haven't even taken the lid off yet must be ill )

 

I've brought in Shunyata power cords,and this last 2 weeks a Conrad Johson pre amp and a Bel canto evo 200.2 power amp, and it went through customs without a single charge,so I have a big grin on my face,sounds good to boot!

 

Adam, you have to be careful, as customs have chased me up to 8 weeks after delievery, trust me, the C & E have serious memeory over here

 

the 200.2, so twas you that got it $1100..... a great buy congrads

 

Tone , 860'snot on my list
thanx for the info,I trust omega's finest arrived home safely
are there any good B&B in stumbling distance of your up coming kneesup?

 

Yeah was a nice guy Louis,was only 900 odd €uros including delievery,sent by USPS arrived in 4 days and have just set it up tonight with the Help from Bel canto and a big thank-you to Tony WM,who was/is a great help,and a credit, who i'm most grateful too.

 

Kev, there's about 3 within 1000 yards, of the pub

 

Enjoy your B/C........

 

1000yrds.......dont walk that far when sober

 

22% is a good guide. That includes VAT at 17.5% and the import duty which varies but is usually around 4%.

If you want to find out the precise import duty payable for importing into the EU you need to consult the TARIC site:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/dds/en/tarhome.htm

Be warned...it's a notoriously impenetrable site to navigate but basically you need to search for a TARIC code that most closely describes the thing you're importing and then you get told what it's import duty is.

Duty can range from 0% to much more (even 100% I think) but tends to be about 4%.

Michael.

 

Took delivery of a parcel from the States today (shipped USPS) which had a declared value of $100. Total charges to pay to the courier (Parcelforce in this case) who delivered at this end were £23.43: £9.93 VAT (@ 17.5%) which was fair enough, erm and £13.50 "Clearance Fee" a (arbitary? or how do they work that one out ) handling fee that the robbing delivery service grab for themselves? Anyway, rather pleased with the contents of said parcel anyway.

How come you've got one of those in your posession then Tone?

 

I do aquire the odd one from time to time, for purely educational purposes

 

Now only if I had some spare cash on me right at this mo... :slayer:

 

Henry, tis already earmarked, How are you finding your new toy BTW, ?

 

Very pleased indeed mate. Differences are pretty much beyond preconceived expectations, especially considering it's only a passive/non-contact design, nice to find a device that finally works with the amp, job done as you predicted.