Re: Fujitsu Tablets : The Latest Story...

["Campbell Macdonald" <c.macd@xxxxxxx>]

My last dallas stuff cost me £35 import duty incl service cost of a
fiver...
total was about $400 .....

Can I get money back

Campbell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Coates" <ecolume@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Fujitsu Tablets : The Latest Story...


> Technically, you shouldn't pay VAT on most second hand stuff.  You
should
> only pay it on second hand stuff that has had the original VAT claimed
> back - ie. commercial vehicles, vans etc...
> But, customs make you pay VAT on imports, second hand or not.
>
> The duty rate for electrical and electronic goods coming from the US
varies
> considerably.  My last shippment was as follows:
> Dallas Chips:        0% duty
> Curtain motors:    2.7% duty
> Speakers:            4.5% duty
> TV lift:                 9% duty
> DDARs, ePods:    14% duty
>
> What we need is an importer that will be 'creative' and fill in the
> paperwork putting the panels down as electronic components and get
them at
> 0% duty ;o)
>
> Simon
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lee Varga <lee@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: 29 January 2002 21:29
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Fujitsu Tablets : The Latest Story...
>
>
> > Sounds good to me, I think paying VAT on second hand gear
stinks...
> >
> > Lee.
> >
> >
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> > [mailto:sentto-1109639-31549-1012338921-lee=varga.co.uk@xxxxxxx
> > ahoo.com]On Behalf Of Simon Coates
> > Sent: 29 January 2002 21:10
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Fujitsu Tablets : The Latest Story...
> >
> >
> > Expect to pay 14% duty on these then VAT at 17.5% on top.
> >
> > Best thing would be to get an invoice (bogus) from the seller
stating
that
> > the panels are $49 each.  Insure them for $200 each.  That way if
they
> land
> > in the UK without any problems our TAX is halved, and if the
shipment
gets
> > damaged we all stand to make a profit! :o)
> >
> > Simon
> >
> > PS. I've done this in the past when bringing stuff from the US
> >
> >
> >
> >
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