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i have just ordered a bitx40 from india i think

has any body had a kit held up in uk customs and had a bill for import vat


terry gm4dso
philip yates
 

No, not held up or a bill ?

Phil - G7BZD

On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 5:31 PM, terryhugheskirkcudbright via Groups.Io <terryhugheskirkcudbright@...> wrote:

i have just ordered a bitx40 from india i think

has any body had a kit held up in uk customs and had a bill for import vat


terry gm4dso
 

Yes,
Me , DHL from India, total to pay (extra) 35 €
VAT, and DHL handling ;(

73 ON2AAV
OZ9AEW
 

DHL from India price after import tax and DHL handling 95 USD
 

DHL wanted ?12 for vat and ?10 for their admin.
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Hugh 2E0EHA
 

seems to be a difference of opinion g7bzd said no bill and 2e0eha paid ?22. is that a difference between gpo and dhl.. Mine is coming via GPO


Terry GM4DSO
philip yates
 

I would agree, have had several QRPLabs kits by post and never paid any extra.
Ordered a Bitx40 with Raduino, then later ordered another Raduino, never paid any extra.

So I would certainly go with post rather than DHL.

Phil - G7BZD

On Sat, May 20, 2017 at 8:24 AM, terryhugheskirkcudbright via Groups.Io <terryhugheskirkcudbright@...> wrote:

seems to be a difference of opinion g7bzd said no bill and 2e0eha paid ?22. is that a difference between gpo and dhl.. Mine is coming via GPO


Terry GM4DSO
 

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Are the DHL folks wearing masks when they deliver? ;-)

Mike

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of philip yates
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2017 2:30 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BITX20] uk customs

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I would agree, have had several QRPLabs kits by post and never paid any extra.

Ordered a Bitx40 with Raduino, then later ordered another Raduino, never paid any extra.

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So I would certainly go with post rather than DHL.

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Phil - G7BZD

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On Sat, May 20, 2017 at 8:24 AM, terryhugheskirkcudbright via Groups.Io <terryhugheskirkcudbright@...> wrote:

seems to be a difference of opinion g7bzd said no bill and 2e0eha paid ?22. is that a difference between gpo and dhl.. Mine is coming via GPO

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Terry GM4DSO

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Not only did they had masks, also a double barrel over under pointed at me for 35 Euro ;)
 

?Have had DHL perform tax collection on goods delivered here in Israel before. Avoid them like the plague, snail mail usually VAT free for anything $75 dollars?or less. Still waiting for my BIT40X arrive its been 4.5 weeks so far but nothing yet arrived.

Menashe ?
 

My sons bought me a kit as a birthday present and choose DHL for delivery to the UK, the extra cost at point of delivery by DHL was ?21 so unless you are in a big hurry I'd recommend India post!

73 de Dave G4ZDT
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DHL appear to have an 'agreement' with UK customs. They seem to grab every opportunity to charge 'duty' and 'duty handling charges', then pay the customs for any valid charge. The difference, I guess, goes into the shareholders pockets. ISTR that UPS have a similar charging policy.



On 23/05/17 17:45, davebrodie2004 via Groups.Io wrote:

My sons bought me a kit as a birthday present and choose DHL for delivery to the UK, the extra cost at point of delivery by DHL was ?21 so unless you are in a big hurry I'd recommend India post!

73 de Dave G4ZDT

 

my kit has arrived via royal mail - no charges
it was ordered on 13 May and delivered on 24 may so fairly prompt

moral of this story is do not use dhl snail mail is better

terry gm4dso
 

hi
can anybody explain the peculiarities of uk customs.

i ordered a dummy load from usa at a cost of about $20 and royal mail charged me ?14 for duty and admin but i ordered my bitx40? from india for $59 and no duty was charged.

does uk customs have an agreement with india

terry
Jack Purdum
 

Perhaps it's because the British gov't doesn't like Trump?

Jack, W8TEE

From: terryhugheskirkcudbright via Groups.Io <terryhugheskirkcudbright@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] uk customs

hi
can anybody explain the peculiarities of uk customs.

i ordered a dummy load from usa at a cost of about $20 and royal mail charged me ?14 for duty and admin but i ordered my bitx40? from india for $59 and no duty was charged.

does uk customs have an agreement with india

terry


 

Terry

Below a certain value, there is no duty to pay. You should be able to get the figure from the Inland Revenue or Customs & Excise website.?

I believe the Royal Mail can be a little lax in their collection of taxes & duties but would have thought that $20?would be below the threshold. May be worth checking it out and seeking a refund if you still have the paperwork.

73
Phil (G8YQK)


On 15 Jun 2017 18:07, "Jack Purdum via Groups.Io" <econjack=[email protected]> wrote:
Perhaps it's because the British gov't doesn't like Trump?

Jack, W8TEE

From: terryhugheskirkcudbright via Groups.Io <terryhugheskirkcudbright=yaho[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] uk customs

hi
can anybody explain the peculiarities of uk customs.

i ordered a dummy load from usa at a cost of about $20 and royal mail charged me ?14 for duty and admin but i ordered my bitx40? from india for $59 and no duty was charged.

does uk customs have an agreement with india

terry


 

At the risk of stepping deeply into it: ?
? Maybe, but then wouldn't the US would have high customs charges for stuff originating here too?

Jerry
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On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 10:07 am, Jack Purdum wrote:
Perhaps it's because the British gov't doesn't like Trump?
 

The bulk of the charge will be RM's "admin fee" for collection and processing the duty.

73
Phil ?(G8YQK)

On 15 Jun 2017 18:37, "Jerry Gaffke via Groups.Io" <jgaffke=[email protected]> wrote:
At the risk of stepping deeply into it: ?
? Maybe, but then wouldn't the US would have high customs charges for stuff originating here too?

Jerry
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On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 10:07 am, Jack Purdum wrote:
Perhaps it's because the British gov't doesn't like Trump?
Jack Purdum
 

Jerry:

I didn't follow this:

? ???but then wouldn't the US would have high customs charges for stuff originating here too?

The last thing the US wants to do is make our goods higher in price. I understand the "admin fee" mentality. We had an agency in the US gov't that subsidized tung nut oil production, paying out about $37,000/year in subsidies. It cost $1.5m to run the agency. " 'Splain that to me, Lucy. "

Jack, W8TEE

From: Phil Edwards <phil.g8yqk@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] uk customs

The bulk of the charge will be RM's "admin fee" for collection and processing the duty.

73
Phil ?(G8YQK)

On 15 Jun 2017 18:37, "Jerry Gaffke via Groups.Io" <jgaffke=[email protected]> wrote:
At the risk of stepping deeply into it: ?
? Maybe, but then wouldn't the US would have high customs charges for stuff originating here too?

Jerry
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On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 10:07 am, Jack Purdum wrote:
Perhaps it's because the British gov't doesn't like Trump?



Virus-free.

 

Jack,
You're taking me way too seriously!
Jerry


On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 11:22 am, Jack Purdum wrote:
I didn't follow this:
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? ???but then wouldn't the US would have high customs charges for stuff originating here too?

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