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If I were to purchase some DVD's and games from America/Canada what are the chance I'd have to pay a bill from customs?
If I were to order items in bulk (ie shipped all in one go) would the customs bill be any lower?
Do you have any tips for someone considering importing some games/DVD's from across the pond?
Edit: I'm thinking about DVD's that SR don't sell and considering a few games that aren't available in PAL format so this doesn't clash with any sales SR would be making.
If I were to order items in bulk (ie shipped all in one go) would the customs bill be any lower?
Do you have any tips for someone considering importing some games/DVD's from across the pond?
Edit: I'm thinking about DVD's that SR don't sell and considering a few games that aren't available in PAL format so this doesn't clash with any sales SR would be making.
I've ordered loads of stuff from the USA and haven't been charged.
Where loads = a few items.
Where loads = a few items.
Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Package came with a note on the front telling me the charges, but I
> never paid it and didn't hear anything.
I think if it's just a small amount they won't really be bothered as they're more interested in big operations.
> Package came with a note on the front telling me the charges, but I
> never paid it and didn't hear anything.
I think if it's just a small amount they won't really be bothered as they're more interested in big operations.
Bullett wrote:
> I've only been hit for Custom's once, by Lik-Sang/DHL. I never
> actually paid it though - no reminders came either and this was about
> 2 years ago...
I had the same with Play.com.
Package came with a note on the front telling me the charges, but I never paid it and didn't hear anything.
> I've only been hit for Custom's once, by Lik-Sang/DHL. I never
> actually paid it though - no reminders came either and this was about
> 2 years ago...
I had the same with Play.com.
Package came with a note on the front telling me the charges, but I never paid it and didn't hear anything.
Ouch.
Do I get punched or kicked?
Do I get punched or kicked?
If the value is over £18 and the package is marked merchandise you will be hit. If it is marked as a gift and the value is over £32 you will be hit. The price you pay is usually a clearance fee with VAT tagged on.
Interesting.
British custom on the mainland is one body right? There's no separate Scottish customs or Welsh customs, right?
Just trying to work out what my options are.
British custom on the mainland is one body right? There's no separate Scottish customs or Welsh customs, right?
Just trying to work out what my options are.
I've only been hit for Custom's once, by Lik-Sang/DHL. I never actually paid it though - no reminders came either and this was about 2 years ago...
Hmmm. So If I get some sent all-together I'll either avoid the customs charge or have it pay a large one when individual packages might mainly have slipped through...
I wonder if Jersey customs bill for non-uk imports...
I wonder if Jersey customs bill for non-uk imports...
It's a gamble lets put it that way.
Though I haven't ordered much from them recently, I have ordered quite a few US dvds from dvdpacific in the past, and it seemed quite hit and miss as to whether I'd get charged a customs fee. The last few orders I made with them all got hit, so I'm guessing that if you regularly get stuff from overseas like that you become a marked man as it were.
The thing is, although my dvdpacific orders mostly get hit, they still end up costing me quite a bit less than if I'd have bought them from UK based region 1 dvd sellers, even with the customs charge (it's mainly anime I buy from there, certain boxsets are a heck of a lot cheaper (sometimes by £10 or even £20+) and even regular anime dvds cost roughly £10 as opposed to £15+ from the UK based sellers).
Though I haven't ordered much from them recently, I have ordered quite a few US dvds from dvdpacific in the past, and it seemed quite hit and miss as to whether I'd get charged a customs fee. The last few orders I made with them all got hit, so I'm guessing that if you regularly get stuff from overseas like that you become a marked man as it were.
The thing is, although my dvdpacific orders mostly get hit, they still end up costing me quite a bit less than if I'd have bought them from UK based region 1 dvd sellers, even with the customs charge (it's mainly anime I buy from there, certain boxsets are a heck of a lot cheaper (sometimes by £10 or even £20+) and even regular anime dvds cost roughly £10 as opposed to £15+ from the UK based sellers).
If I were to purchase some DVD's and games from America/Canada what are the chance I'd have to pay a bill from customs?
If I were to order items in bulk (ie shipped all in one go) would the customs bill be any lower?
Do you have any tips for someone considering importing some games/DVD's from across the pond?
Edit: I'm thinking about DVD's that SR don't sell and considering a few games that aren't available in PAL format so this doesn't clash with any sales SR would be making.
If I were to order items in bulk (ie shipped all in one go) would the customs bill be any lower?
Do you have any tips for someone considering importing some games/DVD's from across the pond?
Edit: I'm thinking about DVD's that SR don't sell and considering a few games that aren't available in PAL format so this doesn't clash with any sales SR would be making.