Re: Black and White, again...

Rob Morley <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> In article <fpckst$qr1$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, William Black 
> william.black@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 says...
> > 
> > "Rob Morley" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> > news:MPG.2223cf591bc1706e98b5cf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> >> 
> >> You realise that duty and VAT are added to the P&P-inclusive price of
 
> >> US im****ts?
> >> 
> > ----------------------------------
> > 
> > Nope.
> > 
> > Usually only half the P&P is subject to VAT as only that cost incurred
in 
> > the UK is considered taxable.
> > 
> Actually it's the cost incurred in getting the goods into the EC that is

> subject to duty (HMRC Reference:Notice 252 (June 2006) Section 3.15(a)).
 
> As air freight across the Atlantic is considerably more expensive than 
> surface ****pping within the UK that means the total cost isn't much 
> different.

	I am not an oversea order expert, but it seems more than just the Air
Freight and the distance, but may have something to do with the deal or
rule
between countries.

	Cuz I heard people from Canada complain about the cost to get the order
across the boarder (I have ordered few from Canada but didn't have to pay
any extra, but it was many years ago) when I can get about same S/H price,
some cheaper, and some even free S/H from oversea.  And few arrived 2-3
days
sooner than some order from USA.

	- Example the Light-Sphere II, the first one I ordered in USA which cost
me $49 + $7 S/H and 10 days to arrive (few years ago).  The 2nd (it's
called
Photo Lambency Shade) one I ordered from Hong-Kong few months ago, which
cost me $16 with *free* S/H, and it arrived on the 5-6 th day.

	Before, most orders usually take 3-4 days (some even arrived on 2nd day),
but after the 911, gas price, and Homeland Security stuff, now most take
5-8
days.