Re: B&H in NYC to England - OK???

In message <vree14ladqmb5ugdurofliffe29q78mdl0@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Joel 
<Joel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes
>Tony B <tony@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> I'm thinking of using B&H in New York, looking to buy $1600 worth of
>> camera lenses. Even wioth shipping (but without import duty) I'll be
>> saving around six hundred POUNDS but the quaestion is, is it worthwhile
>> using a dealer on the other side of the Atlantic??? I've had lots of
low
>>   value stuff from the US in the past, but is it all went wrong on
$1600
>> I would be devastated! Anyone got any experience of B&H shipping to
>> England? did you get charged import duty? I guess for such a large sum
>> it's likely to attract HMC... perhaps I should do separate orders to
get
>> the value down and discourage them from taking an interest..
>>
>> All advice welcome, and thanks in advance..
>>
>> T
>
>       B&H may not be the cheapest place, nor the only trusty online
stores, but
>it has lot of satisfied customers who won't mind to pay a little extra
for
>the piece of mind.
>
>       I have bought few photography items from B&H, but only when the
price is
>about the same or cheaper than other store.  Other than that I don't have
>any experience how they deal with customer outside of US.

Much the same I would think...

However do remember HMRC will add 17.55 and the shipper will add an 
admin charge.  The often shipper will not release the goods though 
customs unless they know they will get paid.

As a rule of thumb 1600 USD == 850 GBP  Vat will be 150  and probably a 
charge of 15 GBP handling and admin.   So if you allow 175 GBP and you 
are saving about 300 GBP the net "profit" is abut 125 GBP

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