In message <onoo14turo6fma6gi3pn2p7h0c8q51gsc2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Robert Coe
<bob@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes
>On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:12:13 +0100, Chris H <chris@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>: In message <48176954$0$30501$4c368faf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, krishnananda
>: <k@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes
>: >In article <xJWdnXC3K-W3JIvVnZ2dnUVZ8smgnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>: > 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
>: >
>: >From B&H's policies:
>: >
>: >http://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/HelpCenter/int-customs.jsp
>: >
>: >Customs
>: > € International orders are generally subject to local import
duties
>: >and taxes. B&H is not responsible for, nor can offer any specific
advice
>: >regarding any customs related fees that you may incur. For specific
>: >information, please consult with your local government import office.
>: > € Sales tax is applicable only for purchases made at our New
York
>: >Superstore or for orders shipped to a New York address. This tax is
not
>: >a VAT, and cannot be recovered by non-USA visitors when returning
home.
>: > € Returns & Replacements: If you return a product to us, you
will be
>: >the exporter from the destination country. Title and risk of loss
>: >transfer to us upon our receipt of the merchandise.
>: > € Privacy: As your privacy is important to us, we strive to
exceed
>: >your expectations for privacy. Please be aware that cross-border
>: >shipments are subject to inspection by customs authorities. We may
also
>: >be called upon to provide certain order, shipment, and product
>: >information to our international carriers. Carriers may communicate
such
>: >information to customs authorities for the purpose of facilitating
>: >customs clearance and compliance with local laws.
>:
>: In short you will not escape the VAT, import charges etc.
>: It comes as a surprise to many in this day of easy international
>: shopping with credit cards and web sites.
>:
>: One shipper I know has a warehouse of goods all paid for on line but
the
>: UK customers were stunned at being asked to pay VAT/import and admin
>: charges before getting the goods. No payment of the charges they don't
>: deliver.
>
>How would you compute the VAT on an object that was neither made nor sold
in
>the taxing country?
The item has a value. The Vat is 17.5% of that value when it hits the
UK.
> I'm sure I don't understand VATs very well (we don't have
>them), but I thought they were imposed on whoever added "value" to the
>product. Who does that in this case? The carrier?
Who sweet... No the Tax people just add tax. They know the cost of
everything but the value of nothing :-)
>Or is "VAT" in this context just shorthand for "an import duty equivalent
to
>the VAT that would have been paid by the seller if the product had been
sold
>locally in the receiving country"?
Yes.
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