And don't forget from the USA (or anywhere outside the EU) we also have to pay the Import duty first (on anything over a few dollars). The 20% is then charged on the lot, not just the original price but price plus shipping plus duty. The duty will depend upon how the item is categorised - which depends on the exact wording of the customs declaration. Word it badly and we pay loads!!
Then there's the rip off 'administration' charge from the postal company. That could easily be around $60 on top of everything else dependant upon which shipping company is used. And there's no choice - whoever the sender chose and whatever fees they paid, the shippers will add their cut. Can add over $100 to a what seems to be a simple $150 order!! Not that I'm bitter about what I've had to pay of course :-) -- sent whilst mobile; Andy, G8TQH On 30 May 2012, at 22:01, "Geoffrey Downs" <geoffre...@madasafish.com> wrote: > Dear Kent, > > Internet sales are not tax free in the UK. Nor, I believe, in the rest of > the EU. We do not have local sales taxes in the UK but we pay national Value > Added Tax of 20% on purchases of all goods (with some exemptions) whether > from local businesses or from internet vendors - even on purchases direct > from from Elecraft. This is 20% of not only the purchase price but also the > shipping costs. > > 73 to all > > Geoff > G3UCK > > -----Original Message----- > From: KENT TRIMBLE > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 8:26 PM > Subject: [Elecraft] INTERNET PURCHASING > > Internet sales are almost universally tax-free > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
