On Friday 11 April 2008 00:31, David Woolley (E.L) wrote:
> Darrell Bellerive wrote:
> > I can't address this for the EU, but when importing into Canada, the
> > Government only charges taxes on the value of the goods, not the shipping
> > and handling.
>
> How do they cope with the common EBay tac
Darrell Bellerive wrote:
I can't address this for the EU, but when importing into Canada, the
Government only charges taxes on the value of the goods, not the shipping and
handling.
How do they cope with the common EBay tactic of putting the markup on
the shipping cost to make the price of th
I can't address this for the EU, but when importing into Canada, the
Government only charges taxes on the value of the goods, not the shipping and
handling.
If the invoice does not clearly show the breakdown of the price then the
government will charge on the total value. That is why it is impo
No duties or Tax in VK for anything under Aud $1000 (about US $850)
Above $ Aud 1000 you pay 10%.
That is all ! :-)
So you could ask for your K* to be shipped in 2 batches, but than you
pay twice the shipping. So your better off to just pay the tax.
Ron VK4KDD
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Hi Ken,
You're right, there is no custom duty in the EU for Amateur radio parts.
But. there is a Value Added Tax (VAT) applicable to any domestic sale or
import from abroad. This VAT replaces your Sales Tax (around 6 %, but
depending on the State ?)
The rate of this VAT varies from country to
Ian White GM3SEK wrote:
Most are free from import duty, or else it's only a few percent. The
And it is waived if the total duty is less than GBP 7, even if the
shipment value exceeds the allowance.
killer is the Value Added Tax, which is 17.5% in the UK and even higher
in some other EU cou
Sweden has the same system as Iceland however we
have 25 percent TAX instead.
Iceland is not on top of the list!!!
Jim SM2EKM
TF3KX wrote:
The "import duty" is not the problem, but the VAT (somewhat similar to the US
sales tax), which is exceedingly high in many European cou
David Lankshear wrote:
I just hope there's never a need to return a K3 module to Elecraft for
repair as that could well prove interesting. In theory, VAT would be
chargeable on the repair cost, return shipping and insurance as that's
the service provided,
That's correct. On the other hand,
Hi Jim,
according to the international agreements surrounding the WTO and
globalization process, amateur radio equipment is duty free.
You may however, depending on where you are, have to pay the equivalent
of sales taxes or VAT. Also sometimes the carrier will add charges for
the service of
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>> The "import duty" is not the problem, but the VAT
>> (som
2008 4:19 pm
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> I had hoped when NAFTA happened that it would eliminate
> duties
> between Canada, Mexico and the U.S. (nope, it doesn't that way).
>
> Since the K2 originally came (as a k
refund.
73 from Fern
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From: "Jim Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Duty free?? Canada?? NO - I ou
ct: [Elecraft] Import duties on amateur radio items
Aren't amateur radio related items duty-free in the UK and EU,
as they are in Canada? I became aware of this through extensive
eBay sales.
73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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This raises a question in my mind for you VAT payers. If
you pay the VAT, and then discover that your item has been
more or less destroyed in shipping, do you get any refund on
the VAT? What happens on the replacement item, assuming you
get one? Perhaps your comment about the replacem
arrived
with a $23 duty COD bill for the import.
73, de Jim KG0KP
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From: "Ken Kopp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 10:47 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Import duties on amateur radio items
Aren't amateur radio related items duty-
Duty free?? Canada?? NO - I ought a K2 on eBay from Canada and it arrived
with a $23 duty COD bill for the import.
73, de Jim KG0KP
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Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 10:47 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Import duties
- Original Message -
From: "TF3KX" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Import duties on amateur radio items
The "import duty" is not the problem, but the VAT
(somewhat similar to the US
sales tax), wh
The "import duty" is not the problem, but the VAT (somewhat similar to the US
sales tax), which is exceedingly high in many European countries.
I wonder if anyone tops the Icelandic VAT, 24.5%, which is added on the
total package value: Content price + shipping + insurance. Additionally, I
may
Ken Kopp wrote:
Aren't amateur radio related items duty-free in the UK and EU,
as they are in Canada? I became aware of this through extensive eBay
sales.
Most are free from import duty, or else it's only a few percent. The
killer is the Value Added Tax, which is 17.5% in the UK and even hig
I've always written "Amateur (Ham) radio item" on the
customs form. Never had an item questioned.
73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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