[Elecraft] Import Duty UK

[Trevor Day]

Hi John, its duty exempt but not VAT exempt!  You also have to pay=20
Parcel Force the handling fee.  This is the problem I was draining about=20
on Monday :-(  Even so, if you just bought the XV for 2m and used UPS,=20
then that would be approx 400USD or 235UKP at todays rate giving a VAT=20
rate of about 41 UKP.  Unless Parcel Force are charging 30 UKP you=20
should be paying a bit less.

Hope you enjoy the XV.
Trev G3ZYY

In message <001101c3b1d9$d7b30880$b1fefea9@johnpetters>, john petters=20
G3YPZ <g3ypz@thersgb.net> writes
>Geetings
>My 2m XV has just arrived and I've been stung for =A370.20 import duty. I
>remember reading somewhere that this equipment should be duty exempt. Can
>any UK listee advise? I've paid it as I did not want parcel force to lose
>it, so I need to claim it back if poss
>73
>John Petters
>Amateur Radio Station G3YPZ
>www.traditional-jazz.com
>
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Trevor Day