[Elecraft] K3 New Synth boards in Eu?

[Dominic Baines]

Remember VAT (in UK) is charged on the value PLUS the postage costs so 
if you paid for an expensive shipping  option you get bitten twice!

There is a low threshold below which no extra costs.

The extra costs on a load of Elecraft kit a couple years back (for me 
and a couple others) when $/£ was good too was cheap enough to push the 
equation to being able to pay for the Dayton air fare just to collect 
the kit and pay the OHIO sales tax.

There is qrpproject.de for Elecraft kit in EU along with lots of other 
vendors but not always cheaper but you need to add in the exchange rate 
and postage if trying to compare prices.

72

Dom
M1KTA

On 05/05/15 08:08, Dave G3WGN M6O wrote:
> Deni, that charge sounds like the expected VAT - which is charged on the
> boards and shipping cost.  In the UK we also have to pay Parcelfarce up to
> 18 quid admin fee for doing the customs clearance.
> In the UK amateur radio items do not attract customs duty, not sure if that
> is also true in France, but I believe it to be an EU-wide rule - but it may
> not always be applied correctly.
> So I think your charge is only (!) VAT and maybe a clearance charge.
> Unavoidable, mate!
> 73 David currently F/G3WGN (Dept 81)
>