[Elecraft] K3 New Synth boards in Eu?

[Gary Gregory]

Gee whiz guys....i aint never going to complain about OzPost again.

Well at least till i order from Elecraft...

:-)

Gary
Vk1ZZ
K3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT
On 05/05/2015 7:07 PM, "Clive Lorton" <clive at thelortons.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi Johnny,
> Answer Yes. it goes on value.
> Clive G8POC
>
> On 05/05/2015 08:49, Johnny Siu wrote:
>
>> Hello Dominic,
>> To my curiosity, if the KSYNA board were declared as second hand used
>> electronic parts, would this also attract VAT?
>> If the answer is negative, you can then ask a friend in US to buy and
>> send it you which is theoretically second hand product.
>> 73
>> Johnny VR2XMC
>>        寄件人︰ Dominic Baines <dominic.baines at ntlworld.com>
>>   收件人︰ elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>>   傳送日期︰ 2015年05月5日 (週二) 3:43 PM
>>   主題︰ Re: [Elecraft] K3 New Synth boards in Eu?
>>     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)
>>>
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