[Elecraft] K2 kit ordering

[Andy McMullin]

An excellent summary Alan. 

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> On 25 Feb 2017, at 09:50, Alan. G4GNX <g4gnx at theatreorgans.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> Once you have ordered directly from Elecraft, you will usually receive an invoice with the shipping costs added. After you pay, you should receive an order confirmation and eventually you will receive a "Package shipped to you" email, containing a tracking number. Depending on the over all cost and insurance, Elecraft will send via your chosen method of shipping. If it's sent by FedEx it will eventually arrive at your chosen destination and will have to be signed for. After about 1 week you will receive a written tax invoice by post to your shipping address, which will include a fee for FedEx collecting the tax on behalf of HMRC. Pay the invoice and you're all done.
> 
> If it's sent by USPS they generally hand it over to Parcel Force in Coventry and it's held in a customs holding facility until HMRC decide to release it. This can sometimes take over 1 week and is very frustrating! Once HMRC release your package, Parcel Force will usually take 1-2 days to move it to a local depot and in the meantime they will send you a written tax invoice by post to your shipping address, which will include a fee for Parcel Force collecting the tax on behalf of HMRC. It's probably easiest to pay this online with a credit card - full instructions are contained in the correspondence. Parcel Force WILL NOT deliver until you pay the tax invoice, but when you pay it you can usually arrange a delivery date of your choice.
> 
> Taxes: You will have to pay VAT at 20% on the entire package, including the shipping charge. Import duty is not charged on Amateur Radio equipment/kits etc., Taxes are calculated in GBP.
> Elecraft cannot collect international taxes. They must be paid in the destination country.
> 
> It's generally much cheaper to order direct from Elecraft, rather than a UK agent. Although UK agents will receive a lower shipping charge on a bulk consignment, they still have to make a profit and they have to charge enough extra to cover any warranty they may give. You might have issues with warranties from UK agents if you're outside the UK, but it's likely that if it's delivered to a UK address and is returned to that same address, they would have to honour the warranty. If you're in any way concerned about UK warranty, you should call the UK agent and have them give you a commitment in writing. AFAIK warranty returns are fairly rare with Elecraft products, as long as you follow the instructions when assembling. If you haven't built an Elecraft kit before, double read the instructions and take great heed on the sections about electrostatic discharge and its prevention.
> 
> If you need a UK shipping address, I would be willing to provide it and you would have to collect from the Brighton (South Coast) area of the UK. Send me a PM if you need this.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Alan. G4GNX
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Martin Sole
> Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2017 4:52 AM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] K2 kit ordering
> 
> Hi,
> 
> So it's time I got on with this, and I can see it happening really soon.
> Before I proceed though I'd like to get an idea about shipping and
> delivery.
> 
> The most viable option for me is to have the kit shipped to a UK address
> where I can pick it up on one of my visits so if you are in the UK and
> have experience with K2 kit delivery I'd be interested to hear your
> experience. I'd like to confirm what extra fees are levied on delivery,
> if any. It's likely the kit will be delivered to someone other than
> myself so I want to try and identify for them what might need to be paid
> on receipt.
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Martin, HS0ZED
> 
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