[quote name='markstuk' post='1248494' date='May 28 2011, 06:11 PM']If you declare bringing it in you'll have to pay 20% VAT and possibly some duty... You'll end up saving £100 tops, unless you want to risk HMCE smacking your bottom.. And you'll want to think about warranty issues, unless TC have a worldwide warranty policy...[/quote]
£999 USD = £610 approx right now, plus don't forget your credit card card charge on top.
+ Import duty of about 3% then 20% VAT so a grand total of around £760. Customs are getting very wise to new products coming in, they can check serial numbers and EAN codes to see if it is a new product or not. Trust me I got caught a few years ago with something similar and you don't want to see what the fine would be!
[url="http://www.tcelectronic.com/warranty.asp"]http://www.tcelectronic.com/warranty.asp[/url]
[quote]The product warranty is only valid in the country where the product was purchased.[/quote]
A number of years ago I used to work in the trade so I know that this is the case with most stuff brought into the states so won't just be relevant to TC Electronics.
Is it really worth the hassle to save such a relatively little amount on something that is so much money? Not only that but why not ask one of the decent dealers Like Mark or Darren to see what deal they can do?
That's what I would do myself, support a decent shop that without them being there you wouldn't get to see these products...
Better piece of mind too