karlfer Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 No doubt it's been covered, but lets just say I wanted to buy a bass from a luthier in Holland. The bass is, for ease, £1000 inc vat. Delivery is £50 including VAT. What other costs/duties am I likely to get hit with?. I am finding it increasingly harder to resist Peterbuilt's products Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriper Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 There should be no other costs/duties to pay, but you could always hop over for it on easyjet. Those Peterbuilt basses look very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Schoen Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 You won't have to pay any other costs or duties when you buy from a EU country. Sorry if you can not resist a Peterbuilt anymore because of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 LOL true, no extra taxes when buying from Europe. Am I correct in believing that, in theory, you could get their VAT off the price and re-pay VAT on arrival of the bass in the UK, but that would only be worth the hassle if their VAT percentage was a lot higher than ours. Keep an eye on the Sterling to Euro exchange rate and buy at the best moment, if you can keep your GAS under control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 21% VAT in Holland so only £10 more involved than the UK VAT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) It'll cost you a little more than that as your Bank will charge you for converting £ into Euros.... Edited January 22, 2014 by yorks5stringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Schoen Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Companies have to charge VAT when the goods stay in Europe, they can not sell you anything tax-free then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 True, but I think you can get forms to fill and then get the maths - and any refund - sorted at Customs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madshadows Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Just bought a bass from Thomann in Germany, no extra charges apart from VAT John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Many thanks gents. Not really helping my willpower are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 [quote name='madshadows' timestamp='1390419467' post='2345319'] Just bought a bass from Thomann in Germany, no extra charges apart from VAT John [/quote] You got a Euro account then?!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorsetBlue Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 [quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1390427606' post='2345451'] You got a Euro account then?!! [/quote] Doesn't nationwide not charge for Euro payments and give a good exchange rate too (been a while since I checked Moneysavingexpert) on their debit and credit cards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Yup, still a good credit card to have for Europe (it does charge you more for using it outside of Europe though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 [quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1390427606' post='2345451'] You got a Euro account then?!! [/quote] Thomann's prices are in pounds aren't they ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 They show them to you in £ on the website, but they charge you the equivalent in € on your credit card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1390481210' post='2345839'] They show them to you in £ on the website, but they charge you the equivalent in € on your credit card. [/quote] Warwick Star Bass bought from Thomann: August 8th 2013. Euros 795, UK £ 687 [b]plus £20.29 [/b]non sterling transaction fee from MasterCard. When I bought the case from them via Bank Transfer it was an extra £ 6 off the top of my head on £90ish. So unless you have a credit or debit card with free Euro transactions there is extra to pay but not as the OP worried, in VAT/duties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Nationwide good, Mastercard bad, very bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) Yes, you pay for the £120 cashback I've had in last year....! Edited January 23, 2014 by yorks5stringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorsetBlue Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 FairFX prepaid cards are good, use mine whenever I go to France. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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