Audere how much tax do i pay

[YouMa]

Hi all can anyone on here who has ordered an audere pre amp for there jazz tell me how much in total it cost,i basically need to know how much the customs people are going to charge me on top of the price im assuming the postage is not going to be a lot,cheers in advance.mark

[supabock]

Maybe not completely related but i bought a midi adapter kit from the states weighing in at about nothing really, valued at $50. I paid an addition £12.54 when i picked it up from Royal mail £8.00 of which was Royal mail handling charge.......

[WalMan]

[quote name='YouMa' post='607667' date='Sep 24 2009, 01:26 PM']Hi all can anyone on here who has ordered an audere pre amp for there jazz tell me how much in total it cost,i basically need to know how much the customs people are going to charge me on top of the price im assuming the postage is not going to be a lot,cheers in advance.mark[/quote]
It will be VAT @ 15% (until December) on the total cost, plus most probably a service charge by the carrier that imports the item.

If it comes through to Parcelforce the get it at Customs, pay the tax and send you an invoice for the tax & charge and then release the item when you have paid up. You need to add both VAT and around £10 for the service charge.

Have a look at [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=60622&hl=parcelforce"]THIS[/url] thread

Edited September 24, 2009 by WalMan

[bassbloke]

I reckon you're looking at around £155 all in - preamp, shipping, duty and admin fee - for a standard JZ3.

Not a bad price for a very good preamp.

I paid around £130, but dollar was a LOT weaker then.

[7string]

I had to pay Parcelforce their standard £13.50 charge to get my item from the depot. The VAT was less than a fiver.

DHL or Fedex will deliver first and bill you later on. Their charges are much less than Parcelforce (the VAT 15% & import duty, depending on value remain the same).

[dave_bass5]

And remember the VAT is going back up after Christmas so my advice is to get it before then to save a few £.

[dannybuoy]

I've bough quite a few things online from the US, here are my tips:

- Ask the seller if they would mind marking down the price to $25 to avoid customs charges. I know a couple of retailers that do this by default, so I never pay taxes on my pedals!

- If it gets stuck at customs, they will send you a letter with a customs reference number, but it takes an extra week or so to arrive. Most USPS mail gets sent via Parcelforce and you can use the USPS tracking number on the Parcelforce website. If it shows on there that the item is being held, you can phone up your local Parceforce depot and pay the charge and arrange a free redelivery. They don't like doing this without the reference number but they CAN do it with just the USPS/Parcelforce tracking number if they can be bothered to look it up on the computer. Also, one time I was told I could not pay over the phone or get a re-delivery, I had to go into the depot and pay there and pick it up. When I got there they said I was given the wrong information and that I could have paid with my card over the phone and had it re-delivered for free! So if they say that then it's most likely because they couldn't be bothered so phone again to see if you can speak to someone else.

[dave_bass5]

Just to add, when my NP5 was held at the PF depot i just used the PF website to pay and arrange a next day delivery.
Pretty easy once i had the letter with the reference number on it.

[bubinga5]

Why dont you get one from Mark at bass direct?

[YouMa]

[quote name='bubinga5' post='608705' date='Sep 25 2009, 02:36 PM']Why dont you get one from Mark at bass direct?[/quote]
I didnt know i could,have they got a website.

[bubinga5]

[quote name='YouMa' post='608712' date='Sep 25 2009, 03:44 PM']I didnt know i could,have they got a website.[/quote]
Yes mate..
[url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Home.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_sp...lists/Home.html[/url]

Mark is a very nice man too...he will sort you out at a competitive price im sure..

What jazz are you putting it in? have you considered new pups too...i put nordstrands, and a circuit called a redeemer, in my CS,
and its blown me away!....It wont change your Jazz tone at all, just make it 10 times better, believe me.its that good.....cheaper too..

Just ask mark, he knows his stuff that man..Hes on Basschat too..

Edited September 25, 2009 by bubinga5

[YouMa]

Cheers for that bubinga i wasnt even aware i could get one in this country,thanks mate.

[dave_bass5]

Im sure i saw one in the for sale section here a couple of weeks ago. I was tempted but dont really want to go active again.

[bubinga5]

[quote name='YouMa' post='608727' date='Sep 25 2009, 03:58 PM']Cheers for that bubinga i wasnt even aware i could get one in this country,thanks mate.[/quote]

[WalMan]

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='608522' date='Sep 25 2009, 11:47 AM']I've bough quite a few things online from the US, here are my tips:

- Ask the seller if they would mind marking down the price to $25 to avoid customs charges. I know a couple of retailers that do this by default, so I never pay taxes on my pedals![/quote]
One day you run the risk of coming a cropper.

By all means suggest this if you must, but please at least warn people of the potential downside, and what [i]could[/i] happen if your effectively fraudulently declared packet gets picked for a random check by Customs.

Look [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=60622&view=findpost&p=600695"]HERE[/url] for an example.

I [u][i]know[/i][/u] I'm a bore to keep banging on about this, but I keep seeing people suggesting getting the seller to falsely declare the value to save you the Customs fee. Not only will you be screwed on any postal insurance claim if it gets lost in transit, but if it gets picked up by Customs you could end up with nothing but a bank account light to the tune of the item they have just confiscated as a result of the false declaration[/RANT]

Also I have to say that IME even stuff perfectly properly declared can on occasion come through with no charge

If the item costs more than £18 you just need to factor VAT at the prevailing rate on it and the postage plus a handling charge of up to £10 by whichever postal service the item gets delivered by in the UK into your calculations. If that still works out cheaper, and you are happy with having to deal with a foreign dealer in the event of problems with the item, then go for it, and you never know it could quite easily be overlooked when it hits out shores.