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Subject: Re: [OM] OT: UK Customs
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 12:51:13 +0100
Yes, GBP57 was VAT.  But they have taken a week to go through Customs as well.

However, as you note, it is still cheaper than in this country ;-)

Chris
On 9 Jul 2011, at 11:14, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> Well, the VAT is around 60 pounds of that, so the other fees and whatever 
> customs duty applied (probably 4% or so) total 24 pounds--not too bad, 
> actually. If the shipper had used UPS they would have charged you a lot more 
> for handling the customs formalities.
> 
> Depending on exchange rates etc., for many items it is still cheaper to buy 
> in the US if shipping is by the USPS and not one of the private delivery 
> companies.
> 
> Although I must admit that I also prefer to bring stuff in person, such as 
> the two Pentax lenses I brought back from San Francisco in May and somehow 
> forgot to declare on landing in Madrid :-)

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