The Mike New Technics Bearing

[RobbieGong]

Ouch! - Just got hit with a £60 customs charge (£52 duty + £8 handling)...
grrr...grumble...mumble....

Join the club Nick, Wondered why my Mike New ETP platter hadn't turned up at work and just received the Parcel Force Customs charge / non delivery advise So on top of paying what is serious money for me on my platter I now have had to pay a further £46.50 customs tax to have the platter redelivered. I know and understand we have to but still find it a right PITA !!!!!

[prestonchipfryer]

Join the club Nick, Wondered why my Mike New ETP platter hadn't turned up at work and just received the Parcel Force Customs charge / non delivery advise So on top of paying what is serious money for me on my platter I now have had to pay a further £46.50 customs tax to have the platter redelivered. I know and understand we have to but still find it a right PITA !!!!!

I paid £20 more than that for my platters' customs, etc. So how the feck do they work it out? Robbing b'tards. Worth every penny though.

[RobbieGong]

I paid £20 more than that for my platters' customs, etc. So how the feck do they work it out? Robbing b'tards. Worth every penny though.

lol - Thank God for the bit in bold

[MikeMusic]

Join the club Nick, Wondered why my Mike New ETP platter hadn't turned up at work and just received the Parcel Force Customs charge / non delivery advise So on top of paying what is serious money for me on my platter I now have had to pay a further £46.50 customs tax to have the platter redelivered. I know and understand we have to but still find it a right PITA !!!!!

Why was it redelivered ?

[MikeMusic]

I paid £20 more than that for my platters' customs, etc. So how the feck do they work it out? Robbing b'tards. Worth every penny though.

From experience shipping print to various countries Customs charge what they like.
'Customs' in St. Petersburg wanted so much for a few boxes of print that our client had it shipped back

UK customs are pretty good

[nickbaba]

I hear ya, Robbie... it's annoying - not only having to pay the extra in the first place, but knowing that some lucky people's slip through and they pay nothing!!
grrr...
still, luck of the draw I guess... I wouldn't be complaining if I'd been one of the lucky ones this time!

Including customs charges I have now paid more for this bearing than I paid for my 1210 in the first place...

[Sonority]

I hear ya, Robbie... it's annoying - not only having to pay the extra in the first place, but knowing that some lucky people's slip through and they pay nothing!!
grrr...
still, luck of the draw I guess... I wouldn't be complaining if I'd been one of the lucky ones this time!

Including customs charges I have now paid more for this bearing than I paid for my 1210 in the first place...

Have you seen the pair of 1210's going for £12k (yes £12,000.00) on the evilbay at present?
Insanity at is very best..

Getting stuff through customs is always hit and miss - I just take it that I will get to pay tax and cost it in. Then (and this is actually the FIRST time) I allow myself a smile..

As for paying £6k for a techie in basic format????

[RobbieGong]

Why was it redelivered ?

Basically the Parcel Force note says you have to log on to their website and pay the amount it says on the note for customs tax and you also as part of that process ask for a new date for the item to be delivered to you. My guess is it arrives and then before you get it you have to do all this stuf. I probably should have said delivered and not re-delivered

[nickbaba]

Getting stuff through customs is always hit and miss - I just take it that I will get to pay tax and cost it in.

Yeah, I cost it in too...but always have my fingers crossed that it will slip through the net... sometimes happens!

[nickbaba]

Have you seen the pair of 1210's going for £12k (yes £12,000.00) on the evilbay at present?

Can't seem to find them (just out of curiosity, of course...) do you have a link?