Shipping Internationally

Jony27 · 27 Aug 2010 at 14:19

hi all

just wondering if anyone here has shipped something abroad or vice-versa.

i heard that if your mark it as a "gift" you can sometimes avoid tax/vat?

if this is true id like to try it out for my self as i have a relative over in the US.

how much did the shipping cost you if youve tried it,and did you have any troubles with anything/anyone?

thanks

Jony27 · 27 Aug 2010 at 14:34

ouch,£10,000?no thanks
how much would i have to pay in total if the value of the item is £140?
if its not that high i guess paying it is a safer route

Jony27 · 27 Aug 2010 at 14:37

oh and what would be the best shipping company to use?
US>UK?

Jony27 · 27 Aug 2010 at 15:13

well i just got a quote from the ups website and it comes to around £60 and im not sure if thats including tax/vat,customs and duty. i always thought that buying from US is cheaper untill shipping cost comes in. i was planning on buying pc components there but i guess buying from ocuk or other etailers turns out to be cheaper with free shipping

thanks for all the help i got

Jony27 · 27 Aug 2010 at 15:56

yeah,
but i wonder if ocuk could sell some 2gb ddr3 sticks instead of the 2x2gb sticks as i dont really need 4gb and want to save some cash

Jony27 · 27 Aug 2010 at 18:18

so i would pay about £80-90 all together just to get an item sent to me from US?

Jony27 · 27 Aug 2010 at 18:26

me too

Jony27 · 27 Aug 2010 at 19:31

@lopez i still dont get it
do you use parcelforce or dhl to ship from us to uk or do you use something else then when it gets to uk a different shiiping company will deliver it your house?
sorry for being thick in the head