"Arvin Chang" wrote in message
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"WeatherCam" wrote in message news:btue13$j5i$1
"Barney" wrote in message
I don't want to argue or anything, but Donek do have info on their
site
about ordering into the EU. They give upfront prices that include the
import
tax, AFAIK.


Trouble is there' s import tax and then there's VAT at17.5% ( I think)
and
it's very much a lottery as to whether you get stung for this or not,
depending of customs decide to open package up and investigate - it's
quite
a gamble.......then if there's a ding in the board from shipping, you've
got
the hassle of sending it back and the costs........pre xmas I bought
some
kit from France and that turned into a bloody nightmare with pacakges
being
split up and not delivered - luckily I was going to France near where
the
shop was so I made a detour and picked the kit up from them whic had
been
returned to the shop by the French Postal service.

Also a mate of mine bought some K2 Clicker Boots from the US and he had
to
pay shed loads for that!! To guaraantee delivery and the like...

Buying small items fine - but larger ones.........

Regards
WC

Yea, I don't about buying overseas (in either direction). VAT is UK
only? Does Norway have a similar thing? I can definitely see the
potential for problems. For me I would like to have seen some other
people do it successfully (I mean I was already was a little
apprehensive about buying the Donek from within the US).

BTW, Sean Martin (who posts here occasionally) is actually the heart
and soul of Donek, and notable he is very careful not to blatantly
plug his own boards.

My worknmate Keith bought one last year. This was before Donek had the
pricing up for the EU, so he got stung with a bill a few months later.

Keith, you wanna comment on that?