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Cost of Fujifilm GA645zi from Japan
Just purchased a beautiful GA645ZI with 600 shots recorded from Ebay Japan . Here is a breakdown of the cost for anyone thinking of buying from outside the EU. Customs charges are applied to imports into EU for anything with a value over £15. All items valued over £135 will attract import duty. Gifts worth over £36 sent between private buyers will also attract VAT. For info check www.hmrc.gov.uk
Camera inc P&P + Card currency change fee $ to £(£7.77) Total £267.52 Customs duty £9.28 Excise duty £0.00 Import Value Added Tax £52.05 Other £0.00 Clearance fee £13.50 Total £342.35 Camera posted on 12th June at 16:13 arrived UK 14th in customs till 18th, invoice for duty arrived on 19th (paid online) camera arrived 25th June 13:40. Just checked the condition and functions and all is as it should be. All in all I am well pleased :-) Don't know what "other" is but I'm pleased it cost nothing. |
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Just as a matter of interest, Norm, what might a similar model cost from say U.K. e-bay, assuming your research covered such models from the U.K. e-bay.
I take it this was a private seller so some risk involved but no more than from a U.K. private seller and with only 600 shots the risk is small as it is practically new Thanks Mike |
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And thanks for the detailed costs as I've never been able to get my head around customs charges etc. Has put me off buying stuff previously.
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regards, Tony |
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I bought a lens from Japan ages ago.
what bugs me are those charges for second hand product. And you are charged VAT on the duty. Could have saved yourself some money http://www.film-and-darkroom-user.or...hlight=GA645zi |
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I don't really mind paying tax and duty especially, as our hospitals and schools need paying for somehow. What annoys me is how on all non-courier imports Parcelforce have managed to install themselves as a third party and this are making about £10-20 per imported item by charging the recipient for the "service" of paying HMRC up front on behalf of the recipient, a service that none of us asked for and which benefits nobody except Parcelforce. Talk about having a license to print money.
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So it travels 6000 miles in 48 hours and a further 240 hours to travel the last 300..
I know there are delays with customs and wotnot but seriously, 10 days of fannying about in THIS country...??? |
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VAT on Duty ? That's paying tax on tax. They're taking the pee.
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I'm kind of becoming numb to people taking the michael ever since I booked a flight and had to pay a "payment fee". That is, being charged a fee for paying for a flight, as if I was inconveniencing them by wanting to give them money in return for a service.
Tax on top of tax seems logical in comparison! |
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And coming home from germany via switzerland and france it was cheaper to buy a return car ferry ticket from brittany to plymouth than a single. Go figure... |
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