Hi guys,
This is my first time getting my boards assembled, and I'm using a company in china to do it (
https://www.pcbastore.com for anyone interested) because I'm a poor student. I'm using a part which I can buy online for relatively cheap compared to what the fab can purchase it for ($4 for me vs $7.50 for them) and I'm considering buying them myself and sending them to the fab. My concern is that I will need to pay chinese import tarrifs of the components, and I can't seem to find any solid info online as to how much that would be.
For reference I live in the UK, as I know with these things that matters.
Does anyone have any experience shipping parts to a fab in china? Did you have to pay import tax and if so how much did it end up being (as a percentage)?
I'm also well aware that the reason I can get the parts for $3.50 less than them may well be the import tarrifs and duty, if this is the case I'll just get them to get the chips and forget about shipping the chips out.
Thanks in advance!