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| Microdoser:
Well here is one data point: Ordered £115 of parts from Whitebox Labs in Switzerland + paid for standard postage, during checkout I was told that I would be liable for local taxes and normally these parcels are held back by Royal Mail until tax is paid (along with their £8 fee). Parcel was delivered this morning without any issues, saving me about £30. Currently, in transit are some PCBs from JLCPCB who said in their T&Cs that they pay tax under £135, so I will be interested to see if that also is delivered without any problems, but more importantly without extra cost. |
| Microdoser:
Small update, the circuit boards I ordered from JLCPCB using their cheap n slow postage have arrived and are at my local delivery office waiting for me to pick them up, it seems nobody was in when they tried to deliver (rubbish, we were totally in) Unlike previous times I have used Royal Mail though, there is no card asking for VAT nor a charge for doing so. The era of cheap boards, at least currently, is still here and has become cheaper: Merchandise Total: £40.69 Shipping Charge: £7.72 Order Total: £48.40 And that is it. No tax, no fee for collecting said tax either. On their website, JLCPCB do say that they will collect tax on orders up to £135. It seems Royal Mail think that too. Just noticed that their numbers don't add up either. I cut and pasted them from my order and the total is a penny short... |
| Fraser:
That saving of a £8 paperwork fee can be a real bonus and it is far more than £8 with many courier companies. I paid £12 to Parcel Force for Customs paperwork and I think UPS are charging £11. From memory FedEx charge a high paperwork fee so I used to avoid them. Fraser |
| Microdoser:
--- Quote from: Fraser on February 07, 2021, 01:12:14 pm ---That saving of a £8 paperwork fee can be a real bonus and it is far more than £8 with many courier companies. I paid £12 to Parcel Force for Customs paperwork and I think UPS are charging £11. From memory FedEx charge a high paperwork fee so I used to avoid them. Fraser --- End quote --- Exactly. Previously the same order would have been £66 (with their £8 fee and £10 for the tax) Hopefully this is the way things will be moving forward. |
| bodger:
Hopefully, this is also true for DHL deliveries. It was a right pain when I used to order over the £15 limit. Now hopefully I don't have to worry about orders under £135 being held back till customs is paid. |
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