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Brymen BM867s ???
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tautech:

--- Quote from: nubinstanley on May 06, 2021, 11:48:02 am ---If I try purchasing from Welectron, the price of the meter is shown as 175.63 Euros (no VAT ?  ???) and after shipping/discount, the price is around 192.02 Euros (231 USD - all currency conversions from google).

Including customs duty (as per calculation from a govt. website) : 295 USD (~27.7% duty)

But I somehow feel that the customs duty is gonna be higher. I remember doing similar calculations when I imported my 3D printer from Europe. I finally had to pay around 40% customs duty!! Well, the HSN codes are going to be different, but... who knows !!

With 40% duty : 323 USD

Lowest offer from local dealer : 308 USD

I can also source it locally for a lower price than this if I choose to not get a bill. I am not comfortable with this anyhow.

As long as the meter is not manufactured in India, I would assume that the price structure would look something similar. :) Well, thats how much I have to spend. :P This is also true for the Rigol/Siglent DSOs. :D

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Distributors/bulk importers only need pay the import taxes on their trade cost price whereas private buyers pay the import costs on retail price which is why it's normally cheaper (but not always) to purchase from your local supplier.
BeBuLamar:
They don't seem to sell the Brymen BM869s in the USA. Anyone know where I should buy one in the USA?
Research the web and some said it's the same as the Greenlee DM860a but the Greenlee is selling for more than $400 in the USA.
SMB784:

--- Quote from: BeBuLamar on May 07, 2021, 11:18:32 am ---They don't seem to sell the Brymen BM869s in the USA. Anyone know where I should buy one in the USA?
Research the web and some said it's the same as the Greenlee DM860a but the Greenlee is selling for more than $400 in the USA.

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Yeah they don't sell them here unless its greenlee and those are way too expensive.  Get it from https://www.welectron.com/ or https://www.tme.com/us/en-us/

It's literally cheaper to ship it form overseas  than to buy from Greenlee
Fungus:

--- Quote from: BeBuLamar on May 07, 2021, 11:18:32 am ---They don't seem to sell the Brymen BM869s in the USA. Anyone know where I should buy one in the USA?

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TME has them:

https://www.tme.com/us/en-us/details/bm869/portable-digital-multimeters/brymen/bm869s/

Plus there's an EEVBLOG discount (if you can find it...  :) )
nubinstanley:

--- Quote from: tautech on May 06, 2021, 11:47:05 pm ---
--- Quote from: nubinstanley on May 06, 2021, 11:48:02 am ---If I try purchasing from Welectron, the price of the meter is shown as 175.63 Euros (no VAT ?  ???) and after shipping/discount, the price is around 192.02 Euros (231 USD - all currency conversions from google).

Including customs duty (as per calculation from a govt. website) : 295 USD (~27.7% duty)

But I somehow feel that the customs duty is gonna be higher. I remember doing similar calculations when I imported my 3D printer from Europe. I finally had to pay around 40% customs duty!! Well, the HSN codes are going to be different, but... who knows !!

With 40% duty : 323 USD

Lowest offer from local dealer : 308 USD

I can also source it locally for a lower price than this if I choose to not get a bill. I am not comfortable with this anyhow.

As long as the meter is not manufactured in India, I would assume that the price structure would look something similar. :) Well, thats how much I have to spend. :P This is also true for the Rigol/Siglent DSOs. :D

--- End quote ---
Distributors/bulk importers only need pay the import taxes on their trade cost price whereas private buyers pay the import costs on retail price which is why it's normally cheaper (but not always) to purchase from your local supplier.

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If the govt. website customs calculator is accurate, it would be a little bit cheaper to import. But, I guess the extra I end up paying would be worth it, in case I have some issues with the meter.
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