Jump to content

Postage worldwide

allfood

By allfood
in Introduce Yourself Here

 Share

Recommended Posts

allfood New Member

allfood

Posted
Posted

Morning all, brit but based in greece, I have a uk postal address with my folks

Uk is now out of Europe,  just wondering how you guys are set up for shipping in or out of the UK, is there import tax? Are there problems shipping to European countries?......anyone in the USA, know how we are fixed for buying from there and shipping to the UK.

I generally spend my early mornings over coffee surfing for anything interesting on various websites and would just like an ide of any additional costs.

Cheers

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Klassiker Distinguished Member

Klassiker

Posted
Posted

You will pay import duty when buying from the UK, just like you would from any other non-EU country. If the Greek postal service operates similar to the German one, you will pay a handling charge for dealing with customs on top of that. Depending on timing etc. I have had goods bought in the UK shipped to family there, and picked them up later. EU import duty is also applied to gifts above a certain value, so repacking and sending on from your parents' will often also incur charges. I haven't tried shipping into the UK, but I assume it's the same.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Waggy Distinguished Member

Waggy

Posted
Posted

Without getting myself in hot water, the import duties and VAT etc are based on the value of the shipment. Hence, if your paperwork states it is worth €1000 you will pay more tax/import than if the paperwork states €100. Not suggesting you do anything illegal (ahem...) but if you contacted the shipper and explain the situation I have found that most are receptive to being "economical" with their shopping paperwork values... if you see what I mean?

Additionally if there is a threshold value for incurring duty you could consider splitting your order over several days to ensure your packages do not get combined and incurr the import fees. Of course you have to balance this saving against the additional shipping postal costs for shipping 2 packages instead of 1.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Recently Browsing

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • Waggy
      Pivot Gauge

      By Waggy · Posted

      Learned a new thing today! 🤓 Looked this up and found this informative document: Watkins-MainspringGauges.pdf
    • Neverenoughwatches
      Cleaning solution clarification

      By Neverenoughwatches · Posted

      Correct one dip is expensive when the chemical is purchased as " one dip " which is why it is mostly reserved for these two small parts as far as information tells us it is mostly tetrachloroethylene. I use it bought as perchloroethyl used in dry cleaning processes, i cant say I'm overimpressed with it though it appears to me to be shellac safe. What may be a better solution for hairsprings is a high lab grade of pure benzine.  IPA is mostly used as a rinse and water displacer and yes it does have the potential to dissolve shellac, personally i would not buy anything that has significant water dilution so 99.9% IPA is the way to go. And lastly the part you are cleaning dictates your choice of cleaning brush, delicate parts like a hairspring requires the finest artist's brush you can find. Plates and bridges can take a little more scrubbing, but always check to make sure the surface is being unharmed. And dont forget a stick of tip benzine soaked correctly shaped pegwood is your mate set up for cleaning dirty jewels and removing stubborn dried up lubrication. 
    • RichardHarris123
      Hello from Indiana!

      By RichardHarris123 · Posted

      Hello and welcome from Leeds, England. 
    • Neverenoughwatches
      Pivot Gauge

      By Neverenoughwatches · Posted

      Den / Dennison is a unit measurement of size this is actually a mainspring gauge . I haven't heard of a pivot been measured in Dennison before.  Though the small thickness gauge is  usually supplied with a Jacot tool and is more accurately known as a pivot destroyer.
    • Waggy
      Pivot Gauge

      By Waggy · Posted

      Could it be an abbreviation for Denier? "Denier (/ˈdɛniər/) or den (abbreviated D), a unit of measure for the linear mass density of fibers, is the mass in grams per 9,000 metres of the fiber. The denier is based on a natural reference: a single strand of silk is approximately one denier; a 9,000-metre strand of silk weighs about one gram." The pivot gauge looks interesting, however I wouldn't trust myself to drive a pivot into a wedge incase it jams and gets damaged/snaps trying to get it free. More a comment on my ability and incompetence than the quality or design of the tool 🤣
×
×
  • Create New...