Great 'Buy now from the US' Hunt.

loates123

are there any sites that post to the uk where u can
order

levi stuff
jeans
polo t shirts
nike trainers
weight training supplements mostly protein.

greeneye

Anyone know when the import duty allowance is being increased?
Seem to remember that values for gifts was being doubled? So ebay purchases marked under £72 would potentially escape import duty/VAT.
Is this not being implemented till April though?

appleseyes

bought creative zen in florida walmart in november 2006 for daughter stopped working ater 2 weeks rung walmart they said asda would refund me rung asda head office got number off asda website he said no problem took it to local asda in wirral they point blank refused stood my ground argued with manager nicely they copied receipt and told me they would ring head office as they didnt know how to do it and how to exchange the dollar price to punds i said that this was ridicu:T lous in the world of international shopping waited aweek and got a call collected refund minus quite a few pounds due to exchange rate it was still a bonus so the point is stand your ground and dont forget to get the head office persons name as i forgot!!

Art_2

greeneye wrote:

Anyone know when the import duty allowance is being increased?
Seem to remember that values for gifts was being doubled? So ebay purchases marked under £72 would potentially escape import duty/VAT.
Is this not being implemented till April though?

The allowance is being increased in April but it is the personal allowance that you can bring back through UK Customs with you when you return from abroad.

As far as I know goods sent by mail still have a limit of £18 brfore duty has to be paid.

Regards,
Art.

starz_2

There is a another money saving Australian auction website called Oztion that is open to overseas customers like the US,UK, NZ and has very cheap items and already over 40,000 items. its at https://www.oztion.com.au.

tiff

I'm never going to remember that name. The web page looks a lot like Ebay.

stevebananer

Art wrote: »

The allowance is being increased in April but it is the personal allowance that you can bring back through UK Customs with you when you return from abroad.

As far as I know goods sent by mail still have a limit of £18 brfore duty has to be paid.

Regards,
Art.

No sign yet of the increased allowance!

And note that Parcelforce's minimum admin fee for clearing dutiable packages has gone up to £8 from £4. It's not well publicised on their website but it's there.

lesshaste

As everyone points out, one of the problems with ordering from the States is the VAT charged (and import duty if applicable). I was under the impression that you only had to pay these on the value of the goods plus the shipping *within* the UK.

To give you an example, I once ordered some boots from the US and when they arrived by DHL I got a slip saying I owed some large amount in VAT. I called DHL to say I would be happy to pay it but first they had to tell me how much of the shipping charge was for the part from the port to my house and how much was for getting it to the UK. Unsurprisingly, they never called back.

Can anyone confirm the exact rules on this?

Raphael

Jimble

You can get some real bargains at https://www.ae.com (kind of like GAP)

They are having a buy one get one half price on tshirts and a few other things.

I bought some stuff last year and got stung for VAT plus £8, cos i went over £18, this time using a code, i got the prices down to this.


Name: AE Bootcut Jean
Price: $16.96

Name: AE Sun Faded T
Price: $4.23

Name: AE Booty T
Price: $8.46

P&P was $25

You may find other codes for free shipping, but they dont work on international orders.There are discount codes that work however and they are here.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=4924298#post4924298


No Quidco im afraid.

kevinbourn

I haven't read every post so this may have already been put up but a website i use regularly for DVD's is


https://www.dvdpricesearch.com

It's a comparrison website that checks most major DVD outlets in US. If you set your preferences to 'UK shipping' before you search it will find the cheapest option inc postage to UK.

It also has a price conversion tool which uses Yahoo finance to convert from $ to £ so you know exactly how much you are paying at that days exchange rate.

Have bought many DVD's for under £6 inc postage

Platoon
The Good The Bad And The Ugly
Fist Full Of Dollars
A Few Dollars More
It's A Wonderful Life
Excalibur



To name but a few.


Currently

Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Collector's Edition) Best Deal is $29.87 which equates to £14.88 inc p&p

The Last King Of Scotland (Widescreen) Best Deal $23.79 which equates to £11.84 inc p&p

Enter The Dragon (BLU-RAY) Best Deal $23.24 which equates to £11.56 inc p&p