can i buy x box360 in usa will it work here

slowen

Decadent_Fool wrote:

As for tax, you can send it to yourself from the US as a gift, and it's tax free I believe

Sometimes can work but customs have the right to open any parcel and if they belive any of the documentation to be false i.e price or contents description they will charge you for it.

Some games companies for instance paly asia won't mark anything down as a gift, certain sellers on ebay will mark the value down of the goods but if you goods are damaged or lost then you can only claim for the value that was declared so it's swings and roundabouts

nurse_sue

well a big thank you to you all some great advice :beer:
i met some brill people in a new small game shop called gameboxx in walsall who told me to wait until mid sept as there are some new great game releases and they let you choose any 3 new games with your console so im saving up the extra and not being so mean .;) buying in the uk from a small local trading shop itll help them keep going they were so nice to the oldest person in the store took great time to explain hopw it all worked think they and you all deserve a big:T :T :T :T :T :T

stevebananer

Decadent_Fool wrote:

It will also play in NTSC format, and we use PAL.

Most newer TVs can handle both, but it's something to check

As for tax, you can send it to yourself from the US as a gift, and it's tax free I believe

The gift limit is £36, and it needs to be sent from one private person outside the UK to another within it.

Decadent_Fool

stevebananer wrote:

The gift limit is £36, and it needs to be sent from one private person outside the UK to another within it.

I wasn't sure there was a limit, thanks for letting me know. However the second point was me being sneaky

gjchester

jaghir wrote:

This is fine- but get rid of receipts! I normally post them home from USA (in case I need to return later on - my wife's brother lives in NY).

They can get you if they find receipts on you - so get rid!

Not quite.

It's down to you to prove you bought them in the UK, not Customs to prove you didn't.

If you have no reciepts they can charge / fine you and you have to pay it or the goods are confiscated. After that you can appeal and send the UK reciepts in to get the Charge/fine overturned.

I've also had items way overvalued and had to claim the costs back, (£20 for a video tape of Star trek taped of US TV.. ) as they assume no-one ever claims back, and they'll get away with it.

Never heard of it happening, but thats the way the rules are written.


Marking it as a gift DOES NOT mean it will attract no tax, Customs duty is payable on anything if the amount of duty is £7 and over and Import VAT is due if the value of the goods is £18 and over. This is raised to £36 if it's marked Gift however thats no guarantee you won't be charged. THe rules state if it's paid for directly or indirectly it's not a gift, probably not something they'd chase but possible you'll be charged.

gjchester

Decadent_Fool wrote:

It will also play in NTSC format, and we use PAL.

Most newer TVs can handle both, but it's something to check

My old Standard Xbox could switch output between PAL and NTSC so I assume this can. The reference to the media extender I made earlier, is more to do with how they interact the media center may be a UK PC version talking to a US xbox360, and that might give issues.