Cartier watch question

jizadine

I recently bought a Gucci watch for the missus from aaronswatches.com - a discount retailer in New York - it arrived 2 DAYS via TNT Express after I ordered it. Because of strength of the £ - $ - saved about £150. P.S. Don't forget your Import duties on top of final price :-)

vincenz

jizadine wrote: »

I recently bought a Gucci watch for the missus from aaronswatches.com - a discount retailer in New York - it arrived 2 DAYS via TNT Express after I ordered it. Because of strength of the £ - $ - saved about £150. P.S. Don't forget your Import duties on top of final price :-)

What is the rate for import duties?

mrnomoneybags

vincenz wrote: »

What is the rate for import duties?

Just wear the watch and sent the box and reciept back to your self via recorded post

Inactive

Surely if someone can afford to throw away £1800 on a watch, they shouldn't be deceptively ( and illegally ) avoiding paying customs duty.

vincenz

Inactive wrote: »

Surely if someone can afford to throw away £1800 on a watch, they shouldn't be deceptively ( and illegally ) avoiding paying customs duty.

I dont think anyone is promoting avoiding paying C&E, theres been two biritsh websites that require no duty to be paid and the one US site the poster has stated import duty is required to be paid.

jizadine

vincenz wrote: »

What is the rate for import duties?

I paid roughly 80 U.K. pounds. Can't remember how it was broken down but there was a handling charge by the courier, UK VAT @ 17.5 % and import duty. BTW - Total price for watch was 550 US Dollars....

malky39

Ask for a discount in goldsmiths or where ever as they will probably give you on i bought a breitling from goldsmiyhs and asked if they would take anything of it and they took £100 off so if you dont ask you dont get

Viz_2

Have been to Goldsmiths. They are going to order a few models in of my choice as this branch don't stock Cartier.
I asked for discount first, they said yes this is possible, but wouldn't say how much until they knew I was serious. They are going to contact me tomorrow with details.
I will bear in mind the Blitz prices when negotiating a discount.

hartcjhart

Why the hell would someone want to spend £1800 on a watch,Is it just to brag,keep up with the Jones'es and if your worried that you might pay a littlte bit more why come on this site.it is after all about MONEY SAVING. a watch is a watch it tells the time,Gucci,Cartier,Patek Phillipe,Rolex,all great names but at the end of the day they tell the time as well as a £3.99 watch from Woolies and you dont risk getting it nicked

Inactive

vincenz wrote: »

I dont think anyone is promoting avoiding paying C&E, theres been two biritsh websites that require no duty to be paid and the one US site the poster has stated import duty is required to be paid.

I thought that the post above implied this, it reads;

" Just wear the watch and sent the box and reciept back to your self via recorded post ".


:rolleyes: