Laptop scenario.

Osborn_2

I'm having to search for a laptop for someone in pakistan. As it;s going to be budgeted i've come up with some great lappys only lacking deals...

the ones i got in mind are: Samsung R20, Acer Travelmate 5515wlmi (lx.tjrox.127) it's got a 64bit processor as well...
and there's this fujitsu siemens that looks pretty good as well...
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/133387/show_product_reviews

|There was this SOny Vaio T7100 pink colour whcih i found for £580 but can't seem to locate it anymore... can someone help pls?


Also Im thinking of buying a laptop from America and just giftwrapping it and sending it to my cousin in Pk... will i still have to pay customs tax on this? I mean it is a gift after all... and worse comes to worse i can get my other cousin to buy it herself (i pay her back) and she send it to Pk as a gift... [So basically i want to find a way i can get a laptop out of USA without paying any costs associated with logistics...

Samsung R20
Acer [Lx.Tjrox.127]
Fujitsu siemens: manufacturer #: VFY:EM7BV5505BH6GB

Advice please Annnddd Merry Xmas to all :T

Little_John

Buying and sending high value items from the US will always attract attention. The only way I know people have been able to get stuff through is when they have sent items to the US for repair orto the UK from the US for repair.

Even Gifts are only allowed to be of a value up to £18 so anyhting above that will get stopped for VAT and customs. I'm not sure about the import to PK but they will have a similar thing.

The only way is to deliver the laptop by hand carrying it on a plane as if it is yours, not wrapped or anything. You could risk putting a low value on the customs lable but if it was to go missing you can't then claim for £580 worth of laptop as you said it was <£18 to avoid paying customs fees.

Also to point out it wont be you that pays the fee's it is the recipient.