Thus spaketh Brian A:
> On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:21:15 GMT, "Harry Stottle"
> <sorryspamdoesntwork@nospam.uk.co> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Brian" <bandj@o2.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:eb8fb7$sch$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
>>> On 2006-08-07, KaShMiRi <xxx_xxx_kaacper_xxx@xxxtlenxxx.pl> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Uzytkownik "Brian A" <no_spam_bca1000@hotmail.com> napisal
>>>>
>>>>> Do you particularly want the linksys/sipura SPA-2000?
>>>>> There are other similar models...SPA-2002, linksys PAP2 etc. Or
>>>>> the 2
>>>>> numbers ot one handset SPA-1001 (good price on
>>>>> www.broadbandstuff.co.uk - about the same price as in the US and
>>>>> that
>>>>> is unusual - usually UK prices are about the same in £ as they are
>>>>> in
>>>>> US$.)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Still, they are almost twice as expensive as on ebay.com - even
>>>> including
>>>> shipping from US.
>>>
>>> To what extent are Import Duty and VAT liable to erode this
>>> differnce?
>>>
>>
>> You might also have to take into account the couriers extra charge
>> for dealing with customs formalities.
>>
> I was in communication with someone else from the UK who ordered an
> SPA-1001 from a US supplier. He got it for about £39 inc post. He said
> he didn't get charged any duty. That seemed stange but it is what I
> was told.
> Remove 'no_spam_' from email address.


Sometimes you get lucky and customs don't pull items over, I've had a
few things turn up that should have attracted duty and VAT but escaped.


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