Hello,
From the brave ones importing the phone into Canada or US:
Did you have to pay any customs/broker taxes? Where did you buy from and what shipping method?
Thanks!
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Sv: Customs fees on UK imports?
You will not pay import fees to the US as long it is under a certain value...
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Q.Entity said:
You will not pay import fees to the US as long it is under a certain value...
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Hmm,
Don't believe in under certain value.
How it usually works, customs fees depend largely on country of manufacture.
That said, I was charged brokerage fees for a 10$ item bought from hk I guess, thru ebay..
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I usually buy stuff from eBay, they are from varies location like hk, Japan... Etc and I always got charged with customs fee or import tax especially using courier service like FedEx or ups. The amount of the tax is charged by the percentage of the claimed value of your order I think, base on my previous experience I am expecting FedEx to charge me 40CAD for this 800bucks phone
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Hey, let us know when it arrives
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I didn't have to pay any duties or fees when i got my Note 2 from handtec UK last year. I live in Los Angeles and it was delivered by FedEx
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The Nexus S is $529 in the USA, sim free and unlocked .. then it makes its way to the UK and Carphone Warehouse think that a price tag of £549 is appropriate? $529 equates to approximately £330. Does this come across as reasonable and fair behaviour ? Do Google/Carphone Warehouse think people in the UK are (1) stupid, (2) unable to do simple sums and (3) stupid ? Unbelivable!
How indeed can this happen? Rip-off Britain again I'm afraid. My nexus 1 came direct from Google in the USA, but the problem importing a nexus s is +20% vat - unless you're going to visit the USA yourself.
I managed to import a car dock via a 3rd party seller, and didn't pay the vat.
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Plus insured courier of course, vat and courier would set you back about £100.
How would you then go about taking your phone back in case of any warranty issues? We're fairly scuppered which ever way you look at it.
...apart from our super n1's!
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American recession.
Us americans are poor. Thus lower prices on goods.
I ordered a 16gb nexus 7 on the Play Store a couple of weeks ago. Then found them for sale in currys last week, so bought one. It is an awesome and extremely addictive device!
I cancelled the Play Store order but they still shipped it!
So now I have a spare sealed one. If anybody wants it at cost price plus postage, then drop me a private message.
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Just return it to google
Jordanooo said:
Just return it to google
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They will deduct 15%!!!!!!!! And also not refund the shipping!
You are covered under distance selling regulations, you do not have to pay restocking fee, it should say not applicable to EU and Australia, not sure about delivery, check t and c
Easiest way is to refuse delivery, that is what Google recommends
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29269464
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Yes, distance selling regulations give you too weeks to return no questions asked as long as the box is unopened. You may have to swallow the shipping charge but its better than selling it.
to clarify DSR
You have 7 working days from contract (receipt of.goods) to notify cancellation in form of durable medium, eg email not phone call.
You then have to return goods within a reasonable time period.
You do not have to pay cost for returning items if it is not explicitly written in contact.
You do not have to pay any other fee such as admin or restocking fee.
This is only DSR, returning because you didn't like it when opened doesn't count, in this case follows company returns policy.
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Jordanooo said:
Just return it to google
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Thanks for the information guys. I have now sold it to an XDA member in Denmark.
Not sure if it's all the stores, but the tmobile kiosk in princeton nj has a buy 2 get 1 on all accessories. A ggod chance to get 3 flip covers for the price of 2.
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Would be better to buy from samsung with 50% off coupon, it's hell of lot cheaper and no tax & free shipping over $50 orders.
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Would be better to buy from samsung with 50% off coupon, it's hell of lot cheaper and no tax & free shipping over $50 orders.
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Thanks!! How do we get the 50% from samsung? I can't seem to find it in their site.
i just called my local (I'm in the Los Angeles area) corporate T-Mobile store to verify the buy 2 get 1 free sale is on. they sales guy said the promo applies to all accessories, including bluetooth headsets and the Moga game controller.
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Thanks!! How do we get the 50% from samsung? I can't seem to find it in their site.
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All you have to do is, register your brand new spanking Note 2 or any Samsung device they send you coupon through email.
I did mine through
https://www.facebook.com/SamsungMobileUSA/app_314499095294546?app_data=registerDevice
You can use mine, I think it's still good till 11/23/2012. If it doesn't work just register.
Coupon: rE155590c
P. S. There is tax on purchase but still cheaper than retail store.
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This thread is to help fellow Australians get their paws on the Zero Lemon battery without going through the expensive forwarding services.
Needed: One trustworthy American XDA member
Zero Lemon orders.
financialWar
ppau0822
mangojack
kiwisportster
allegrosurf
How much would it be to ship out there? I'd be fine doing that for you, $40 usd +15% for ebay fees + shipping.
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Note_2 said:
How much would it be to ship out there? I'd be fine doing that for you, $40 usd +15% for ebay fees + shipping.
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I am not sure about the shipping cost because I don't know how big/heavy the Zero Lemon will be. But I am willing to pay the shipping. We can do it without going through eBay, just paypal. I'll pay you paypal fee too plus time and effort.
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Are there any other Australians here? Maybe we can bulk buy and divide the shipping cost.
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PS.
Are there any other Australians here? Maybe we can bulk buy and divide the shipping cost.
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yeah i want one zero lemon battery as well mate! i live in sydney too! so thats 3 so far....
Another Aussie here that will come on board.
Samsung Galaxy Note II, Android 4.1.2.
Plus one more
FinancialWar said:
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Are there any other Australians here? Maybe we can bulk buy and divide the shipping cost.
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Yup, another aussie here (Perth) who would like a zero lemon 9300 for Samsung Galaxy Note II.
Can bank transfer to you perhaps??
Tim
Other one from melbourne
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OK, we have 5 orders now. That is enough for the now, don't want to put too many as it would be too risky.
I want to make this as easy as possible for the American XDA member who will be kind enough to help us by sorting out as much as possible the financial and shipping business within Australia.
So here is what I think we should do.
at the moment $1AUD = 1.03 USD, so lets assume it is equal to make it everything easy.
Step 1. Have all the Australians buyers deposit money (bank transfer) payment which include Zero Lemon plus the shipping cost from the States and monetary incentive for the American XDA member to me. Those who live outside Sydney should pay additional $8AUD so that I can post the battery to you after it arrives from the States, otherwise you can pick it up from my Parramatta residence if you live close by.
Step 2. I will then transfer the total amount to the American XDA member.
Step 3. the American XDA member will order the batteries off Amazon and ship the batteries to my address in Sydney.
Step 4. I will then post out the batteries for the rest of the Aussies that live in other Australian citise or a organise local pick after I receive them.
So this way, the American XDA only have to deal with one person and one payment, which is me and I will deal with the fellow Aussies.
So all we need now is that American XDA member volunteer, I personally prefer a MOD or a Dev member or established XDA member, because the amount of money that will be involved, Thanks.
Im in canada and use comgateway.com its pricey for one person but if theres a few being ordered should be ok. Plus theyll give you a quote up front now
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One thing y'all should be aware of is that UPS, Fedex and such have regulations against shipping batteries. You need a bunch of paperwork including MSDS from the manufacturer. I couldn't ship a HD2 battery to my dad in another country because of all the paperwork I would have had to go through. It's much easier for the manufacturer to do it because they already have the paperwork on file.
Now, I'm sure you'd be fine just mailing it and not telling them it's a cell phone battery since people get on planes with cell phones everyday. But they could easily seize it and penalize you if they wanted if they found out.
FinancialWar said:
OK, we have 5 orders now. That is enough for the now, don't want to put too many as it would be too risky.
I want to make this as easy as possible for the American XDA member who will be kind enough to help us by sorting out as much as possible the financial and shipping business within Australia.
So here is what I think we should do.
at the moment $1AUD = 1.03 USD, so lets assume it is equal to make it everything easy.
Step 1. Have all the Australians buyers deposit money (bank transfer) payment which include Zero Lemon plus the shipping cost from the States and monetary incentive for the American XDA member to me. Those who live outside Sydney should pay additional $8AUD so that I can post the battery to you after it arrives from the States, otherwise you can pick it up from my Parramatta residence if you live close by.
Step 2. I will then transfer the total amount to the American XDA member.
Step 3. the American XDA member will order the batteries off Amazon and ship the batteries to my address in Sydney.
Step 4. I will then post out the batteries for the rest of the Aussies that live in other Australian citise or a organise local pick after I receive them.
So this way, the American XDA only have to deal with one person and one payment, which is me and I will deal with the fellow Aussies.
So all we need now is that American XDA member volunteer, I personally prefer a MOD or a Dev member or established XDA member, because the amount of money that will be involved, Thanks.
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Sounds like a plan.
Just let me know when to do a bank deposit and for how much. Perhaps you could email me your bank details later.
Thanks, hopefully we can pull this off.
Can I use paypal instead?
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There is currently no American willing to bulk buy for us, can't go ahead at the moment.
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There is currently no American willing to bulk buy for us, can't go ahead at the moment.
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I think if shipping it wasnt a big deal alot of us wouldnt mind helping out a fellow xda member.
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on Amazon, why don't zero lemon just use Amazon shipping if they don't want to ship it to Australia. I bought few things off Amazon, they ship to Australia with no issue.
How about shipito.com? I have an account and willing to order.
Do we get a colour choice if we can pull this off? I'm a old Henry Ford man, "u can have any colour, as long as it's black"
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Is this order going to happen? I am keen as well, living in Sydney. Ridiculous they won't ship from Amazon to Oz......
What is the cost of using one of those mail forwarding services, anyone know?
Hi guys
Anyone knows where to buy a pebble in EU without being overcharged?
Thks.
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Exnor said:
Hi guys
Anyone knows where to buy a pebble in EU without being overcharged
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I have simply ordered it via http://getpebble.com in the USA and they ship from Singeapore
After 2 weeks i got a message that it was delivered in the Netherlands. Now i'm waiting for the Customs and delivery.
So this should work for you too.
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If there was an European selling point, it would charge you the VAT anyway. So just order on getpebble.com and pay 150 dollars and your VAT and handling fee, or don't order a Pebble if you feel those taxes and fees are too much.
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I live in Slovakia. Ordered from getpebble.com. It costed exactly 109 EUR (150 USD) including shipping. Watch arrived from Singapore in 5 days.
Package was not intercepted by customs office.
The official site won't overcharge you. Only thing you will be missing is the standard EU warranty.
You have to pay VAT in Romania. Might be different in every country.
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You have to pay customs in the UK too, but somehkw I received it yesterday without the added custom charges.
So it only cost like 90 quid. I consider myself very lucky.
I got two of them for $150. They replaced first one because of screen glitches and didn't ask to send broken one back.
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I paid £93 for mine. It came from Singapore.
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Mine came to £95
To be honest it is better than I expected, and was easier to setup the way I want than I thought.
Go for it
Anyone from Poland got it from getpebble.com? What range of VAT/customs can I expect? I've seen some very inconsistent comments on some polish forums. Some paid none (not even VAT!), some paid VAT and customs.
Also - how it looks like when it gets broken? Do i need to send it back at my own expense? I admit this is what is holding me right now for buying Pebble, and i strongly consider Sony SW2 instead (as i have it in my local brick'n'mortar shops, so if it gets broken i can easily put it back).
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Anyone from Poland got it from getpebble.com? What range of VAT/customs can I expect? I've seen some very inconsistent comments on some polish forums. Some paid none (not even VAT!), some paid VAT and customs.
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Ive paid 23% duty fee.
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Also - how it looks like when it gets broken? Do i need to send it back at my own expense? I admit this is what is holding me right now for buying Pebble, and i strongly consider Sony SW2 instead (as i have it in my local brick'n'mortar shops, so if it gets broken i can easily put it back).
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Ask pebble support about it i'm sure they reply.
You get another one if broken. No cost at all.
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I got two of them for € 119 ($150). They replaced first one because of screen glitches and didn't ask to send broken one back.
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I hope that mine arrives with issues then so I get one more lol! :laugh:
j/k
The problem is not VAT but the delivery company charging cost
tomaswoj said:
Anyone from Poland got it from getpebble.com? What range of VAT/customs can I expect? I've seen some very inconsistent comments on some polish forums. Some paid none (not even VAT!), some paid VAT and customs.
Also - how it looks like when it gets broken? Do i need to send it back at my own expense? I admit this is what is holding me right now for buying Pebble, and i strongly consider Sony SW2 instead (as i have it in my local brick'n'mortar shops, so if it gets broken i can easily put it back).
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My experience buying out of the UE (from Spain) is that the delivery company charges a lot more than taxes. For example, for a tablet delivered from China, I paid: 190€ for the tablet + 10€ for delivery + 38€VAT + 90€ for administrative costs. A similar thing had happened years before with some books from amazon.com.
I never expected to pay so much but the trick is that they already have your product hijacked, you have paid for it and you can not complaint to the provider because he have already said you have to pay taxes... I have promised myself never to buy anything from outside EU again.
Ordered yesterday from Italy with free shipping ... I will see what happens and I'll report back ... in my previously experiences in buying from outside EU I've been lucky ... I never paid for VAT or customs ... finger crossed!
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Amazon uk is selling Pebbles at the right price now : ) in case anyone is interested.
But there are new smart watches coming to the market so i dont know if i still want to buy a Pebble...
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I got mine from babytown wireless, a UK eBay seller. Was delivered within a week. Price seemed reasonable
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Ordered yesterday from Italy with free shipping ... I will see what happens and I'll report back ... in my previously experiences in buying from outside EU I've been lucky ... I never paid for VAT or customs ... finger crossed!
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Arrived today with about 30€ taxes ... So I spent 140€ total and I waited about one month ...
Now it's time to play with my new toy!
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