Quake3World

Lo,

So I'm considering getting a laptop from America and getting it shipped to the UK, mainly because buying the same laptop in America saves me about £200-£350.

From what my friends tell me, customs is a bitch. But there are some little workarounds so it wont cost me an arm and a leg, for example, marking the package as a gift or something..

But i've never really ordered anything from America and getting it shipped here, so how much do you guys think I'll be expected to pay to get a laptop over?

Ta

David

I think import tax is around 15% + VAT on top of that (17.5%)

mexican immigrant

riddla wrote:Yes, do the gift thing.

:icon14: That works pretty well.

Please elaborate on the gift thing please

I think he's going to buy it from the US, whilst being in the UK so he'd have to get the person sending it to mention it as a gift.

fly roundtrip and get it your self , it'll still be worth it :icon25:

Cheers for the info guys, will have a word with a few contacts.

You need to get it marked as gift, but also have the declared value on the package less than whatever the threshold is now. I seem to remember it was £38? That should get you away with it, but sometimes they like to fondle with packages that are suspiciously heavy.

In any case realise that you're pretty much fucked for postal insurance due to your false valuation. It probably breaks various laws too. I've done it lots and sometimes got away with it sometimes not. At the end of the day it's the luck of the draw.