Cokey1970(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Friday, 27th December 2002, 21:46
Can anybody recommend good and cheap sites to buy R1 DVD`s from?
Also, has anybody had any problems with customs when ordering over the set limit. I was about to buy Futurama box set at £29.99 from CDWOW when a pop-up window warned me that the amount was over the customs limit and a charge may have to be paid.
RE: CHEAPEST R1 DVD`S AND IMPORT DUTY PROBLEMS
cw2k(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Friday, 27th December 2002, 22:35
The following have customs avoidance methods:
DVD Soon (Canadian) DVD Boxoffice (Canadian) DV-Depot (Canadian) Movietyme (US & Canadian) DVD Mode (Canadian)
If you order a dvd over £18 from outside the UK (and EU) it can get caught by customs, it it does tax will be 3.5% Import Duty and 17.5% VAT and carrier admin fee (£3.95 for Royal Mail, £10 for DHL, £15 for Parcel Farce)
Ascomdog(Elite) posted this on Saturday, 28th December 2002, 12:16
CD-Wow have now put in place a system to avoid customs charges!
RE: CHEAPEST R1 DVD`S AND IMPORT DUTY PROBLEMS
Dave Bell(Competent) posted this on Saturday, 28th December 2002, 23:08
Note that play.com do their delivery from the Channel Islands, which are outside the EU and so purchases can get hit for these charges, but at least they`re Royal Mail delivery.
Import duty and VAT are also applied to the P&P, and if it doesn`t go through Royal Mail the charges really add up.
I got the extended version of Fellowship of the Ring locally, rather than take a chance on being hit with charges. I have been caught out a couple of times, on non-DVD stuff, and I`m reluctant to face the hassle again.
As for a "system to avoid customs charges"... If Customs and Excise catch on, things can get unpleasant.
