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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: dubber on November 10, 2013, 03:30 PM

Title: customs fees?? anyone used this website before..
Post by: dubber on November 10, 2013, 03:30 PM
Hi all, has anyone used this website before? its in the US and they have a DMR 898 for sale for $649 complete bike..over here its about 1k, they have offered to send as a gift and reduce the value, but if it gets lost ill lose out..
any idea what the customs fee would be on $649

this is the link from the site..
http://www.cycles-store.com/dmr-898-complete-bike.html
Title: Re: customs fees?? anyone used this website before..
Post by: chubby on November 10, 2013, 06:44 PM
As an idea I had 60 odd quids worth of stuff & had to pay £14 ish  to the dastards, your bike is roughly 10 times as much so I'd reckon on 150-200 ish I suppose
Title: Re: customs fees?? anyone used this website before..
Post by: That Swan Guy on November 10, 2013, 06:49 PM
As an idea I had 60 odd quids worth of stuff & had to pay £14 ish  to the dastards, your bike is roughly 10 times as much so I'd reckon on 150-200 ish I suppose

Did that £14 include the £8 post office handling fee?
If so the you only paid £6 to HMRC so that will be around £60 in fees.
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