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    ATI 5870 From US to UK custom tax

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Anyatan, Jun 4, 2010.

  1. Anyatan

    Anyatan Notebook Geek

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    Hi!

    Anybody from Uk (LONDON) who bought the ATI 5870 from BabyHemi? Did you pay any taxes? how much? I am trying to budget the upgrade.

    And anybody willing to buy my NV GTX260m graphics card if i do upgrade to the 5870?

    Thanks.
     
    Anyatan, Jun 4, 2010
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  2. Andre56

    Andre56 Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm currently in the process of upgrading my just received M15X, SSD, GPU and Wifi card.

    I would guess though you would have to pay around £55 tax if babyhemi is still selling them for $310
     
    Andre56, Jun 4, 2010
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  3. Anyatan

    Anyatan Notebook Geek

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    Yep. Babyhemi still sells them and im planning to buy from him. Please do update on your purchase so that we may have an idea. Thanks.
     
    Anyatan, Jun 4, 2010
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  4. Joebarchuck

    Joebarchuck Notebook Virtuoso

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    You will most likely have to pay custom tax. I sent a used CPU to my cousin in France and declared value for insurance purpose of $250.00. He had to pay VAT tax on it.
     
    Joebarchuck, Jun 4, 2010
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  5. thewhitewizard

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    I bought 5870(babyhemi) from US to London UK... they charged me around £60 for Customs and VAT... But man its worth every penny.... ;).. And its a huge risk when u declare the item as low price... because u get items misplaced a lot ... and for international mails... its too risky...
     
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  6. Anyatan

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    Thanks whitewiz! Now to save up.
     
    Anyatan, Jun 5, 2010
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    Declaring it as something that it is not, is illegal and if your package gets lost you won't get the insurance. On top of the £60 VAT, you will also get charged a £15 handling fee or something around that amount.
     
    LaptopNut, Jun 5, 2010
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