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used car parts, from england to usa? duties? customs? currency conversions?
I'm considering buying two (specialty) =used= car carburetors from
england; the deal's 'all agreed to' but awaits my payment. meanwhile I have no CLUE where to investigate wether or not 'duty' or 'customs' applies to the transaction (google searches are no help, either), and, if duty/customs DOES apply, who pays it at what end, when? I have a paypal account, and I've bought stuff over ebay before (this is not an ebay transaction, however). I understand paypal will do the curr conversion at some (what I read is 'exhorbitant') rate, and/or that possibly mastercard will also do it for me (at some lesser percent additional???) Are there other options? I also have no CLUE how it would work with currency conversion (I mean the 'ratio of conversion' part is straightforward enough, but who pays the additional 'percent' for converting my dollars to UK pounds, where, and when, ordinarily? and, what'd be the cheapest way for seller to send ("mail") two used carburetors to me? time is "NOT of the essence" for my needs...by boat? would that normally take a month or two? more? then they "get tied up in customs" somewhere along the line? or possibly get mistaken for bombs by the x-ray inspectors? thanks for tips and education, tool box |
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>Subject: used car parts, from england to usa? duties? customs? currency
>conversions? >From: dave >Date: 07/01/2005 21:35 GMT Standard Time >Message-id: <LgDDd.69410$Jk5.54850@lakeread01> > >I'm considering buying two (specialty) =used= car carburetors from >england; the deal's 'all agreed to' but awaits my payment. meanwhile I >have no CLUE where to investigate wether or not 'duty' or 'customs' >applies to the transaction (google searches are no help, either), and, >if duty/customs DOES apply, who pays it at what end, when? Morning Toolbox Saw your post on the newsgroup and I can only tell you what has happened from personal experience. I'm in the UK and often sell things on Ebay and buy things from all over the world. When I send car parts over your side of the pond I put on the Customs declaration that they are vintage second hand recycled car parts. 95% of the time they pass through american customs without any hassle and don't attract any duty. If there is any duty payable it's done your end. You should get notification by letter of any amount and you have to pay before or at the point of delivery. The cheapest way for them to be sent is Parcel Service Surface Mail. Should take 5 to 6 weeks and far cheaper for heavy stuff. Of course it all depends on the Customs Officer that deals with your parcel and all you can do is suck it and see. Oh and at today rate 1 british pound is worth about 1.90 dollars. XE.com do currency conversions but don't forget that the person you are sending money to has to pay commission to convert to their currency so you usually have to add 2% to the total. Hope that helps Regards Andy |
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I have had a few experiences in placing mail orders with companies in England
(or rather, the UK). I live in the USA, and for me the simplest method is to choose a vendor which accepts Mastercard / Visa. You simply make the purchase, and the vendor charges, let's say, 200 Pounds UK against your credit card. Your bank will handle the currency conversion, and your statement will show a credit card purchase in the amount of around $300 or $350 US Dollars. Your credit card bank may issue a transaction fee of a few dollars, but that won't be much to worry about. As for duties & customs, I have no idea. You're at the mercy of the Government. Now in my experience, there was one occasion in which my package came to me by my local FedEx carrier, and I received a bill from FedEx a short while later for something like $20 for customs fees. On the other occasions, I never received any such invoices from anyone, so apperantly, no one cared. Go ahead and choose a vendor who will process a mail order purchase by credit card, and don't worry about the details. Dale Wein TeleDale Key Service, http://www.angelfire.com/wizard/teledale 1811 Saratoga Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44109 U.S.A. |
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