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Any idea how much a $950 frame would cost me by the time it landed on my doorstep?
www.dutycalculator.com if that doesnt work, I think it will be roughly +20% for VAT
+ shipping cost (have a look and see, but I think you will be looking at £150 ish for the size of a well packed frame, even if its light).
+ 3.7% import duty
+ £10 ish handling fee from the courier for collecting duty/vat
+ 20% on all of that for VAT
All together you are basically looking at £1000 GBP.
ive had a bad experience doing this, bought my gopro from a US site for $150 and got stung with £50 import tax when it arrived here. don't know if its different for frames but thats a lot more than 3.7%
This was discussed not long ago
[url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/bike-frame-import-from-the-usa ]here[/url]
I've not not long imported a frame myself and responded on the thread above.
amplebrew - Member
I've just paid import duty on my Steve Potts in within the last month.I paid the following on what was marked up as bike parts (Frame, fork, bars, stem, seatpost.)
The price for the 'parts' was $4465 US dollars which is around £2878 (This included the postage)
My import duty and VAT was £751.82.
Hope this helps.
On the $4465 US dollars I paid:
£599.03 Import VAT
£134.45 duties
£18.34 Brokerage surcharges
Total £751.82 GBP
Cameras have a particularly high rate of duty. IIRC, bike parts are 3.7% but complete bikes are 14%. So, if you're buying a bike from the US, ask them to split it into two deliveries.miles929 - Member
ive had a bad experience doing this, bought my gopro from a US site for $150 and got stung with £50 import tax when it arrived here. don't know if its different for frames but thats a lot more than 3.7%
Cheers. I have been looking at Pedal Force frames, I did so because a 'manufacturer' I was interested in admitted that these were the very same frames they were selling i.e another $800 for forks and paint.
Their $950 Ti and carbon frame appeals.
My road bike has a PF frame which I imported - as mentioned above, 4.7% duty (on price including shipping), 20% VAT (on price including shipping and duty), £8 for handling fee to ParcelFarce. Still made it a bargain.
Bought two Bike Fridays from the states this year - basically add on a third for VAT and import duty (and if i remember rightly thats on top of the item and shipping costs combined) - might be lower if its just a frame though.