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Posted by blighty on May-02-2003 14:55:

Ordering equipment from the states

Hi all,

I would like to order some equipment from djmart.com, but the thing is, I live in Holland. Has anyone got an idea how much tax you have to pay when you order stuff from the USA which is shipped to europe??

Thanx in advance!

Greetings,
Blighty

Posted by Tiger777 on May-02-2003 15:59:

I think, ALOT. cuz, I know i've seen prices like 16$ shipping costs for 1 vinyl!
Waarom probeer je newline eens niet? ze zijn heel goed.
http://www.new-line.nl/webshop/default.asp

Posted by blighty on May-02-2003 18:23:

quote:
Originally posted by Tiger777
I think, ALOT. cuz, I know i've seen prices like 16$ shipping costs for 1 vinyl!
Waarom probeer je newline eens niet? ze zijn heel goed.
http://www.new-line.nl/webshop/default.asp

Because they don't have the type of headphone (v6) that I want

Posted by DJ Tranz on May-02-2003 19:04:

quote:
Originally posted by Tiger777
I think, ALOT. cuz, I know i've seen prices like 16$ shipping costs for 1 vinyl!
Waarom probeer je newline eens niet? ze zijn heel goed.
http://www.new-line.nl/webshop/default.asp

Hey Tiger, shipping costs and import tarriffs are TWO DIFFERENT things. Shipping is not calculated by us, it is done by the delivery compnay.

Posted by Squawks on May-02-2003 20:00:

Here in the states, you only have to pay the sales tax (which is around 8%) ONLY if you live in that state or want the items shipped to that state. Sometimes there are some scandalous shops that charges sales tax to all customers regardless of where they live and that's just a bad store.

Shipping will be quite a lot however for international shipping, especially if the package is really heavy. I don't suggest that you buy international equipment unless the price you're paying for is really, really low and offsets the steep shipping costs.

Posted by Tiger777 on May-02-2003 23:40:

Oh, yeah, sorry, a little misunderstanding in my messed up brain

Posted by hey cheggy on May-03-2003 17:16:

There won't be any tax on it placed by the EU. That's the beauty of online shopping, you byepass all that. You will have to pay shipping though. My suggestion is to find somewhere closer to home that will sell them. That way, if something goes wrong, you can take them back.

Posted by DJ Charlie on May-04-2003 04:32:

I once ordered a product from US to Canada...
the total (including shipping) cost me 110 $

a month later... some taxing company sent me a bill of 50 $... which i had to pay.

I will never order a product from the net again !

Posted by skip on May-05-2003 09:13:

quote:
Originally posted by hey cheggy
There won't be any tax on it placed by the EU. That's the beauty of online shopping, you byepass all that. You will have to pay shipping though. My suggestion is to find somewhere closer to home that will sell them. That way, if something goes wrong, you can take them back.

no! it doesn't work that way! sometimes you might get lucky and don't have to pay the taxes, but usually you have to!

in finland the customs first take 3,5 % of the price (including shipping) and then from that price it takes the VAT which in finland is 22%. and if the sum that they tax altogether is more than 10�, then you'll have to pay it! so i wouldn't order anything from the states, except for just a few records or cds so that you don't have to pay the taxes!

i believe this is pretty much the same in holland an everywhere else in EU, just the VAT % varies!

Posted by blighty on May-05-2003 16:21:

Hmmm hehe Well, I hope I'll get lucky I ordered the v6 through DJ Tranz. I highly recommend to speak to him if you are interested in buying something from djmart.com

Posted by DJ Tranz on May-05-2003 19:12:

hey, much appreciated your kind words. I'll be on my way to the office in about an hour and will let you know whether your headphones shipped today or tomorrow and will try to get you USPS tracking # as well. Sorry can't reply from my email as their server is in maintanance right now. Cheers.

Posted by blighty on May-05-2003 19:22:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Tranz
hey, much appreciated your kind words. I'll be on my way to the office in about an hour and will let you know whether your headphones shipped today or tomorrow and will try to get you USPS tracking # as well. Sorry can't reply from my email as their server is in maintanance right now. Cheers.

Thank you, that would be great If your email is still not functioning you can PM me the details.

Greetings,
Blighty

Posted by DJ Tranz on May-05-2003 19:25:

quote:
Originally posted by blighty
Thank you, that would be great If your email is still not functioning you can PM me the details.

Greetings,
Blighty

Not a problem, thank GOD for RoadRunner Cable modem which gives me online connection eventhough my MSN is down.heheh

Posted by skip on May-05-2003 19:32:

quote:
Originally posted by blighty
Hmmm hehe Well, I hope I'll get lucky I ordered the v6 through DJ Tranz. I highly recommend to speak to him if you are interested in buying something from djmart.com

your luck really depends on what the seller has marked as the price on the box. i've had packages come to me with just "gift" on top, even though i've paid for them. i think that the customs won't let any properly labelled packages slip through!

oh, and i think that if you label the package wrong intentionally, then we are talking about fraud! i wouldn't mess with the customs, because your chances of not having to pay the taxes are pretty slim.

but i hope you get lucky, just because you, like most people, weren't informed about this properly. it sucks i know!

Posted by blighty on May-05-2003 20:27:

don't scare me man

Well, if I have to pay tax, bad luck, since I can't order these phones in europe I'll still be happy

Posted by DJ Tranz on May-05-2003 22:53:

quote:
Originally posted by skip

oh, and i think that if you label the package wrong intentionally, then we are talking about fraud! i wouldn't mess with the customs, because your chances of not having to pay the taxes are pretty slim.

No one is mislabelling packages on purpose, djmart.com protect your privacy by folding and attaching invoices in a way that no one will see your name nor address(I'm not referring to the shipping label itself), once that's done, you can't really see the pricing either. Nothing fraudulent about protecting one's privacy, right?

Posted by skip on May-05-2003 22:58:

yep, right! i have nothing against doing so! just warning you people that don't know about these things! i personally hate the fuking taxes and customs! i wish there was only one country in the world, so there would be no need for stupid customs and stuff like that!