Shipping from USA best way?
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Via a friend in the States.
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I think the above is a fair call. I have bought from the states before and it is a bit of a lottery when it comes to customs and tax. One frame i bought simply arrived, another was held until I paid all manner of fees and duties.
I've even had a shock that I already owned sent to the states for a service. I had to pay import duty and tax when it came back as according to customs rules, as it was serviced, it had changed state and was therefore not the same item that left these shores. The full value of the shock had tax and import duties applied (including the postage and insurance cost). Would have been cheaper to simply buy a new one (well not quite, but it would have been new).
I've done favours for us members wanting things from here posted to them, maybe you can find someone willing to do the same?
The problem is, if you insure the item for its true value (things happen so its what I did), customs and taxes apply to that value.
If someone will declare a lesser value and it arrives safely, cool beans, but its a risk, and also mail fraud I believe.
I think the above is a fair call. I have bought from the states before and it is a bit of a lottery when it comes to customs and tax. One frame i bought simply arrived, another was held until I paid all manner of fees and duties.
I've even had a shock that I already owned sent to the states for a service. I had to pay import duty and tax when it came back as according to customs rules, as it was serviced, it had changed state and was therefore not the same item that left these shores. The full value of the shock had tax and import duties applied (including the postage and insurance cost). Would have been cheaper to simply buy a new one (well not quite, but it would have been new).
I've done favours for us members wanting things from here posted to them, maybe you can find someone willing to do the same?
The problem is, if you insure the item for its true value (things happen so its what I did), customs and taxes apply to that value.
If someone will declare a lesser value and it arrives safely, cool beans, but its a risk, and also mail fraud I believe.
New Mexico Brant
Klein Fan
I have never used this service buy others on Retrobike have discussed using: MyUS.com for shipping from the States. I just got two quotes from them recently for the 1988 Klein I just sold. They were significantly less than Bikeflights and Shipbikes.
M-Power
Old School Grand Master
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Its a lot more in fees to ship a full bike over from the US than just a frame. Oddly importing a polluting motor vehicle like a Moped is much cheaper - go figure. Last time i imported a full bike it was an additional 38% on top for everything. Not sure exactly what the rates are from EU but they may be similar now. This game just got a whole lot more expensive alas. Maybe we should start a campaign to have eco bikes zero rate imported.
Its a lot more in fees to ship a full bike over from the US than just a frame. Oddly importing a polluting motor vehicle like a Moped is much cheaper - go figure. Last time i imported a full bike it was an additional 38% on top for everything. Not sure exactly what the rates are from EU but they may be similar now. This game just got a whole lot more expensive alas. Maybe we should start a campaign to have eco bikes zero rate imported.
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I have two f+f sets and bits sitting over at a friends place
He was going to fly with the first one... :!: however I have now upped the ante and bought a second
Already paid VAT to eBay which I potentially would have avoided if he'd paid from that end
Shipping yet to be determined (i'll follow this thread in the hope of minor miracles)
I'm actually fairly terrified now!
:|
The frames were not cheap (by my standards and the market value) and not in mint condition either
I love it
Box will probably come in under 10kgs so I guess that's something
I have two f+f sets and bits sitting over at a friends place
He was going to fly with the first one... :!: however I have now upped the ante and bought a second
Already paid VAT to eBay which I potentially would have avoided if he'd paid from that end
Shipping yet to be determined (i'll follow this thread in the hope of minor miracles)
I'm actually fairly terrified now!
:|
The frames were not cheap (by my standards and the market value) and not in mint condition either
I love it
Box will probably come in under 10kgs so I guess that's something
I have a MyUS account for this stuff.
Stuff gets shipped to a Florida warehouse with my account numbers as part of the address. They consolidate orders into one shipment and handle the customs stuff required at that end when I upload an invoice to show the value.
Of course there's the VAT, duty and handling same as any other method, but the shipping rates are pretty good.
They ship so much on their account around the world that they have very good shipping rates.
At the moment 10Kg door-to-door via FedEx Economy 2-5 days = $86, FedEx Priority 1-3 days $91, DHL Express 1-4 days $112.
Cheapest is unnamed Budget Economy 5-10 days at $80, which last time I used it was FedEx anyway, but just less priority, so they fit it in when they have space available, so a little bit cheaper.
Volume surcharges don't seem to kick in for bike sized stuff, only 2.3m + and pallets, 150 Lbs + etc.
All the best,
Stuff gets shipped to a Florida warehouse with my account numbers as part of the address. They consolidate orders into one shipment and handle the customs stuff required at that end when I upload an invoice to show the value.
Of course there's the VAT, duty and handling same as any other method, but the shipping rates are pretty good.
They ship so much on their account around the world that they have very good shipping rates.
At the moment 10Kg door-to-door via FedEx Economy 2-5 days = $86, FedEx Priority 1-3 days $91, DHL Express 1-4 days $112.
Cheapest is unnamed Budget Economy 5-10 days at $80, which last time I used it was FedEx anyway, but just less priority, so they fit it in when they have space available, so a little bit cheaper.
Volume surcharges don't seem to kick in for bike sized stuff, only 2.3m + and pallets, 150 Lbs + etc.
All the best,
Well, I'm happy to add a frame to a shipment.
I can store stuff there for a month without charge, $1/day/package after that, and ship something maybe every 2 months.
Or you can get a single package shipped without the $7/month membership here: https://www.myus.com/signup/
Membership gets you the storage. repacking and consolidation services, but for a single frame the basic will do...in and out.
PS: I'm not on commission or anything
All the best,
I can store stuff there for a month without charge, $1/day/package after that, and ship something maybe every 2 months.
Or you can get a single package shipped without the $7/month membership here: https://www.myus.com/signup/
Membership gets you the storage. repacking and consolidation services, but for a single frame the basic will do...in and out.
PS: I'm not on commission or anything
All the best,
