Xoligy Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Hey all sorry to bother you but i just wondered would if anyone had any experience in doing this? Mainly with computer parts as i would like to upgrade my computer and from what i can gather (without shipping fees so far) it seems i can get better parts a little cheaper as you will see below i have just never used anything like this before so wondering if i am saving or not lol Here are the parts i would of got from overclockers which is a bundle: - CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 Hex Core 1055T 2.80GHz - Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2 (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard - RAM: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Cost: ?201.98 Shipping: ?10.00 Here are the parts from new egg: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor MSI 870S-G46 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s ATX AMD Motherboard G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Cost: $309.97 - ?188.71 Shipping: ? Bongous: ? Thanks for any help in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Does newegg even ship to the UK ? ?188 from US, then add shipping, your not going to be saving anything over ?212 from the UK And along with trying to save a few pennies, what you going to do if a part is faulty ? Then you have to ship it back to the US and wait weeks for it to be replaced etc etc Not worth the hassle - buy from your own country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakem1 Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Don't forget VAT if it all comes in one package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooky560 Veteran Posted July 30, 2011 Veteran Share Posted July 30, 2011 VAT applies per item if it's not in one package Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoligy Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 @Detection - No new egg does not deliver to the UK its only USA and Puerto Rico i'll explain more in a second. @Jakem1 & Cooky560 - This is something i need help understanding. Ok here is the plan, first i was going to set up an account with http://bongous.com "PACKAGE AND MAIL FORWARDING SERVICES - When you get a US address and EU address from Bongo you can shop USA and shop EU websites. Packages are sent to your Bongo address for forwarding to your country." Now according to that website, i can make multiple orders and let them know there will be a delivery to them, they then put all the items into one box to help keep the costs lower (Consolidate shipments) Example: Now of cause i dont know how to actually work out the tax but im guessing it would be this page: https://bongous.com/shipping-rates.php this is why i need help im no good when it comes to working things out specially money to me its here today gone tomorrow wow had a great time! lol Im guessing i wouldnt see much saved though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acnpt Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 No, that's just the shipping price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjf288 Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Customs would want your back pocket also.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoligy Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 ok thanks for the info much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooky560 Veteran Posted July 30, 2011 Veteran Share Posted July 30, 2011 VAT is 20%, so add 20% to the total price of whatever it is and that's your tax, VAT is also payable on services, so the shipping is taxable also. So if your newegg total is $400 and your courier wants $100 thats $500 and VAT would be $100 (20% of $500) making the total $600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acnpt Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 You have to pay DHL ?1.25 or 2% of duty +VAT as an admin charge too, if it isn't paid upfront. Which is surprisingly reasonable.:blink::) Also why are you buying from overclockers? Ebuyer + Amazon are usually cheaper, and offer free delivery and better customer service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoligy Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 Tbh ive just been looking around overclockers is about a 10minute drive, but may use scan or aria their prices seemed a little better than ebuyer never thought about play or amazon will check them too! Thanks to everyone that replied i thought i was getting a decent deal but after tax and shipping comes out worse it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acnpt Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Tbh ive just been looking around overclockers is about a 10minute drive, but may use scan or aria their prices seemed a little better than ebuyer never thought about play or amazon will check them too! Thanks to everyone that replied i thought i was getting a decent deal but after tax and shipping comes out worse it seems. You can get free next day delivery with Scan if your a member of AV Forums. ;) Plus they use DPD who give an estimate delivery time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas-c Veteran Posted July 30, 2011 Veteran Share Posted July 30, 2011 Not worth it really, Better off buying from overclockers.co.uk or the likes. By the time you have paid for the shipping, import tax etc (I have had to pay it 2 out of 3 times, even if they were sent as gifts) It just isn't worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fr33k Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 NewEgg has United States | Canada | China. They need to add a Europe site too like in Germany with an English option or something. Do people have to pay a vat tax in the uk if shipped from Europe? If they do then a shipping warehouse in England would be good so the UKers can avoid the VAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoligy Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 You can get free next day delivery with Scan if your a member of AV Forums. ;) Plus they use DPD who give an estimate delivery time. Thanks for that, is there any catch minimum posts etc etc? Not worth it really, Better off buying from overclockers.co.uk or the likes. By the time you have paid for the shipping, import tax etc (I have had to pay it 2 out of 3 times, even if they were sent as gifts) It just isn't worth it. Yeh i see that now i didnt realise had to pay tax on top of that, i used the overclockers site because they are close to me but if im honest i do try and avoid buying from them unless i really need the parts that instant they are more expensive and support is a joke on top of that since they moved its abit of a pain. NewEgg has United States | Canada | China. They need to add a Europe site too like in Germany with an English option or something.Do people have to pay a vat tax in the uk if shipped from Europe? If they do then a shipping warehouse in England would be good so the UKers can avoid the VAT. Would be nice, just depends on if the prices were still so competitive all i ever see amercians talk about is newegg or possibly tigerdirect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ_ Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Holy batman thread Necro. Then again seems like another 1 post wonder advertising his failed startup -,- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ_ Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Seeing as mods removed the necro post, I thought I'd shed more light on importing from the USA to UK. Lets take for example the Intel i5 3570k Newegg has this for $219.99 with free delivery (At the current exchange rate this is ?136.19) Amazon UK has this for ?162.74 with free delivery Most people order a few items and dropship these in 1 go to offset their dropshippers delivery costs but these vary depending on the package weight but for the sake of it, say we are ordering just this CPU. Newegg will ship this free to your dropshipper in the USA. Your dropshipper with then forward this to you in the UK for about $40. So your cost has now risen to $259.99 or ?160.95. Now onto customs charges. The commodity codes for most computer parts means you pay 0 customs duty but if you import anything worth over the value of ~$24/?15, you have to pay VAT at 20%. So that processor you originally thought was cheap at ?136.19 and then ?160.95 (customs value) after your shipping costs will be subject to 20% VAT (?32.19) which brings your total cost to ?193.14. Finally in the UK, it's mainly Parcelforce who handle getting imported items from customs to consumers. They will add ?13.50 as their 'clearance fee' so after all charges, your total landed cost will be ?206.64. Now if you're unfortunate enough and find your CPU is faulty, you will have to ship this back to the USA and cover all costs again if you want it replaced. This doesn't phase some people but in the context of things with added local support and warranty, you're probably better off ordering locally because that sweet deal from over the pond may not look so sweet after factoring in all costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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