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Yamiya Tank and Side Panel Kit
sprinta:
However, I require a full tank and side panel kit as I do not have either to re-paint and Memo has not indicated that he has a kit in the colour I want available from stock.
I would like to hear from anybody who has actually ordered and received a tank kit from Yamiya to know what shipping cost/charges were made as the reason for the extra amount they say UPS requires keeps changing.
JamesH:
I’ve not ordered a tank kit from Yamiya in the past 12 months so I can’t comment on the UPS ‘surplus’ charge element.
MrDavo:
The tax and postage on just a full set of shells for my CB750 from Yamiya was eye watering enough, but sometimes you have no choice these days.
An alternative to the body kit may be to do what I did - ordered a new replica tank and side panels from David Silver, and had them posted straight to Menno to work his magic. It worked out very well, but it was before the 'B' word that shall not be mentioned.
sprinta:
An update and some advise if you are ordering anything from Yamiya.
As previously advised I ordered a tank kit and associated parts from Yamiya to which a shipping cost is added based on the total individual weights, though you are advised there may be additional shipping costs. In my case they requested an additional 3,900 JPR over and above the already high 30,000 JPN which I queried. Neither of the reasons they gave I could really see were required or necessary.
On going back and looking at the various parts order I noted that each individual part has an associated weight which is added together to create the overall shipping weight. However, when I looked at the tank moulded 'chrome' strips these has a weight of 3000g, 3Kg. This is/was clearly an error as I doubt they weigh more than 300g. The impact of this meant that my overall shipping weight jumped from around 19Kg to around 22Kg and once above 20Kg there is a fair jump in the shipping weight costs.
I did bring this to their attention, but it remains the same so be aware of this if you decide to order the tank moulded chrome strips from Yamiya.
The conclusion for me was to cancel the original order and re-order without the moulded strips, which are actually cheaper to get from DS. This shaved about £60 off the original shipping cost plus the extra VAT I would have to pay on it in the UK.
sprinta:
--- Quote from: MrDavo on December 10, 2021, 11:45:35 AM ---The tax and postage on just a full set of shells for my CB750 from Yamiya was eye watering enough, but sometimes you have no choice these days.
An alternative to the body kit may be to do what I did - ordered a new replica tank and side panels from David Silver, and had them posted straight to Menno to work his magic. It worked out very well, but it was before the 'B' word that shall not be mentioned.
--- End quote ---
Probably before 'B' happened it may well have been the best option, as you say to have got the tank and side panels from DS and then have Memo do his magic as you would not have been exposed to any VAT and customs charges on it's return to the UK.
But having looked at all the options, CMS want around £1460 inc VAT & postage, just for a tank and panel set. The same set from Yamiya is around £926 inc shipping (depending on exchange rate at the time) plus VAT etc when it arrives in the UK which at 20% will add another £185, or so (?) or around a total of £1112, considerably cheaper than the CMS option even with the much higher sipping cost.
I don't know how that compares to shipping a new tank and side panels to Memo and if you will now have to pay VAT and any other customs cost when it returns to the UK.
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