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Yamiya Tank and Side Panel Kit
sprinta:
--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on November 26, 2021, 05:34:42 PM ---I can answer some of those questions.
No, you can't pay in £ GBP, we always pay in Euro.
Any Duties and extra delivery costs, ie, hijack fee from UPS/ FEDEX / etc, can be paid on line. The courier (handling company) send you a chitty through the post and you pay it on line. The handling company collect on behalf of HMRC. The courier will not release goods until bill is paid.
VAT, I haven't got a clue about at the moment. I order from Yamiya every month but keep under the thresholds.
20kg is taking into account not just the weight but its a HUGE box that it's sent in, so dimensions also come into play.
If I think of anything else, I'll let you know.
PS. The exchange rate from Yen to Euro is appalling today, I did a Yamiya order this morning.
Edit... Just looking at the Yamyia invoice from last month, we get charged and pay 10% VAT at time of purchase. 10% being the VAT rate in Japan.
Edit.... If you send them an email and ask questions, the person that answers understands English very well.
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Thank for the clarification Julie.
The actual VAT to be paid is still a bit of a mystry as the prices in Yen on the Yamyia site includes their 10% VAT which drop out or an overseas order. Also paying in Euros leaves you at the mercy of the exchange rate that the CC company use, which is usually much worse than the normal rate?
You say you pay the 10% VAT Japan rate at time of purchase but your orders are below the thresholds, what is the threshold?
sprinta:
--- Quote from: SumpMagnet on November 26, 2021, 07:33:36 PM ---I assume they are sending stuff airmail, ratyher than surface...and usually those are charged volumetric weights. Space is limited, so that would push up the cost of postage fopr something like that. But....on the flip side....would you want that lovely new tank and sidepanel set to spend a couple of months in a container sailing halfway round the world.....
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Clearly I want to receive the parts in good order, but over £200 to post a tank seems way over the top!
sprinta:
--- Quote from: Menno on November 27, 2021, 12:18:53 AM ---So.. what kind of tankset are you looking for? I have one in stock...
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Looking for a Planet Blue set
Nurse Julie:
--- Quote from: sprinta on November 27, 2021, 04:48:28 PM ---
--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on November 26, 2021, 05:34:42 PM ---I can answer some of those questions.
No, you can't pay in £ GBP, we always pay in Euro.
Any Duties and extra delivery costs, ie, hijack fee from UPS/ FEDEX / etc, can be paid on line. The courier (handling company) send you a chitty through the post and you pay it on line. The handling company collect on behalf of HMRC. The courier will not release goods until bill is paid.
VAT, I haven't got a clue about at the moment. I order from Yamiya every month but keep under the thresholds.
20kg is taking into account not just the weight but its a HUGE box that it's sent in, so dimensions also come into play.
If I think of anything else, I'll let you know.
PS. The exchange rate from Yen to Euro is appalling today, I did a Yamiya order this morning.
Edit... Just looking at the Yamyia invoice from last month, we get charged and pay 10% VAT at time of purchase. 10% being the VAT rate in Japan.
Edit.... If you send them an email and ask questions, the person that answers understands English very well.
--- End quote ---
Thank for the clarification Julie.
The actual VAT to be paid is still a bit of a mystry as the prices in Yen on the Yamyia site includes their 10% VAT which drop out or an overseas order. Also paying in Euros leaves you at the mercy of the exchange rate that the CC company use, which is usually much worse than the normal rate?
You say you pay the 10% VAT Japan rate at time of purchase but your orders are below the thresholds, what is the threshold?
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£135.
Its all explained here:-
https://www.gov.uk/goods-sent-from-abroad
sprinta:
Thanks Julie.
Unfortunately a tank and side panel set takes it a bit of that threshold.
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