UK over-pricing

[actionoptics]

Duty is also payable / charged ( and by The Royal Mail - Parcel Force ) on the cost of the carriage. If you buy from abroard and have to return an item, you have to make sure the parcel when returned to you, has a note on the outside and proof on the inside , that the item is being returned after repair and duty has already been paid.

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[snowleopard]

Re: UK over-pricing but not for winches ??

winch prices... you wouldn't be talking about lewmar by any chance? heavy items shipped across the atlantic and back.

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[sailorman]

Thanks Bruce
were all crazy here, even about sailing / moboting
roger

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[sailorman]

Re: UK over-pricing but not for winches ??

a friend of mine bought the Ratheon 10 inch radar/plotter (color, it was from usa)
c/w 18 inch antenna on ebay for around £1300 about 6months ago.
uk new £4k

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[pvb]

Don\'t believe a word of it!

I don't know of a "Radar 18 inch radome 2.2 kw 24 nm monochrome 6 inch LCD screen", the closest match would be a Furuno 1623 (16nm range) and the cheapest I've seen that is $1145. DSC radios are cheap enough, say $125. Which leaves only $420 to buy your all-singing all-dancing 6" colour GPS chartplotter/fishfinder/log. Nobody does them that cheap. And the "free shipping" offers on US websites don't apply to international orders - that lot would cost around $100 minimum to get over to the UK. So, tell us where you've found this stuff at such incredible prices!

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[ashley]

Possibly believe a word of it!

My wish list is a JRC 1800 colour radar/plotter

UK price £1,521.62 at yachtbits.co.uk

US price at pyacht.net is $1524.91 and maybe $100 carriage = £790.23 at todays rate.

Add 20%duty and 17.5% = £1114.22 including a free active GPS receiver worth a few hundred more dollars.

This is surely a good deal even if i have to send it back twice!

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[supermalc]

Rip off Britain has always been alive and well. In 1970, a friend bought an Imperial portable typewriter for $35 in the US. It cost £35 here. The exchange rate was $2 to £1.

I saw a new article a couple of years or so ago. A couple went to Ynew York for their Christmas shopping. Even with the air fair they saved money. The 'must have' toy cost £32 (I think) and $32 in New York. I believe there was 66pence to a dollar at that time.

The internet, especially ebay is helping to level the price, or so I've been told, or read.

Don't know about electrical goods, but as China is now producing most things, this is why they are affordable to most. e.g. watches, generators, sanders, saws etc. etc.

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[pvb]

Look again...

That Performance Yacht price is superb, but you've been a bit optimistic using a £1=$2.056 conversion rate! Even with a realistic rate, though, it's still cheap. But you should look harder in the UK - the JRC1800 is available from <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.jgtech.com/shop2.htm>JG Technologies</A> for £1349 inc VAT & UK delivery.

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[asj1]

Re: UK over-pricing but not for winches ??

Well any make of winch - I would be happy to have Harken! As I travel to the US on business from time to time the carriage shouldn't be an issue either.

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[StephenSails]

Not this old gem again! Would you expect to earn the same doing what you do in the UK in America for instance, economies are different its as simple as that.
I personally would not be happy giving America business as it only goes to fund their war machine eventually and would not help struggling UK enterprises.

Is it not USA under-pricing becuase its their dollar that makes things seem so cheap?

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[pappaecho]

I was trawling the net for led bulbs for the boat. They come from Taiwan, and yet the pricing in the US in dollars is exactly the same as it is in stlerling here. That means that allowing for VAT, exactly the same item is 57% more expensive here as in the US

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[bedouin]

All this comparison using todays rates is a little misleading. The Dollar is at an all time low against the Euro, and a twelve year low against the Pound. Retail outlets charge in local currency and don't update their prices every minute to reflect the fluctations in the market.

Also people are ignoring that for most of us to pay in dollars there is an FX cost of about 3-5% too.

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[danyeates]

whatever you buy in the US it will be cheaper, theres no doubt about that, postage will only be free if it's national within the USA, to the UK expect £100 ish. You will be charged VAT which is 17.5% and probably 5% admin on your goods by the courier when they recieve the goods although you wont receive the invoice for a couple of weeks. There may be ways around paying tax on your goods, say by getting a friend or family you may know living in the USA to buy the goods and have them delivered to them, and having them send you the goods privately might get around the tax. However you do it you will probably save money just might not be a lot! I've done it and it's easy.

You could also try buying in the Channel Islands or buying goods in the USA and having them shipped to the Channel Islands as they pay no VAT over there and it's not very far away!

Probably won't find them as cheap over here unless you find someone who can get them trade.

One last thing to bear in mind is if you leave your boat with a broker to sell with unpaid VAT goods onboard. You are always liable for the tax while you own the boat. Once you sell the new owner might not be too happy about having to pay the original VAT (17.5% of £1500 is quite a lot!) they will now be liable for and you may get a reply! Anyway good luck and happy sailing, Dan

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[DepSol]

You could also try buying in the Channel Islands or buying goods in the USA and having them shipped to the Channel Islands as they pay no VAT over there and it's not very far away! Probably won't find them as cheap over here unless you find someone who can get them trade.

Ahem I wonder who that could be then /forums/images/icons/smile.gif. Things have changed in the chandlery business since you were last over. There is someone over here who is trying to make boating more affordable.

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[BrendanS]

Just as a reality check. Homegrown UK chandlers can often provide kit at prices to compare or undercut Chanel Island prices, without the uncertainty that you'll get caught out importing

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[DepSol]

Wanna bet? I reckon nine times out of ten I can beat it. Plus anything that is bought over here and paid over here is up to the customer to claim if it is over a value consindered by customs to warrant declaring.

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[William_H]

From Oz I have always been appalled at UK prices when converted to $Aus however I note a later post quoting Simrad TP10 at 180quid (17.5% VAT) while here in Oz same thing is on special $A500 ie 200 quid (10% tax) so don't despair UK prices are not always so bad on electronics. will

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[discoduck]

For the benefit of us others can you give the web site with good deals. You have to becarefull on vhf equipment as the US do not use the same channels as us.Also I think the DSC may be different. Also the vhf equip do not have the UK CE Mark.

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[dralex]

I asked a similar question recently and was fairly convinced that UK sourced stuff is almost as good value ( or similar) with less hassle. Apparently Depsol is the person to talk to.

Alex

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[Sailor_pup]

Re: UK over-pricing but not for winches ??

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