Buying HiFi from EU since Jan

[911newbie]

I'm ever so tempted by an Audiophonice NCore power amp.
They are by and large a little bit cheaper than Nord.

But the thought of an extra £xxx for import tax etc when it arrives, would make a Nord build more senisble.

Anyone bought any HiFi kit from Audiophonics or other EU company recently ?
Stung with massive customers charges ???

Cheers

[tonyg58]

I think you will struggle even to purchase it.
Tried to buy a CD set from an Italian website a couple of weeks ago and the transaction was stopped at payment time.
I'm going to try again in a few weeks and hopefully this shambolic mess may have been sorted by then.

[anonymous-user]

Purchased an old Sony amp via Reverb from a seller in France last month. Sent via DPD who required me to pay UK VAT and their fee prior to delivery and it arrived in 3 days door to door with no issues.

[Howard-]

It's just VAT. If the purchase price x 1.2 is acceptable to you, then go right ahead.

[Chester draws]

Howard- said:

It's just VAT. If the purchase price x 1.2 is acceptable to you, then go right ahead.

Would there not also be a duty charge now, and a handling / processing fee from the carrier as well?

[Japcreation]

I purchased a DJ mixer from Germany in January and this is how the costs worked.

£155 for the unit delivered vis DHL. A fraction over £50 in additional charges (VAT, duty, clearance fee etc.)

[911newbie]

Chester draws said:

Howard- said:

It's just VAT. If the purchase price x 1.2 is acceptable to you, then go right ahead.

Would there not also be a duty charge now, and a handling / processing fee from the carrier as well?

Yes this is what I'm wondering, and if so what are the additional charges ?

As you say, once you know these you can decide to bother or not.

I've looked for informaiton, incl Audiophonices website (which looks v much like it does deliver to the UK), and advice is confusing. So I thought I'd ask if anyone has recent experience.

Horse's mouth as it were.

[Chester draws]

If you find out the tariff number of the item in question, check it on the gov site, you'll get the duty rate. Probably a couple of % and the 20% vat.

Find out who the shipper will be and you should be able to find their charges.

If it were me, I'd probably base a rough guess on 30% including a handling / processing fee and if that shows a decent saving, look closer.

ETA, amended my guess given that TNT's admin fee could be 5%...

Edited by Chester draws on Tuesday 16th March 08:14

[911newbie]

Thanks guys.

Checked the tariff number and it's 20%, and 20.5 Euros for the French postal service to deliver it.
(hmmm they don't have a great reputation....)

Still loads cheaper than the Nord equivalent. Same Hypex boards and inplementation (dual mono).

I might just take a punt.

[heisthegaffer]

911newbie said:

I'm ever so tempted by an Audiophonice NCore power amp.
They are by and large a little bit cheaper than Nord.

But the thought of an extra £xxx for import tax etc when it arrives, would make a Nord build more senisble.

Anyone bought any HiFi kit from Audiophonics or other EU company recently ?
Stung with massive customers charges ???

Cheers

They look good they do. Be interested in your thoughts if you get one?