Camera Shipping

[anonymous-user]

I'm thinking of getting Canon 20D with the 10-22 and 24-70 lenses from the US and getting shipped here to the UK. Saving is about £300 over UK prices with shipping included.

Q....can ship with FedEx or UPS. Any experience of either as I remember a thread saying one not as good as other but cannot remember which!!!

[simpo two]

garyhun said:

Saving is about £300 over UK prices with shipping included.

Unless the value is accurately declared on the package (it may need to be for insurance purposes) in which case you can expect a bill for import duty, handling fee and VAT from those nice people at Mount Pleasant

[dcw@pr]

simpo two said:

garyhun said: Saving is about £300 over UK prices with shipping included. Unless the value is accurately declared on the package (it may need to be for insurance purposes) in which case you can expect a bill for import duty, handling fee and VAT from those nice people at Mount Pleasant

when i looked into it recently i found (thanks ehasler) that it wasn't worth getting the body in the US, especially when you take into account that it doesn't come with an international warranty. it was a different story with the lenses I got a week ago though, but it helps if you know someone coming back from america who can bring them in their luggage

[joust]

For that much kit you are almost guaranteed to get stung for VAT and import duty..... HM C&E aren't "that" stupid.

www.7dayshop.com

Seem to be pretty close to most "US" prices, but because they are in the Channel Islands there's no duty

Canon 20D body - £886
Canon EF-S Zoom Lens - 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM - £519
Canon EF Zoom Lens - 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM - £849

I just went through the same for a EF 70-200m IS USM L lens, buy the time I added shipping, insurance, then VAT and finally import duty it came to within £80. I couldn't be bothered, and I got the kit within 2 days from 7dayshop.

J