Buying from the EU

[272BHP]

Lots of bike shops online now that seem to ship from the EU and have this kind of text on their checkout page.

For orders over 135 GBP, VAT will NOT be collected at checkout, but they may be subject to customs control at your destination with VAT and possible handling charges.

Legit? or too risky?

[TheDrownedApe]

From previous experience of other goods the UK courier will charge you the vat on behalf of the government. Usually ends up more expensive than just buying from the UK.

[Wingo]

Anything I've bought under £135 deffo nothing more to pay

Over £135 you might have a bit of extra duty to pay. I bought some skis a year or so ago and there was 2% to pay on top of the VAT.

[272BHP]

Seems to be a bit of a lottery if the item gets held for customs tax.

It's a SRAM GX Eagle AXS upgrade kit so around 380 supplied from the EU and 450 if bought in the UK.

[addey]

Have you looked at BikeInn? The price they advertise is the price you pay, no added charges

£394 for the upgrade kit you want

Edited by addey on Sunday 13th October 07:32

[272BHP]

addey said:

Have you looked at BikeInn? The price they advertise is the price you pay, no added charges

£394 for the upgrade kit you want

Edited by addey on Sunday 13th October 07:32

BikeInn also has the custom fees and import duties warning.

[addey]

272BHP said:

BikeInn also has the custom fees and import duties warning.

Go read again - there is a line specifically about UK sales

[addey]

[272BHP]

addey said:

Go read again - there is a line specifically about UK sales

Thanks.

Rarely I read the small print and when I do I don't have the patience to read all of it

[HenryV1415]

addey said:

That contravenes UK policy. I think UK policy trumps some price shagger from Europe.
Why don’t you just support a UK business?

[272BHP]

HenryV1415 said:

Why don’t you just support a UK business?

I wanted my local bike shop to supply and fit but they don't have it in stock and shrugged their shoulders when asked when they will get supply. So here I am just trying to get a decent price. There is a fairly big disparity on price with this item and it is not so easy to work out what is a UK company and which is not.

Actually I might need to do more research as there appears to be two controller designs for this item so I need to find out which is the latest version.

[OutInTheShed]

BunkMoreland said:

HenryV1415 said:

That contravenes UK policy. I think UK policy trumps some price shagger from Europe.
Why don’t you just support a UK business?

I suspect they've just already bunged on the "potential fees" in the price. And taken a bit of a hit on their margin to try and get a foothold in the post Wiggle UK market

I expect they are doing it properly and not paying VAT in euroland.
Effectively they can have a virtual shop in the UK.

I've bought stuff from the US, sometimes it gets through without VAT and duty getting added on.
When they do sting you for VAT and duty, you pay duty on the 'landed' price, including shipping to the UK, then you pay VAT on the pruice inc shipping and duty. Then there's an admin fee.

[ian996]

Just made my first purchase from BikeInn since Brexit and have been very impressed. I was expecting to pay import duty over and above the advertised price, so this thread came as a nice surprise in terms of the small print (that I didn't read) stating that I'd end up paying less than I'd expected, which was a first.

The order arrived a day earlier than the estimate, and tracking links were kept up to date throughout.

Not quite as convenient as next day delivery from Wiggle, but this was way cheaper than anything I could find domestically

https://www.tradeinn.com/bikeinn/en/super-b-campag...

Nicely designed piece of kit for the money.

[272BHP]

ian996 said:

Just made my first purchase from BikeInn since Brexit and have been very impressed. I was expecting to pay import duty over and above the advertised price, so this thread came as a nice surprise in terms of the small print (that I didn't read) stating that I'd end up paying less than I'd expected, which was a first.

The order arrived a day earlier than the estimate, and tracking links were kept up to date throughout.

Not quite as convenient as next day delivery from Wiggle, but this was way cheaper than anything I could find domestically

https://www.tradeinn.com/bikeinn/en/super-b-campag...

Nicely designed piece of kit for the money.

I also purchased from BikeInn in the end. Item arrived yesterday 4 days earlier than estimated - no import charges.

The advertised pics of the item (SRAM GX Eagle AXS upgrade kit) had the old controller but I got the new pod controller delivered in the box - happy days

[river_rat]

I've bought stuff quite a few times from BikeInn - no issues with VAT and good service (and a better price than I could find from a UK supplier)