Customs charges on orders from provape

[geogeeekgirl]

Hi

I am thinking of skipping the lavatube and going straight to the provari, however the one i want is not in stock at enjuice so i would have to order it from provape in the states.

Do you get hit with customs charges every time and if the order is ~140 pounds what would the rough charge be? If it is going to be too much then i am stuffed as i am a poor wee phd student

thanks

 

[perpetua]

Yes . . . you are likely to have a customs charge, which in itself is not so bad,
it's the additional ' handling ' charge from Parcel Force that I think is scandalous.

Last year when a lot of us bought one, the duty was around £8.00 . . . but the extra PF
payment was over £13.00 . . . although that varied from local depot to depot.

 

[bobsy]

I ordered some stuff from the States once - just don't do it - any EU-based supplier will not have customs charges in the UK. Post from the USA takes an age to arrive and the customs checks take ages too. And then there are the handling charges. It's well worth searching around for an EU supplier!!

 

[geogeeekgirl]

Yes . . . you are likely to have a customs charge, which in itself is not so bad,
it's the additional ' handling ' charge from Parcel Force that I think is scandalous.

Last year when a lot of us bought one, the duty was around £8.00 . . . but the extra PF
payment was over £13.00 . . . although that varied from local depot to depot.

thanks perpetua, i would prefer not to order from the states, but enjuice never seems to have them in stock wheni have the money to buy one

 

[Thompson]

Couldn't you ask them to mark it as a "Gift" ?

I've heard this tactic mentioned on a different UK based forum and it seems to be something they advocate often.

This would involve provape marking it down as "Gift" though, and they may not do that.

 

[geogeeekgirl]

I ordered some stuff from the States once - just don't do it - any EU-based supplier will not have customs charges in the UK. Post from the USA takes an age to arrive and the customs checks take ages too. And then there are the handling charges. It's well worth searching around for an EU supplier!!

thanks bobsy, i am looking for an eu supplier but not having much luck, so far i found one called pink mule but they are out of stock on the mini too :S

 

[perpetua]

Couldn't you ask them to mark it as a "Gift" ?

I've heard this tactic mentioned on a different UK based forum and it seems to be something they advocate often.

This would involve provape marking it down as "Gift" though, and they may not do that.

Unfortunately that counts as knowingly conspiring to defraud HMRC, a criminal offence in this country.

And if a UK based forum is advocating such a tactic on an open forum, it's very silly and not a little stupid IMHO.


There's no easy answer I'm afraid Geo . . . it's either waiting for Enjuice to get them back in stock
or biting the bullet and ordering from the US . . . if you did get hit with extra charges, I can only
tell you that they would be worth every penny, no matter how galling it is to pay them.

 

[rolygate]

The problem for US suppliers is if they mark the package incorrectly, either with regard to the contents or its value, then they have two problems:

- If the package is confiscated they lose everything

- If there is any kind of problem, of a more normal kind, again they are unlikely to be able to get their money back

 

[geogeeekgirl]

thanks guys, i would never ask them to mark the package incorrectly as it is not worth the risk, i htink i have given up on the idea of buying one from the states now

 

[Dj.p]

I got one direct from Provape this week. Along with the battery extender and 1 battery.
On the form the goods were listed as an Electronic Flashlight
Values stated were $89.95 with $38 shipping.
The Charges I had to pay were £16.14 for import VAT (not too bad)
£13.50 Clearance Fee to Parcel Farce (What a rip off)
But all in all £29.64 was not too bad to pay and it arrived with me in 6 working days from order which I thought was great service.
I don't know if this changes your mind at all but I thought I would share my experience with you.

 

[geogeeekgirl]

I got one direct from Provape this week. Along with the battery extender and 1 battery.
On the form the goods were listed as an Electronic Flashlight
Values stated were $89.95 with $38 shipping.
The Charges I had to pay were £16.14 for import VAT (not too bad)
£13.50 Clearance Fee to Parcel Farce (What a rip off)
But all in all £29.64 was not too bad to pay and it arrived with me in 6 working days from order which I thought was great service.
I don't know if this changes your mind at all but I thought I would share my experience with you.

lol yep that is a gd deal but i am now not sure if i like the one button menu access. Is it pfaffy?

 

[Dj.p]

lol yep that is a gd deal but i am now not sure if i like the one button menu access. Is it pfaffy?

No not at all, seems like it to begin with but by the end of the 1st day it is like 2nd nature

 

[geogeeekgirl]

lol stop tempting me hehehe nah i think i will see how a get on with the lavatube mini and see from there