BH Photo -do you get caught for custom charges?

homerun_homer

I was thinking of ordering something from the B&H in the US but am wondering is there any point if I'll get charged a sum for Custom charge.
Anyone know if I'd get screwed over <<snip>>?

AnCatDubh

if you do a search with the words customs in the arts->photography category you will find lots of discussion on the subject of customs.

Irish law is clear. Purchasing something from outside of the EU means that you are liable to pay customs / import duty.

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FX Meister

I think they ship either UPS or Fed Ex, UPS will auto pay the charges and then make you pay them when they deliver.. Fed Ex do the same but send a bill for you to pay later.

Borderfox

Its actually VAT that you pay and as said above UPS will look for payment before releasing the goods.

kmick

Yes you will. It adds VAT, Customs Charges and some other tax if I remember rightly.

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dr strangelove

Yeah, i get hit every single time.
These days though, i tend to wait until the g/f goes to New York on shopping expeditions in November to buy lenses and stuff (and, oh! it's conveniently right in the middle of christmas present buying season, hehehehe)

CabanSail

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Cabaal

Basically by law you have to pay the charges, you may get charged you may not but at the end of the day its breaking the law to try and avoid it or lie to customs.