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Buying an amp from the States

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  • 24-06-2003 5:01pm
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    pclancy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,939 ✭✭✭


    Does anyone know if i buy an amp from the us on music123.com and get it sent over here will i have to pay any kind of customs or tax or anything on it? I know they'll ship it here but ive never bought something so expensive over the net ($1200) and was wondering does bertie screw you in some way for doing it.

    Cheers.


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    #2
    rob1891
    Registered Users Posts: 1,038 ✭✭✭rob1891


    You will have to pay customs tax on it when it arrives. Someone mentioned 21% in a previous thread (buying guitar from us/eu). Can't remember how much I had to pay, but it probably was that.

    rob

    edit: and it aint bertie screwing you this time. it's delivery companies collecting the tax on behalf of the US, just doing their job (punks!).


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    violent*sky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 91 ✭✭violent*sky


    dude the shipping on that bad boy is gonna be monstrous....the shipping for my guitar was $117 so i dont wanna think about haw much an amp would be...and then theres 21% customs tax when it gets here!!!
    let me know how you get on with it if you go ahead with it will ya!!! cheers man...C


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    bombidol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭bombidol


    also youll have to fork out for a stepdown adaptor for the volatge issues. check out how much its all going to cost and if its under a 100E less than buying it here. than just get it here instead. its worth the hassle for over 100E in savings


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    Morello
    Closed Accounts Posts: 389 ✭✭Morello


    As far as I know.....

    1) You're liable for 21% Irish VAT + custom duties. They won't be charged on your credit card but you'll get a customs bill shortly after receiving the goods

    2) Music123 do not ship some products (E.G. Fender/Gibson) to Europe. That's what I was told when I enquired about a Fender.

    3) Shipping costs will be high

    4) You must buy an adaptor

    Did you try www.thomann.de ? Shipping from Germany is just €21, I bought a lot of stuff there and never had problems

    A.


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