RSOV Order - Problems?

MagicIRL

Im putting an order for the following for myself and a friend Im just curious if any of this is going to be problematic in Customs.

[1.] Tac. Vest

[2.] Silencer

[3.] Inner Barrell

The other items are just Knee Pads, Gloves, Camo Top + Legs, Silencer Thread and Adapter.

Decoy

Don't see why there would be any issue with customs, none of these items are RIFs so should go straight through once the relevant duties are paid.

MagicIRL

Is there a limit on a purchase before it gets slapped with VAT? My purchase itself is 100 euro I think (excluding postage)

ED E

MagicIRL wrote: »

Is there a limit on a purchase before it gets slapped with VAT? My purchase itself is 100 euro I think (excluding postage)

Yeah, 22 Euro.

Also, VAT is charged on Price+Shipping. Also, if you picked UPS then you'll get charged E15 extra for VAT Handling:rolleyes:

moggser

^^^^^^ Lethal beat me too it^^^^^^^^^


anything coming from outside the EU with a value more then 22 Euro will be hit with 21%+ 6 Euro Anpost handling fee

but more then likely with the ammount your getting via weight difference Rsov will prob send it via TNT or other courier that they give you option for which they will have their charge's too

MagicIRL

So UPS will charge me even more money? Is VAT 21%?

moggser

kinda they Charge the normal 21% vat then a 13.5% handling fee of their own i know its stupid but its the way they work

kdouglas

A General rule of thumb that I follow is 25% of the total order value for customs fees/duty/vat

demonspawn

Do yourself a favor and just buy from an Irish retailer. You might think you're going to save a bundle buying from HK but the fact is after you add shipping, duty, VAT, and service charges you're savings will be minimal.

Another thing to keep in mind is that after-sales customer service in HK is virtually nonexistent. If you have a problem with your order I guarantee you'll have a hell of a time getting it sorted in any reasonable amount of time. Buy from an Irish shop and you just take it back for a replacement or refund if there's anything wrong with your purchase.

Trust me on this, I learned the hard way and will never order anything from HK again. They don't seem too worried about losing small customers but I guess they treat their wholesale customers much better.

kebn

Are these charges billed to your credit card/paypal account or are they to be paid on delivery? Only ever ordered small things from Hong Kong so I never even knew about this...

tonyj_mc

normally cash on delivery although it depends, i got stung for customs / vat by Fed-ex about 4-5 weeks after i got some t-shirts and rail cover from magpul in the us. but generally they won't give the product without getting the cash.

If it appears with anpost they generally don't have change

Dread-Lock

kebn wrote: »

Are these charges billed to your credit card/paypal account or are they to be paid on delivery? Only ever ordered small things from Hong Kong so I never even knew about this...

You have to pay the delivery guy these extra charges and if you don't have the payment then and there, your package goes bye-bye. And they'll call round to you again the next working day. Once you give them the money then they'll give you your package.

Edit: Too slow........

MagicIRL

cheers - Im just going to find my stuff over here and pick-it up - Same for my mate and his silencer and barrel. Stupid HK -.-