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Originally Posted by comaamen86
what is the deal with import fees, i ordered walking dead ce and on basic shipping there was none but faster shipping they wanted 9pound am i still liable to get an import bill?
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This import tax deposit is in place as Amazon is trying to save us the hassle of the package being with held via customs thus causing delays until you paid them the dreaded import VAT/tax which is I think 20% of the original value.
This only applies to products outside the EU bought from over the net though but there is a certain limit which I can't remember but it's pretty petty. I think it depends on who ships it on Amazon.com, like I don't have import fee deposit on the Avengers Box set but this I do. Although I'm unsure of the real reason behind this, maybe these is shipped from a warehouse within the EU or maybe a different product.
I am going to cancel as well for the time being just because the US is pumping billions into the economy to kick start job creation and stuff every month and making interest rates low as hell (as close to zero I believe) and as a result making the US$ weak. This is a big plus as the dollar to a pound is decreasing which makes importing alot less expensive. It was like 0.64p to 1 USD before, today it's like 0.6176p to a dollar and dropping =D
As an example using a before and after rate, I believe after everything this amounts to 195USD.
Before - ~0.64p to $ = 0.64 * 195 = £124.80
Now - 0.6176p to $ = 0.6176 * 195 = £120.43
Back in the day before the recession, I believe the lowest rate I seen was 0.47p to $, that is like £91.65 for this!