"Serge Auckland" wrote


And don't forget 17.5% VAT on the *total* price, goods, carriage and any
duty. My understanding is that UK Customs don't bother to collect VAT on
items worth less than £ 100 ex VAT. I once got caught with a set of DVDs
from the US, the cost was £102 or thereabouts, and I got a bill for the
VAT. Duty is normally only a few percent, often zero, but some strange
items can be very high. For example, at one time a tape recorder was zero
rated whilst a tape player was 18%. All the NAB cart machines we imported
were record versions.......


Of course.... :-)

I've contacted the outfit on the link Arny posted and they've quoted 52 odd
bucks UPS Air Parcel and said that they mark all such overseas shipments at
a helpful price (about half) but I'll have to see how it stacks up - I ain't
got all the spare kit/cases Don's got and wouldn't sniff at a pair of
freebie 20' cables - I got stoked about 30 quid a go for the 10' cables I've
got...!!

(No need for pop filters either, but you never know with 'plosives' - I just
might get the job of recording a nice little local Bimbo Band...!! ;-)

Anyway, it still hangs on cashflow atm....