You mean VAT, you won't know that until the parcel is delivered, you may have to pay upon arrival of the parcel or you may be lucky and get away with it!
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iPad EU News (Abandon all hope, ye who enter here..) ("Are you nuts?!" - Steve)
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You mean VAT, you won't know that until the parcel is delivered, you may have to pay upon arrival of the parcel or you may be lucky and get away with it!
Duty is charged when the package enters the UK, not leaves the US. Expect 17.5% VAT to be charged.
Orange have just announced that they are introducing iPad Price Plans:
Orange iPad Plans Press Release
Still can't believe we have to wait until May though
Orange iPad Plans Press Release
Still can't believe we have to wait until May though
I'm not sure that's right (if I've read the comments correctly). I've been buying from both UK and US stores - I log out of my account, sign back in with whichever country's account I want to buy with, search for the app, buy it and regardless of country of origin, all the apps I buy sit in iTunes. I just check the boxes of the ones I wish to put on my iPad when I connect up.
When I want to sync my iphone, I plug it in and sync it same as always.
I've also bought from both stores actually on the iPad....
Thanks, it's so confusing - so much conflicting info. I think my brain needs a rest from all things iPad!
Depends on the sales tax where they live and how much they want to charge you for their time.
Depends on the sales tax where they live and how much they want to charge you for their time.
TX tax and charging me nothing for their time?
For anyone potentially confused by this post, it's still late May, incase you think the "changed to Coming Late April" means it's went back.
Okay I've crumbled too. Currently signing up to "Borderlinx" so I can order a 3G 32gb from Apple US Store. I'm not worried about 3G compatability because I am moving to Canada later in summer (part of reason I want 3G, it will be one of my tools for keeping in contact with home).
Seems to work out at just over £610 for express delivery for that model, I'll be surprised if official UK price is much more than £10-30 less than that.
Can anyone offer advice on reliability of "borderlinx"?
Seems to work out at just over £610 for express delivery for that model, I'll be surprised if official UK price is much more than £10-30 less than that.
Can anyone offer advice on reliability of "borderlinx"?
My wife bought the 32GB model at www.intlo.com, today.
They have all wifi models in stock. The delivery is within 48 hours.
Prepaid customs available.
She payed 708 euros (625 pounds), shipping costs and customs included.
They have all wifi models in stock. The delivery is within 48 hours.
Prepaid customs available.
She payed 708 euros (625 pounds), shipping costs and customs included.
TX tax and charging me nothing for their time?
I'd at least get them some corn dog vouchers.
don't parcelforce charge vat at International Hub like from the example below before transferring to national hub?
20-05-2009 13:51 International Hub RELEASED WITH CHARGES
19-05-2009 19:08 International Hub AWAITING CUSTOMS CHARGING
19-05-2009 19:08 International Hub AWAITING CUSTOMS CHARGES
19-05-2009 19:06 International Hub Arrived in destination country
19-05-2009 08:07 Heathrow Airport Arrived at destination country
17-05-2009 19:41 Delivery Agent - LOS ANGELES AMU Left origin country
16-05-2009 08:55 Delivery Agent - UNITED STATES AMERICA Collected from custome
Hope I am lucky! Cos the the shipped insure it for $60 only on the declaration.
Just thought I would let some of you know a few things about the wifi iPad in the uk. Mine arrived yesterday and it's great. The ipad works with uk iTunes fine and uk itunes loads on the device itself. The app store on the device is not available at the moment as the iPad store has not launched but once it has in the uk the link will work on the iPad to the uk store. The same applys to the bookstore it currently says not launched in your country or something but once it has it will be fully working.
Hope his helps.
Hope his helps.
Thank you! That's a lot of great info! But I'm not sure what you mean when you say that pay as you go works but 3 will unlock it for you?
Fantastic. I have someone coming in from the US and he might bring me a 32GB model, and is charging at cost - around £410. Im so chuffed
I wonder if we've actually brought it on ourselves???
Like so many others, I'm tempted to just ask a friend to bring one over for me. I guess this will be cheaper than the UK price anyway? Or not necessarily? He is coming over in a few weeks. Anyway, going back to my thread title, I wonder if because so many of us are importing using Bundlebox or ebay etc whether we have pushed the U.S. sales up beyond all expectations and they haven't sussed out the huge leakage out of the country? LOL. I wonder if we'd all just sat in the UK and waited whether we could indeed have had them at the end of April? I wonder if when they go on sale in the UK their sales will be hugely lower than they expect cos they sold them all from America?
Ah well, either way, I don't suppose they're fussed, they've got our money anyway. But it is sooooo annoying having to wait another month.
Like so many others, I'm tempted to just ask a friend to bring one over for me. I guess this will be cheaper than the UK price anyway? Or not necessarily? He is coming over in a few weeks. Anyway, going back to my thread title, I wonder if because so many of us are importing using Bundlebox or ebay etc whether we have pushed the U.S. sales up beyond all expectations and they haven't sussed out the huge leakage out of the country? LOL. I wonder if we'd all just sat in the UK and waited whether we could indeed have had them at the end of April? I wonder if when they go on sale in the UK their sales will be hugely lower than they expect cos they sold them all from America?
Ah well, either way, I don't suppose they're fussed, they've got our money anyway. But it is sooooo annoying having to wait another month.
I would wager it is most likely to be cheaper than buying here, provided your friend doesnt want any more cash for his trouble. Apple dropped the ball on this one, forcing us all to find our own instead of simply selling them here.
Jonny, am trying to hold off buying and wait till end of May, but for £590 for the 64GB its so so tempting....
Estimated charges to United Kingdom
USD GBP
Duty $ 0.00 GBP 0.00
Taxes $ 130.37 GBP 87.95
Shipping (1.50 kg) $ 46.00 GBP 31.03
Total shipping charges $ 176.37 GBP 118.99
Plus original product value $ 699.00 GBP 471.59
Total cost $ 875.37 GBP 590.59
Good link FMP...
just got a price of £604 for the 64GB including shipping and duty paid... I think this will make me buy it... its not going to be much more/less than this when it comes out... Plus we can take it back to any UK apple store as soon as it has been released in the UK (apple confirmed this on the phone to me this morning)
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