Megajolt - customs charge
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Hi all

Got a nice present in the post today and for anyone worried about customs charges, there isn't any!





Paul

Awesome,its down to the value set by the place you got it from??

From the printout, it looks like it's saying the total cost was $51.03, meaning about £32.52

Was it that price, or was it just put down as that price to avoid the extra custom charges

If that was the price you paid, please give me more details as I need one

Where did you order it from?
Do they have a website?
Phone number?
Method of payment?
What was include in the box?
etc
etc

Edited by ntm1275 on 26th Jan, 2012.

where did you order this from... i need to buy megajolt and am unsure what to do. autosport labs or tirgger wheels

From what I know, it's the value on the customs declaration (image 2) uk customs look at to determine wether to charge the buyer.

I bought direct from autosportslabs website, ordered the normal way through PayPal. The white box (megajolt box) was in a slightly larger box with packing peanuts and the shift light I decided to get.

I've heard sending higher value items as a gift is one way of getting around the customs charges, but I've never tried this myself.

Tracking info


Shipment Activity        Location                               Date & Time
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Delivered                GREAT BRITAIN                          01/26/12 12:35pm

Arrival at Post Office   GREAT BRITAIN                          01/26/12  1:03am

Customs clearance        GREAT BRITAIN                          01/25/12 12:14pm
processing complete

Customs Clearance        GREAT BRITAIN                          01/24/12  9:29pm

Processed Through Sort   GREAT BRITAIN                          01/24/12  9:28pm
Facility

Processed Through Sort   ISC SAN FRANCISCO (USPS)               01/23/12 12:48am
Facility

Arrived at Sort          ISC SAN FRANCISCO (USPS)               01/23/12 12:47am
Facility

Processed through USPS   KENT WA 98032                          01/20/12  8:54pm
Sort Facility

Dispatched to Sort       LYNNWOOD WA 98036                      01/20/12  6:32pm
Facility

Acceptance               LYNNWOOD WA 98036                      01/20/12 11:18am

Electronic Shipping                                             01/20/12
Info Received

As said it's down to a false custom declaration (unless it only cost $23 for the contents and $28 postage - I can believe the $28 postage but not the $23 cost).

It may have been a genuine mistake by the seller ie, they only stated the smaller item value instead of the total order if the order included more than one item but none of the reputable sellers in the USA will make false declarations as they would be prosecuted if caught.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

so safer just paying trigger wheels

When I ordered the water pumps for me and matty they arrived with no customs charge.

A few weeks later a letter arrived saying I owed them money, "bugger this i thought".

A few weeks passed and a reminder arrived, I forgot to take it away with me, and the next weekend a court order was waiting for me at home!

This is true - 9/10 things you buy from china on ebay are marked as a gift.

Whether the incorrect value of the item was an accident or on purpose, putting it on an online forum and talking about how you didn't pay any import tax cannot be a good idea. I would be keeping this info to myself personally.

fuck it ill order from autosport labs and even if i do get custom charges it will still prbs be cheaper than trigger wheels

I've found customs charges to be a little hit and miss.

Don't the customs just charge you vat on top of the cost paid for the item?

one day boost will be mine!

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

they charge 20% VAT on items above ( i think £50) and they may ALSO charge duty on electronic goods etc... have a read on the website. theres a full page on it

I have just got my megajolt. No tax. No VAT. All you have to do is get an address outside the EC.
Mine is in Afghanistan.

I would like to offer you to ship to my address but i think double shipping will be the same as the tax.

If i have more toys than you when i die, I WIN

Hi Guys,
Ordered my MJ from Autosport Labs over 3 weeks ago. Got a bill this morning for £42 GBP import duty tax to pay before it will be dispatched to my home.
I know that it is fair that import tax has to be paid, and I am happy to pay it, but I just wanted to highlight to other TM members thinking of ordering from America, to be fully aware that there could be some hidden costs as shown. Some people have managed to receive things from Autosport labs with no charge, but I wasnt so lucky. Also, nearly 4 weeks since ordering (largely down to the customs clearance) is a long time, seeing as I ordered some other parts from the states that arrived in 4 days.
Still quite a good deal all in all though and would recommend Autosport Labs, but just be aware of the possible extra costs.

Edited by Billus89 on 17th May, 2012.