Re: [LUG] Touch Book

[Dan Lewis <danlewis.ltd@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes that would definitely be grey importing. This was very popular in the 80's - 90's as the price difference was so great that on could make a tidy profit even after paying all customs on the product. My father built his company Macline on this principle. How he got around the warranty problem in the beginning was simple - he provided his own and if an item came back with a fault he would simply replace and send the item back to the state to claim the warranty there. However this only worked because the profit margins were very good at the time and after a few years he transformed the company into an official importer as the profit margins weren't good enough any longer.

In any case the principle in grey market importing is that can one still turn a profit/save money after taxes and postage have been paid and will that saving still be there if you add in the cost of shipping back to the usa. If so its crazy not to do it (well unless your only saving a  couple of quid otherwise its not worth the time invested) 

Remember you can claim back VAT when you take it out of the usa as well (if you buy from VAT registered places).

In the end is it worth all the time and energy to do - i would say no unless you are to sell them and turn a profit as the time invested would not make a one off purchase worth it.

Dan :)

2009/10/9 Brad Rogers <brad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:31:51 +0100
tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello tom,

> sell 50 of them at least if they do what I think they can do but the
> company doesnt know how to get the docs together....

Selling stuff overseas is easy.  It simply requires a Customs
declaration form, which details the contents/value of the goods in the
package.  It's up to Customs at the *receiving* country as to whether or
not Excise duty and VAT are worth collecting.

Banding stuff together is more likely to attract the charges than if
individuals buy from the 'States in drib'n'drabs.  I often buy stuff
from overseas and rarely do I have to pay duty.  It almost always
happens because the supplier has sent out large numbers of packages, to
different individuals in the UK, in one batch.  This makes C&E think
that someone's trying to deliberately avoid the duty.

I'd say the company you're dealing with in USAland can't be arsed.

In any event, a product manufactured for US sale then imported over here
would count as a "grey" import.  Local dealers would probably argue
about warranty claims, should they arise.  Obviously, this is far less
likely to be an issue for books and CDs than it is DVD players, ebook
readers, and the like.

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