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Originally Posted by thomj316
Ive just received some Tamiya 502's this morning along with spares from HK, it went through Coventry and they charged me just the VAT @ 17.5% on the total (No import duty 4.3%) then Parcel force put their usual £12.50 handling charges on top.
Youll be very lucky to have something come through customs these days without getting hit if its worth more than $100 on the box.
But fear not chaps, there will be a new online Tamiya store opening in January which will be stocking all the kits and spares in the UK at those nice HK prices. More to follow..........
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Did you pay for additional insurance, as the seller will then put the actual price on the parcel. Hence why you got hit with extra charges. Yes sellers should always put the actual amount on the parcel, but most underdeclare.