This seems to be...
...a hot topic - sorry about having started a new thread.
I have never tried to get a shop to change the value of goods as declared on the invoice, but I know this is a widely-used trick when bringing back stuff from a US trip. But even paying VAT and duties in Austria it was often way cheaper to order kits or electronics from the US.
I understand that it is important to support local shops, but (having run a small shop a long time ago) I also know that there is (was) a lot of profit on gear imported from the US (batteries, motors, etc.).
I don't have a problem buying a kit (such as a B4 for GBP150) here in the UK, but I have noticed that the cheapest 6-cell packs start at around GBP50 - this is much more expensive than in the US.
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