I'm building my own computer & I'm thinking of buying my CPU from America, I've tried looking up to see if there will be charges for importing but it's all very confusing. It will save me around £40 if I buy & thats with shipping included, does anyone know if I will be charged? TIA
If you buy it direct from a US company they'll hold it hostage until you pay tax, if you know someone over there though who can buy on your behalf you can have it sent as a gift for nowt but postage. What CPU you going for out of interest? Might be worth waiting a couple more weeks for Ryzen 3000 to launch - massive improvements at same price.
Looks like you'd end up paying VAT at 20% on it, but no import duties for a CPU. https://www.simplyduty.com/import-calculator/
3000 series doubles the core count to 16 on top tier SKUs and delivers 15-20% IPC improvement, definitely worth the wait. Compatible with existing AM4 boards as well but best with x470 or x570 (which supports PCIe 4.0)
Jealous of your potential new machine. I'm still running a dual core here and it's killing me but I'm a pauper
Depends on how you have it delivered. I've ordered stuff from America before (camera gear) and it came TNT/DHL and didn't go near the Post Office.
Good point. I mainly get records delivered & they come via the US mail system. Worth considering stuff like this @thetykester though... it all adds up on shipping from the US.
I would recommend asking the vendor to send it via the official US Postal Service, they have an agreement with Royal Mail...I can't just remember the details offhand but I had something sent and it came with UPS, and they stung me with an extra handling charge.