O/T Import duties

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  1. thetykester

    thetykester Well-Known Member

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    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
     
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    Ask them to put gift on the parcel.
     
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    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.
     
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    Ryzen 2700, may wait for 3000 in that case, cheers
     
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    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)
     
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    Cheers mate just had a good look at 3000, think al wait.
     
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    Jealous of your potential new machine. I'm still running a dual core here and it's killing me but I'm a pauper :D
     
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    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.
     
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    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.
     
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    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.
     
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    OK thanks
     
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    Did anybody else read that in gobbledygook?
    Just me then?
     
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    Computing is my life, I'm a sad tortured soul.
     
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