[Closed] Importing frame from USA cost question

It's roughly 14% duty on compete bikes, 4.5% on parts, + vat at 20% + the courier handling fee at probably £30ish.

I think you need to include shipping costs when you calculate the percentage too.

It'll still come back more than you expect!

In December 2016 I bought a frame direct from Turner bikes sale, website price $900 airfreight was $80 it arrived in 5 days & cost me a total of £866 including duty & vat.

I’m thinking of getting a custom frame built in the States. If you’ve imported a frame how much roughly did it cost to import to the UK? Mine will be about $2200

No one in the UK that can do it?

Pretty much as ginger said I think. Not bought anything from over there for a few years but was around 4% import + postage +VAT on all of that +plus a handling fee for Parcel force.

Another thing, warranty, if you have issues with your frame and have to return it you may get stung for fees again I believe.

Thanks so at least another £400...it may have to wait until I can go over there and sneak it in...😂😂🙁

https://www.gov.uk/report-smuggling

If you build it up over here in the US and ride it, you could bring it back as sports equipment, possibly, perhaps.

Imported a frame from the states earlier this year, it was $700 and cost only around £40 in duty (pretty sure customs go it wrong).

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-announces-new-approach-on-us-tariffs

https://cyclingindustry.news/update-anti-dumping-measures-on-chinese-and-us-bikes-and-e-bikes/

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-tariffs-from-1-january-2021?utm_campaign=transition_p3g&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=seg&utm_content=ala_act18&gclid=CMH4k4uIxu0CFU_CGwod08ECGQ

Hello Too Tall, how’s tricks? I could get it posted to you and you can smuggle it into the UK when you come back to stock up on pickle and tea bags....sorted... 🙂

I have known of people buying a cheap bike here, flying over with it, dumping and then bringing back a new (but ridden) bike home with them...