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I am thinking of getting a new set of fox forks talas 160 or 180, they are expensive over here and seem to be able to get them quite a bit cheaper in the USA, I can get a set of fox talas 180, 2013 deliverd for £750 instead of nearly £1000 here, is there a catch I should be aware of like warrenty issues
thanks in advance
Does that include VAT and import duty?
yes
Not worth it for that kind of discount, even if import duty included.
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said yes but now im not sure
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why would it not be worth it ?
do you think there would be warrenty issues, if i saved 100 quid its better than nothing unless there are diffrent in some way
why would it not be worth it ?
Risk of warranty issues is medium to high (relatively) on forks.
I've had to send one back to the US before and the seller was kind enough to pay my postage, but I doubt many would be.
Would you be paying US RRP?
Do you think that there [i]won't[/i] be warr[b]A[/b]nty issues?
You WILL get stung one way or the other for VAT and import duty, whether it's directly from HMRC or through the carrier. Not worth it. End of.
I can't see how you think the price includes import duty? It looks to me that you're going to pay as much as you would over here (especially if you paid the full asking price)!
Where on earth did you get the idea that included duty & VAT? It even says on there: "International items may be subject to customs processing and additional charges."
You'll pay 4.7% duty IIRC and 20% VAT on that for a total of ~£950 - not such a bargain now is it?
Someone on here got billed iirc a couple or three weeks ago after importing a [s]bargain[/s]resonably price bike part. Turns out that with Tax and Import Duty it was hardly cheaper than the cheapest scourced UK seller, it is however going to be a royal pita to get any kind of warranty sorted with ease as you'd have to return it to the US of A at your own cost to start with.
I'd leave alone and pay the extra £100 or so to a UK seller/shop
Carl