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using the Amazon ap, item I'm looking at states prime, about £50 than other UK sites. click through and it says fulfilled by Amazon.com, delivery by Thurs. so do you pay import on this or not? I've not noticed clicking on a prime item and being taken to a .com item before. given it's delivered in a couple days sounds like it is in Europe so I should be ok?
I ordered a snow peak solo cook set from amazon.com (but through .co.uk) and it added about £8 for import fees and taxes (on just under £50 iirc).
Was reasonably speedy too, just over a week I think...
so did it tell you it was adding the fees at check out?
Yeah, well sort of, it added an ‘allowance’ for fees and duty and was called a ‘deposit’ (which they say will be refunded if actual cost is less...). I think is was less than the amount but i can’t be sure....
If you are logged in on the .com website it knows where you are from and gives a value for shipping and import fees deposit next to the price ( you can click next to it to break it down). As metalheart says it's an estimate so if it's less you should get the difference back but i couldn't see anything in the T&Cs that said what happens if its more. For a £35 watch they charged me £3.46 shipping and £6.07 import fees which is still way cheaper than buying it from the UK!
well I ordered and it didn't add any fees and said vat was included in the price breakdown. must be an eu purchase then. fingers crossed I won't get a surprise when it arrives