RedFox89 Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 Hi guys! Now following this post anyone can tell me I'm a fool or what not but just wanted to see if anyone has got an idea of what I want to know: Basically I would like to get a box set of mid caps and have dug around the net and (most) sites/people have recommended MAG mid caps - but can I find any in stock in the UK??? Nope. Ehobbyasia have the ones I want in stock however I need to know if I'm going to be paying import tax on top of what I pay for at ehobbyasia: 8 x MAG 130rd mid caps = $42.00 Standard delivery to UK = $26.00 (£40.05 currently, product+delivery) Import tax = ??? Comparable price if in stock: Patrol base for same product: £52.99 So yeah if we had stock over here it would be brill but hey ho. Any help/advice or sarcastic comments welcome!
Supporters jcheeseright Posted June 16, 2014 Supporters Posted June 16, 2014 you SHOULD have to pay import duty and VAT on them, but you might not have to. I've had packages stopped by customs and others waved through without a charge, but I always budget for having to pay £13 parcelforce handling fee, 20% VAT and 3-4% import duty. If you don't get charged then great... if you do then you've planned for it and all is well
Adam3088 Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 Or you could get King Arms midcaps, plastic ones are a similar price to MAG's I think, and the ones I've got seem pretty decent. All feed nicely.
jay83 Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 I brought from there a PEQ and light combo, was about £60 with 3-5 day delivery, took 8days coz of customs ended up picking it up from parcel force so my time and my petrol and had to pay £11 VAT that i dont mind but also had to pay Parcel Forces fee £14 or something so ended up paying £25 extra on top. Ouch
RedFox89 Posted June 17, 2014 Author Posted June 17, 2014 Hmmm maybe I should stick to UK/Europe lol. Does anyone have any experience with ASG mid cap mags? I see they are on a few websites for a box set of 10 for around £45.
Mike636 Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 It depends ASG tend to rebrand things so who knows who actually made them, get the MAG ones from PB. Mine are at least 6 years old and still going pretty strong! Airsoft_Mr B 1
RedFox89 Posted June 18, 2014 Author Posted June 18, 2014 Haha we wouldn't have this conversation if they were in stock! I have seen they are in on Red Wolf Airsoft though so just got to get funds together for them lol, £54.50 they are. Thanks for the help though guys, it's appreciated.
Airsoft_Mr B Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 I'm looking at buying a lot of magazines from eHobby Asia and RSOV. I'd say you're fine at the price you are paying. As a rule I try to stick to paying under £50 in total. The reason for this is because AFAIK if 20% of the total is under £9, then you won't have to pay tax / import duty. It explains why you don't pay any extra charges on cheap things you might pay a tenner for from HK. There are MAG MP5 mid-caps I can get for £31 including shipping but to buy them from Airsoft Supply Drop would be £55! (£60 posted) A box of five King Arms magazines - £27 shipped. Metal ones - £44.
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