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There seems to be a lot of interest in the cost of importing. This topic gives the definitive answer for a single item import from outside the EC. For the sake of example, I will use a Japanese 62 reissue P-Bass priced at Ishibashi at 42,400 yen plus 16,000 yen shipping. The formula applies to imports from the US also:

Cost of item: 42,400
plus
Cost of shipping: 16,000
= 58,400
converted at Monday's exchange rate ( 0.00498943 )= £291.38
plus
3.9% import duty = £302.74
plus
17.5% VAT = £355.73
plus
customs clearance charge - Parcelforce=£13.50, DHL=£20

So the landed cost of this example is £369.32 or £375.73 depending on the courier used.


Ishibashi in english ISHIBASHI [url="http://www.excite.co.jp/world/english/web/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ishibashi%2Dmusic.com%2F&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=2"]http://www.excite.co.jp/world/english/web/...EN&wb_dis=2[/url]

I highly recommend IshiBashi. Fast insured deliveries too and much cheaper than buying the 'non export' versions in the UK

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I did.. and I'm just a bass player, so.. yes.. yes it is! I will eventually copy all of the info over, but I'm lacking Mod rights at the moment.

Read this for now.. [url="http://basstalk.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2804"]http://basstalk.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2804[/url]

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[url="http://www.excite.co.jp/world/english/web/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.excite.co.jp%2Fworld%2Fenglish%2Fweb%2Fbody%3Fwb_url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ishibashi.co.jp%252F%26wb_lp%3DJAEN%26wb_dis%3D2&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=2"]http://www.excite.co.jp/world/english/web/...EN&wb_dis=2[/url]

just click on stuff untill you see what you like :)

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I bought a P-bass 57 reissue with American pick ups from Ishibashi - as Dood says they were great - I just emailed them with an enquiry - they replied quickly - directed me to a secure site to pay and the bass turned up about 5 days later - really pleased with it and the whole thing was simple and relatively cheap

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I imported two Laklands from Bass Central in Florida. Very easy and shipped UPS it cleared customes like a dream with no dreaded (this is very unusual). They worked out £1500 for the pair shipped to my door including proper hard cases.

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Where was that post from the guy whose tone pot had the cap missing? Luckily he could walk it back to the shop. I can't see he posting it back to the far east. Things do go wrong. Mics and electronics I can live, with but I wouldn't want to risk something as subjective as a musical instrument to a vendor 10,000 miles away.

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Hope this is of help for you all

HM Revenue and Customs Exchange Rates 2007



[url="http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageVAT_RatesCodesTools&columns=1&id=ERATES_2007"]http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalW...;id=ERATES_2007[/url]

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I have no idea where I am supposed to be looking to actually browse what they have in!

Everytime I click on something which I think might take me somewhere useful, the translation loading thing comes up, it says something in English and then just totally stops!

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I do like the look of this.

The tone cooking stove is expanded to the sound that adopts the ash material for the body, and tightens.
Fender U.S.A . '75 jazz base equipped with picking up.


Color : Natural


< main specification > Body Ash
Neck Maple, Oval Shape, 432mm Scale
Fretboard Maple One Piece or Rosewood, 184R
Frets 20, Vintage Style
Nut Width 38mm
Pickups J-Bass Vintage (U.S.A.) x2
Control&Switch 2 Vol, 1 Tone
Bridge Vintage
Machine Heads Regular Type
Hardware Chrome
Pickguard 3-Ply White (NAT) or 3-Ply Black (3TS)

< pick guard of body color and standard equipment >

Body color Maple fingerplate model Rosewood fingerplate model
3TS White 3 Ply Three black plies
NAT White 3 Ply Three black plies
LAS White 3 Ply White 3 Ply
OWB Three Beccou handle plies Three Beccou handle plies
BLK White 3 Ply Three black plies
VWH White 3 Ply Three black plies


JB75-100US
Manufacturer suggested retail price \105,000 (List Price 105,000yen)
Sales including tax price \84,000
Main body sales price \80,000
(w/5%tax 84,000yen / WebShop Price 80,000yen)


Oh yes whats a "tone cooking stove "

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