dickandjill Posted April 10, 2011 Posted April 10, 2011 I am just finishing off a EB3 style bass build and I am thinking of buying a Hipshot Supertone bridge from the US as in the UK it seems one would cost me £125 I can get one for around £70 from Guitar parts Resource including delivery. How much duty would be payable on this? I presume VAT at 20% Import duty? Customs charge? Also where in the uk can I buy the threaded inserts for fitting to the body ? Or would it be possible to fix the bridge with large stainless self tapping screws? Thanks Richard Quote
Delberthot Posted April 10, 2011 Posted April 10, 2011 Its quite a small package compared to a guitar so there's a good chance it will slip through undetected. As for the threaded inserts, Neepheid is building a headless Thunderbird so he may still have the inserts from that Quote
Noisyjon Posted April 10, 2011 Posted April 10, 2011 I think the rule of thumb is: Total (item cost + shipping) plus 25%. This will be roughly the extra cost to you. Also try [email protected] for a quote. He done me a good deal, that no one else could get near, on some Hipshot tuners not so long ago. Regards, Jon Quote
dickandjill Posted April 11, 2011 Author Posted April 11, 2011 Thanks for the replies I've just ordered one from Guitar Parts Resource and can get M8 threaded inserts on ebay easily enough Cheers Richard Quote
kerley Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 Recently purchased som Hipshot superlight tuners and an A type bridge from US and both were sent with a $25 total listed on the customs form so I didn't pay an extra penny. I have a feeling you may be lucky if you get my drift... Quote
BigRedX Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 [quote name='kerley' post='1196965' date='Apr 12 2011, 04:04 PM']Recently purchased som Hipshot superlight tuners and an A type bridge from US and both were sent with a $25 total listed on the customs form so I didn't pay an extra penny. I have a feeling you may be lucky if you get my drift...[/quote] Which is fine until your package gets lost in the post and you can only claim $25 on the insurance. You have to weigh up whether you are prepared to pay a little extra to HMRC or risk losing nearly everything if there's a problem with the delivery. Quote
kerley Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 [quote name='BigRedX' post='1197013' date='Apr 12 2011, 04:47 PM']Which is fine until your package gets lost in the post and you can only claim $25 on the insurance. You have to weigh up whether you are prepared to pay a little extra to HMRC or risk losing nearly everything if there's a problem with the delivery.[/quote] Why would I be claiming on insurance, I am the buyer? If the item is lost in the post then the seller will be refunding me and then claiming the loss from the courier. So that is the sellers risk/loss. An even bigger risk is that they get caught for doing it as there are some hefty fines in the US for this. I did not ask them to do it and have no personal risk in them doing it but just pointed out that it was a nice thing for them to do and I would happily use them again in the future. Quote
Fozza Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 I've just received a Hipshot Supertone I ordered from GPS through their E-bay store and they've done the same with me - valued the goods at $25. Very happy with it. If our own Chancellor can avoid paying tax on his trust fund, I have no qualms about stuffing the VATman. All power to GPS! Quote
Fozza Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Sorry, I meant GPR not GPS. Left my brain at home as I don't need it for work! Quote
dickandjill Posted April 14, 2011 Author Posted April 14, 2011 Thats good Hope thats what they mark mine as too Quote
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