leschirons Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Got home from mates house today, wife said, got some good, and some bad news. Gimme the bad first. (me) Better off with the good first. (wife) Go on then (me) They phoned up and said they'll deliver your new bass on Monday. (wife) Great, can't believe it's got here so quick from the USA. The bad news? (me) It was French customs that phoned up and they want another 480 euros (wife) Bo**ocks (me) Word of warning if you're in France, there's no getting round the 19.6 TVA (VAT) C'est la vie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigthumb Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Ouch! That is painful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Ooo, that stings. Is it still cheaper even with the tax than buying it in Francoland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Wow! Your wallet has to be feeling pretty sorry for itself right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Now my arithmetic isn't good, but I deduce that you're expecting a pretty lovely bass (around €2400?) - do tell and we can share your excitement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share Posted December 7, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Buzz' post='347666' date='Dec 7 2008, 03:22 AM']Ooo, that stings. Is it still cheaper even with the tax than buying it in Francoland?[/quote] To be honest Buzz, yes by about 800 euros so can't really grumble. Apparently as it was sent via FedEx, they do all the customs papers and it's automatically submitted. It's the same with UPS so, I've been told by a dealer here that I know, the best thing is to get it sent over by a smaller private courier or the US postal service. You can still get insurance but you then only have a 50/50 chance of it being picked up for duty. I would make it clear that in no way am I encouraging anyone to try and defraud the French or UK customs. That would be awful (yeah right) leschirons P.s, the bass in question is the one on the left. Edited December 9, 2008 by leschirons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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