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Yes, sorry about that, our online store is very basic in its functionality.....it's not that we can't be arsed, it's that it won't automate properly. We therefore set postage overseas at a blanket £100 for all items to discourage overseas purchases until we can set it up properly.Fux wrote:I suppose the biggest dissadvantage of living outside the EU, is the fact that very few dealers (especialy uk based, the Germans are ok), can be arsed deducting vat.
Norwegian VAT is 25%, so If I press buy on the scootererotica website, I have to pay 8% in toll, + 25% VAT on both the product AND postage.
So it works out like this.
£390 for crank,
£25 toll handeling charges
£97,50 VAT
£39 toll
=£551,50 !
The money is one thing.... I bought a seat from Gori 5 weeks ago and the customs have still not sent it on because of missing documents. Normaly I would phone them (the customs folks) and sort it but as Gori are not answering my emails, I havn`t got a tracking number to go by, so it will sit there until Gori send them the right papers, or it goes too long and they bin/auction it off and i sit here £300 out of pocket.
