Ordering from the USA(value for money?)

Has anyone ordered anything from the USA before?

Is it easy to do and whats involved with customs and import tax etc??

i bought a gel seat off ebay in USA. not worth it, cost a small fortune in the end.

Depends. I have not as yet had to pay tax but many have. Depends on exchange rate vs total cost incl duty etc should you get stung. At the mo (or it was) ok due to the good rate for things you otherwise couldnt get, i.e. incl shipping and pos tax they come out uk-ish prices. I got a $70 shift lever for about £37, would never have got one otherwise. Beware what you buy is UK compatible tho, gps etc.

About a month ago I ordered some motosliders and they were here within two weeks... Didn't get stung by the VAT man either

I bought a brand new carbon fibre hugger for my 749 from the US it was only £55 instead of the £100-£150 that they are over here. I never had any problems with VAT or customs.

[northwind]

Lynw knows everything about this I just know that sometimes it works out free, and sometimes I get murdered for tax... So make sure it's cheap...

I think it depends on the item and how it's declared as to weather you get done by the tax man, i know electronic items get tax'd, i've brought 2 items from the US, 1 was the speedo converter for the GSXR front end which was over $40 so i got tax'd the other was a 5 function display and because it was under the $40 i didn't get charged

[Stu]

Originally Posted by svrash

I think it depends on the item and how it's declared as to weather you get done by the tax man, i know electronic items get tax'd, i've brought 2 items from the US, 1 was the speedo converter for the GSXR front end which was over $40 so i got tax'd the other was a 5 function display and because it was under the $40 i didn't get charged

It purely depends on declared value and if it's marked a s a gift or not.
Up to £18 or up to £36 for gifts which is about $35 or $70 so ask if they will mark it as a gift and ask if thy can keep the declared value below $70 (Don't tell Lyn I said so )
And remember Parcelforce add almost £15 if there is a customs charge to pay

[northwind]

Yep... But remember that if it's lost in the mail and you've put a false value on it, that's what you get back, so you do need to be cautious with it. It's the charges at this end that make it such a killer though, the system's almsot designed to make you lie. No fun.