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buying abroad
How can they prove you didn't take it with you on the outbound journey? The onus may be on you to prove that you did. "Getting your things back You can write to HMRC asking for the return of your things even if you agree they were seized legally. This process is called restoration. When writing...
Posted by bforbes on 07/12/2013 - 20:18
buying abroad
Can someone explain the procedure/pitfalls of going somewhere cheap like USA or (you tell me), buying something, throwing away the packaging, using it on your hols and just bringing it home? Or maybe getting someone who lives there to bring it back next time they come home to their family? You have...
Posted by giofi on 07/12/2013 - 22:41
buying abroad
A friend bought a Bigma in the US. He didn't declare it on his return, and when it needed work doing to it, outside the warranty, Sigma came back to him and asked for a copy of the customs receipt. Not having one they returned the lens to him and refused to deal with it. He suggested to them he i...
Posted by Gwyn on 07/12/2013 - 23:08
buying abroad
Import duty and taxes...are they payable on used items? I'm just thinking that if you went on a fortnights holiday to a place that sold photo gear cheaper than UK and bought something upon arrival, then took a few thousand photos with it...when you go back to UK it is essentially a used item not a n...
Posted by 1stEverPentax on 07/12/2013 - 23:39
buying abroad
I believe even genuine used equipment is sudject to duty,VAT,etc from outside EU Yep, new - old makes no difference, you still import goods and have to pay duty/VAT! I sent an old camera abroad for repair and got stung when it came back. I had to prove I sent it abroad and was only getting it re...
Posted by doingthebobs on 08/12/2013 - 00:04
buying abroad
Import duty and taxes...are they payable on used items? I'm just thinking that if you went on a fortnights holiday to a place that sold photo gear cheaper than UK and bought something upon arrival, then took a few thousand photos with it...when you go back to UK it is essentially a used item not a n...
Posted by steven9761 on 08/12/2013 - 11:40
buying abroad
I came back in from a shopping trip to New York and the Customs folk were not there at all ! I have to admit I was glad about that :)
Posted by techno-terminator on 08/12/2013 - 17:34
What a Numpty
Well Glasgow-Kyoto and back in 6 days was different - it's about a 20,000km round trip with a 9 hour time difference. I borrowed a K200 and 18-55mm lens from my son in law. To be honest the cost of camera equipment there is not much less even including the 5% tax back. That is unless you're buying a...
Posted by jamieallan on 15/12/2013 - 13:17
Posting Lithium Batteries
Coming back from Krakow they checked the batteries were individually packed and sealed
Posted by bforbes on 09/12/2013 - 22:24
Posting Lithium Batteries
I just sent my mobile phone with battery back to Virgin with their supplied plastic bag which was prepaid to send with Royal Mail. It had a big label on it which said "Care - Contains Li-ion battery" and Royal Mail were obviously happy with that.
Posted by dcweather on 12/12/2013 - 11:08
Hilarious.....
I'd have thought that 3rd-party batteries manufactured under licence would have been okay, so I think in this instance, Nikon have cocked-up with this update, so they will be working on an update for the update, so to speak. Perhaps the future of batteries lies in "chipping" the battery in the sa...
Posted by steven9761 on 09/12/2013 - 20:01
Hilarious.....
they are probably made in the same factory anyway. The problem with this as logic is that we don't actually know that. For all we know some batteries might be made in highly dangerous back-street operations and leaked :roll: into the market. Some might even be copies of the real thing, but not to th...
Posted by johnriley on 13/12/2013 - 08:41
a very Merry Christmas to you all
There seem to be two 'Norths' in England. There's the Lancashire and Yorkshire 'North' and the Cumbria/Durham/Northumberland North. However we true Northerners seem to accept most parts of North Yorkshire, such as Whitby/Richmond/Northallerton etc as part of our North East. The Yorkshire and Lan...
Posted by davidtrout on 20/12/2013 - 10:15
watch out with your Rocket blower!
Typical airport security!! They go from one extreme to another. I can recall an incident in early 1989 I had to hand-carry a set of urgent documents to Paris when I worked for TNT Skypak (as it was known then). As it was an extremely time-sensitive delivery, I was still in my overalls (I was an ops ...
Posted by steven9761 on 18/12/2013 - 23:20
watch out with your Rocket blower!
While at work I have had nail clippers, sunblock, lens cleaning spray and a metal comb (back in the days when I had hair) removed from my hand-luggage on different occasions. Pointing out that I have free access to an axe, various controlled drugs (in the aircraft medical kit) and 80 tons of fuel co...
Posted by aliengrove on 20/12/2013 - 17:16
SRS deals
What do you have to trade-in to get £200 back? I think my son got £225 for a K20D body p/x for a K3 body.
Posted by wvbarnes on 19/12/2013 - 19:35
SRS deals
What do you have to trade-in to get £200 back? I think my son got £225 for a K20D body p/x for a K3 body. But i guess that must have been before the £200 offer? I assume that means £200 above the normal trade-in value.
Posted by giofi on 19/12/2013 - 20:41
SRS deals
Is there still not time left to take advantage of Double Cash Back? Quote: Some specials for the day... Double cashback is back - this finishes on the 23rd December. Use the discount code shown on each product on the website to get the reduction at checkout.
Posted by AlJones2402 on 21/12/2013 - 00:29
