Anyone bought from South Korea?

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6,426 posts

15 years
Worcestershire

Link Posted 09/07/2015 - 21:44

I rarely buy anything from abroad, and if I do it's normally from Europe, the risks & potential extra fees (customs, taxes, etc) have always put me off - but there's a lens I'd like to add to my collection and I wondered what experiences you guys may have had from South Korea

LennyBloke

hogboy

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10 years
London

Link Posted 09/07/2015 - 22:01

I have bought a few, no issues whatsoever.

Sony A6000 plus a bunch of lenses
Sony A7ii plus loads of glass
Fuji X20

LennyBloke

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6,426 posts

15 years
Worcestershire

Link Posted 09/07/2015 - 22:07

hogboy wrote:
I have bought a few, no issues whatsoever.

Were the taxes a surprise or were they pretty much as the duty/tax calculators suggest?

LennyBloke

hogboy

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337 posts

10 years
London

Link Posted 09/07/2015 - 22:27

I don't remember getting any tbh

Sony A6000 plus a bunch of lenses
Sony A7ii plus loads of glass
Fuji X20

percy

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425 posts

13 years
Herefordshire

Link Posted 10/07/2015 - 08:34

Sites like this may help to give an idea of tax and duties to expect
https://www.dutycalculator.com/

andy_bell

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357 posts

10 years
Cambridge, UK

Link Posted 10/07/2015 - 08:36

Hi Lenny,

I managed to find an "as new FA* 400 in Seoul, the guys English was excellent, and very helpful too
the duty calculator was about a pound out, so they work OK

Took about 5 days to transit to here from there then 2 weeks in bloody customs!!!!

Andy

A few bits & Bobs

LennyBloke

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Worcestershire

Link Posted 10/07/2015 - 14:07

Thanks guys - looks like the duty calculators are pretty accurate and there aren't too many surprises

LennyBloke

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