importing bikes? how?

HenryF · May 2007

am i being an idiot because there doesn't seem to be an obvious way to import bikes or do you just ask a bike shop ie www.stenger-bike.de to send the bike to where you live?

any replies would be nice as i really want to have a demo 7 now, despite getting a Norco Shore 1 so i might sell it.

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nicklouse · May 2007

in europe just buy one.

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harry_jones1984 · May 2007

send them an email or phone them, there won't be import duties just hefty postage

Trail_Builder · May 2007

i dont see the point of buying abroad unless you buy from the us.

you aint saving much otherwise.

its your call though

when i bought bullit and boxxers from the us i got the shop to send as a gift too to save tax

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HenryF · May 2007

i only want to buy from abroad because i cant find anywhere to buy a demo 7 in england or the uk. its a shame but theyre soooo nice.

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nicklouse · May 2007

if you want a demo 7 you WILL have to buy from out side the UK as non are being brought in.

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HenryF · May 2007

can anyone reccomend a good shop to buy from in the US. a bike i have spotted is the iron horse sunday elite 2007 but dont want the near œ4000 price tage to go with it.

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BTR · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by HenryF

can anyone reccomend a good shop to buy from in the US. a bike i have spotted is the iron horse sunday elite 2007 but dont want the near œ4000 price tage to go with it.

cheers

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The Iron Horse Sunday Elite is the most overpriced bike I've ever looked at.

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HenryF · May 2007

Its not overpriced if you can get hold of it for around œ2500

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DewyB · May 2007

If you're importing from the US you have a few things to think about.
1. VAT - you will have to pay 17.5% on top of the purchase price and postage cost combined.
2. Duty - Import duty will have to be paid at a rate of around 14%, this is calculated on the total cost of the purchanse price, postage and VAT.
3. Postage itself - not cheap if you want the bike insured etc.

I will say though, that with a little shopping around you can still save aorund 100GBP on a 800GBP bike.

BTW, when importing always phone customs before hand and get a price of the import duty for confirmation, the 14% duty is at the moment, I'm not sure how long for, so please check first and you won't get a nasty shock.

skinheadjc · May 2007

if they send via the up postal service theres usually œ8 charge from parcel force as well (no matter how big or small the item)

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