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Pound, Dollar.

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 18 12:24 pm
by Steve Chapman
See the good old British pound is on the up, £1.42 to the Dollar. \:D/
Was £1.23 when I brought the Coronet over in November : :cry: :cry:

Re: Pound, Dollar.

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 18 12:43 pm
by db
Yes, I just bought a bunch of parts :D

Re: Pound, Dollar.

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 18 1:53 pm
by Super Sloth
The pound hasn't really moved much - at the moment it's the dollar that's falling vs every other currency.

Re: Pound, Dollar.

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 18 5:22 pm
by Blue
Typical, I have taken full advantage of the lousy exchange rate over the last couple of years :roll:

Re: Pound, Dollar.

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 18 6:00 pm
by drewcrane
Lets see what it is in 6 months

Re: Pound, Dollar.

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 18 9:13 pm
by lough3969
On the topic of bringing larger items over, I know Ron has his containers, but is there a proper formula for working out duties on new imported parts? Is it just vat on top of the invoice amount and shipping? :-k

Re: Pound, Dollar.

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 18 8:44 am
by Johnny Dart
If you go onto the HMRC web site you can check out the commodity codes, but its hard work, as there is a code for everything.
You can tell how much duty is payable for the item or items you want to import. Then plus VAT

Re: Pound, Dollar.

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 18 2:51 pm
by lough3969
Thanks Johnny Dart... I’ve done that in the past and you’re right it’s a headache! Will have another stab I guess. :banghead:

Re: Pound, Dollar.

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 18 5:43 pm
by Johnny Dart
I find it better to buy via eBay, and use the global shipping program, you pay the shipping and all import and duty's and vat up front, so no nasty surprises from parcel force.