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05-08-2019, 02:21 PM
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#671
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A day without sunshine is like... night.
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 207
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If you live close to the border just get it delivered to a company at the border that will accept packages on your behalf and then brng it back yourself. I did that with my wolverine PF and paid no duty.
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05-08-2019, 02:58 PM
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#672
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42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 178
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This has been the reality for a while now. Within the realm that statue buying is smart in the first place, buying a statue at retail from a company that's international is just not. You pay middlemen waaaaaaaaaaay too much money now, and our dollar is crap. Whether you can afford the statue doesn't really matter, we as Canadians have to throw way too much money away just to get it to us.
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05-08-2019, 07:15 PM
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#673
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Sey hallo to my lille fren!
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Port Moody, B.C.
Posts: 100
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Quote:
Originally Posted by koflach
If you live close to the border just get it delivered to a company at the border that will accept packages on your behalf and then brng it back yourself. I did that with my wolverine PF and paid no duty.
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I thought about doing that, but the boxes are so big, I have a GTI and would have too, depending on the statue and box have the back seats down, so customs would see it.
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03-30-2020, 03:17 AM
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#674
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I went to a general store. They wouldn't let me buy anything specifically.
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Posts: 2,247
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just so you guys know, Sideshow has yet AGAIN changed the tariff codes...
I'm based in Europe and it's the second statue I had to pay full tax and custom rates as opposed to what i was paying over the last few years. Asked the CS, but they had no idea what I was talking about...
All in all I paid 980 usd for SPiderman PF
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03-30-2020, 04:38 AM
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#675
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The Herculoids
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 472
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RadAsGhoul
just so you guys know, Sideshow has yet AGAIN changed the tariff codes...
I'm based in Europe and it's the second statue I had to pay full tax and custom rates as opposed to what i was paying over the last few years. Asked the CS, but they had no idea what I was talking about...
All in all I paid 980 usd for SPiderman PF
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Same here in the UK. Sideshow are now using the harmonized code for plastic statues which attracts 26% VAT/Duty fees. Sideshow Customer services informed me this code was now being used as it best described their products
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03-30-2020, 05:47 AM
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#676
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I went to a general store. They wouldn't let me buy anything specifically.
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Posts: 2,247
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Originally Posted by FETTFAN
Same here in the UK. Sideshow are now using the harmonized code for plastic statues which attracts 26% VAT/Duty fees. Sideshow Customer services informed me this code was now being used as it best described their products
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Really unsure why the changed it. Did they get any sort of hassle from the shipping companies. One thing is certain, it's less likely that I'm going to be buying directly now...1k for a PF... FML...
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03-30-2020, 09:49 AM
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#677
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Legion of Super-Heroes
Adamantium Plus Member
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 4,736
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It’s not worth it anymore. The shipping , duty and general price has gotten ridiculous. Did I mention these are now so hard to sell aftermarket as well. Nobody is willing to pay even with a weak Canadian dollar I still get low ball offers
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03-30-2020, 01:26 PM
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#678
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The Herculoids
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 472
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RadAsGhoul
Really unsure why the changed it. Did they get any sort of hassle from the shipping companies. One thing is certain, it's less likely that I'm going to be buying directly now...1k for a PF... FML...
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I am making an assumption here but the Prime 1 Dog Alien I received from sideshow in December via DHL was only charged 5% VAT/duty although it had the plastic statue harmonized code on the invoice. The Prime 1 Catwoman I received last week was charged 26% duty/VAT. The 26% charge was correct and DHL should have applied this charge against the dog Alien. HMRC have increased the duty to 6% on some imports codexwhilst VAT has remained at 20%. From recent imports I have received it appears that all couriers have realised the increases and charging 26% as a matter of course where no harmonized code is showing and where applicable
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03-30-2020, 01:46 PM
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#679
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Kingpin
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Posts: 5,232
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Originally Posted by Subby1938
It’s not worth it anymore. The shipping , duty and general price has gotten ridiculous. Did I mention these are now so hard to sell aftermarket as well. Nobody is willing to pay even with a weak Canadian dollar I still get low ball offers
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It sucks. Don't sell now buddy. Wait for a year or so before you try.
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03-30-2020, 06:51 PM
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#680
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Legion of Super-Heroes
Adamantium Plus Member
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 4,736
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Bowen pieces I sell like hot cakes but anything larger or comic related forget it!
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