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    Shipping in bulk to the UK

    in Vinyl Collective Message Board

    Posted

    These fees apply to bringing stuff in from outside the EU. I believe they apply to things brought in from places in EFTA (Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein), but I'm not 100% sure as I've not found a webpage that is clear on the subject and have only tried it once (from Norway - didn't get charged).

     

    I ordered 2 x LP's from the same seller in Switzerland last year, maybe 4 weeks apart - one hit with charges, the other straight to the door no probs. Really no rhyme or reason what they seem to pull.

    Shipping in bulk to the UK

    in Vinyl Collective Message Board

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    I don't think sending boxes of records and declaring them at $1 will work.

    I live in the UK and how customs decide to charge is beyond me, eg, ordered a small print from Japan, caught by cutoms, ended up pretty much paying double the original cost, recently ordered an undertray for my car from Japan (4ft x 4ft Box), expensive, straight to my door no tax!

    I got this (See below) sending as a gift for like $50 (£36) may help, also heard certain couriers are pulled more than others.

     

    2.3 What are the limits for customs duty and import VAT?

     

    • Commercial consignments of £18 or less are free from customs duty and import VAT. For example, goods purchased over the internet with an intrinsic value not exceeding £18, will not be charged any duty or VAT but this does not include alcohol, tobacco products, perfume or toilet waters, see paragraph 2.5, 2.6 and section 3.
    • If you are sent a gift with a value of £36 or less, and which complies ,with the rules shown in paragraph 2.4. it will be free from customs duty and import VAT, but this does not include alcohol, tobacco, perfumes and toilet waters.
    • Customs duty becomes payable if the value of the goods is over £120 but duty is waived if the amount of duty calculated is less than £7.

    There are a number of other circumstances where relief from some or all customs charges may be available. If you think your goods may be eligible for a relief you should contact the Helpline for further information.
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    2.4 Gifts

    Goods sent as a gift that are over £36 in value are liable to import VAT. Customs duty also becomes payable if the value of the goods is over £120 but is waived if the amount of duty calculated is less than £7.
    To qualify as a gift:
     

    • the customs declaration must be completed correctly
    • the gift must be sent from a private person outside the EU to a private person(s) in this country
    • there is no commercial or trade element and the gift has not been paid for either directly or indirectly
    • the gift is of an occasional nature only, for example, for a birthday or anniversary

    First-Time Set Up

    in Turntables & Other Audio Equipment

    Posted

    Another route you could go down is the T-Class Amp with Phono-stage if money is tight at the moment, an all in one box for approx $200, then get some decent speakers. Once you get more money upgrade the TT as the T-Class amp is alot of bang for the buck.

    See the links below for some more info.

    http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/showthread.php?t=146750

    And some of them have phono stages built in:

    http://www.tnt-audio.com/ampli/t-preamp_e.html
    http://www.templeaudio.net/bantamphono.html

    Seems like a cheap way of getting a decent sound.

    Carcass - Swansong

    in Vinyl Collective Message Board

    Posted

    Covenant cover was the only one that wasnt blown up from the CD, I think. And even though these were from CD, they were definitely tweaked for the vinyl - they sound too good. Do you have any link where they claim that these new ones are from the tapes?

    Marko, check the title:

     

    Covenant [VINYL] [Original Recording Remastered] I would assume its FDR from this as the last pressings are still readily available.

     

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Covenant-VINYL-Morbid-Angel/dp/B00EVBIFOC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1381170446&sr=8-2&keywords=morbid+angel+covenant

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