Kbox and import duty

[mulaz]

while looking for new poly bushes i find kbox are selling kits for £78 and that includes postage.

i know i will have to pay import duty and vat but it still looks like a good deal at around £100.

I have recently used kbox and cannot fault them as i got a new seal for my air intake in just over a week from Canada (no duty or vat) that time.

Are these poly bushes any good for normal road driving?

[LimeyMk1]

Are they Prothane buches? If so they're all good for road driving.

Budget for another £10 (ish) on top for parcel farce's 'handling fees'.

[kaiowas]

I've bought from kbox a few times and don't recall getting hit by customs at any point.

[SuperRedMR2]

Add another 20% on for import tax - that's what I got done on, when importing my fidanza flywheel.

You don't get done if its under something silly like £18.00 but anything over, add 20%.

[j0nathan]

I've bought from KBox a few times and got hit once for import duty. I've always surmised that its because the items come from Canada as other items I've had delivered from Canada have not all had import duty levied on them. Buying from the USA is a different matter.

[kaiowas]

I've bought from KBox a few times and got hit once for import duty. I've always surmised that its because the items come from Canada as other items I've had delivered from Canada have not all had import duty levied on them. Buying from the USA is a different matter.

I find it has a lot to do with which courier it goes through at this end. Anything I get that comes via Parcelforce seems to get hit for charges, other couriers are never a problem.

[j0nathan]

I've bought from KBox a few times and got hit once for import duty. I've always surmised that its because the items come from Canada as other items I've had delivered from Canada have not all had import duty levied on them. Buying from the USA is a different matter.

I find it has a lot to do with which courier it goes through at this end. Anything I get that comes via Parcelforce seems to get hit for charges, other couriers are never a problem.

I concur with that experience.

[elbon50]

Maybe not really relevant but I was hit for duty by DHL when importing from Germany

Received another parcel last week transported by them, worth £250 & as far as I know have not been hiit

Peter

[LimeyMk1]

It is somewhat random I think, I had a FedEx delivery from Aus that got tax and handling fee. Wasn't worth much over £100.

[j0nathan]

Check the declaration label attached to the parcel. I have received parcels from abroad where they have an option to tick Gift. In these instance you don't normally get charged import duty.

[pk_090]

I am currently negotiating with the polybush designer to get a kit made for the mk1 if i can find enough interested people.

[elbon50]

I am currently negotiating with the polybush designer to get a kit made for the mk1 if i can find enough interested people.

I'm interested (depending on cost of course) Alex

Peter

[kaiowas]

Maybe not really relevant but I was hit for duty by DHL when importing from Germany

There shouldn't be any duty payable on deliveries within the EU.....

[elbon50]

Maybe not really relevant but I was hit for duty by DHL when importing from Germany

There shouldn't be any duty payable on deliveries within the EU.....

Yes thats true. They wanted money for some reason

Didn't get any though

Peter

[cabbydave1]

Are you sure thats including delivery as I have just been charged $65 for delivery and £26 handling and import duty for the same bushes still worked out at £130 for the lot all except the rear anti roll bar bushes as the yanks dont have them on the cars

[mulaz]

Checked again and as far as i can tell it's $19.99

"This is currently the only shipping method available to use on this order.

Table Rate
Best Way $19.99"

might email them before hand

[cabbydave1]

Thats good I bought them from twosrus.com so could be different but all the postage changed at the checkout stage