Hello folks!

[coolalala]

Hello everyone and thanks for reading this =)
I've got a problem it is so that it is my birthday soon and im going to buy my first crawler and like everyone that likes green buy so is it a ax 10 im going for and im very pleased ;) but it is so that it cost a few credits here in sweden so i checked out towerhobbies nd find out that it cost so litle that it is sickcompair to the swedish market that i want to buy it from there to save money (can probaly get more optionpart from mom then ;) )
but it is so that i dont know how it works with the shipping to the door does any1 know if it is any extra dollar to get it to it? or is it just pay and smile and get the kit for 3 times less?
asking becouse i feel like it cant be so godly cheap.. than every1 should just buy from another country hehe well i am very very happy if some1 could help me out with this.

/Thanks Albin

[Philistine]

Tower Hobbies will ship to Sweden, for details on their international shipping policy scroll down to the bottom of this page: http://www.towerhobbies.com/ordering.html

One thing to be aware of is local taxes and customs duties usually apply and are added once your shipment reaches its destination (that is, your post office may add charges to your shipment that you will have to pay in addition to what Tower Hobbies will charge you). Check with your local post office about importing goods and what charges could be involved.

[coolalala]

well he tax is about 30% on most stuffs i dont know exact but is the post office adding a speciffic % or is it like 10 bucks or something? think i cna look on net and find out? i've really not looked it up more than ask the family.

[Philistine]

Got this off of the FedEx site reguarding importing to Sweden: http://www.fedex.com/us/internationa...l?gtmcc=us#C03

Value Added Tax (VAT)

Goods imported into Sweden are subject to a value-added tax (VAT). The general VAT rate is 25% of the taxation value. Foodstuffs and food additives are subject to a lower VAT rate of 12%. For newspaper and news materials the rate is 6%. Taxation values are normally the same as the Customs values, with the addition of Customs duties and other taxes or import charges.

Customs Fees

Invoice Fee
Customs is some situation will assess additional fees based on the invoices provided for a shipment. The fee is usually levied if they deem them necessary as part of the terms of entry due to the size of shipment and the related large number of invoices provided by the shipper for his goods.

Examination Fee
Additional fees can be assessed on some commodities to cover the expense of performing the examinations and or testing required as a condition of the goods entry into the commerce of Sweden.

So it looks like you would add at least a fee of 25% of the total order in taxes and possibly other fees too.

[phatchantz]

( just an example of shipping )

I have ordered a few things up to here ( Canada ) and found that couriers
ie: Purolator / DHL etc drop it off and leave - Canada post whacked me for taxes, their own handling fees ( like I'm paying them to do their job ) etc....

I have heard that anything under $200.00 comes across with no probs - above that and "customs" has a look ( and a charge ) so it can be a real "crap shoot" as to what happens..

It is illegal to falsify the shipping info - so I wouldn't bring that one up....

good luck - hope it works out for you

[coolalala]

wow thanks guys i really like the fast answers on this site its so great thought i would get a answer like 4hours later or something and sorry for put the thred wrong but couldent see any better than this one
Well thanks alot guys really mean it =)

oh btw if i understand it right.. its 25% + mabye a few bucks as shipping to the closest postoffice or something like that? so i may get my car home for around 350 bucks?

[Philistine]

Originally Posted by coolalala

wow thanks guys i really like the fast answers on this site its so great thought i would get a answer like 4hours later or something and sorry for put the thred wrong but couldent see any better than this one
Well thanks alot guys really mean it =)

You're welcome, anything to help a new cralwer.

Originally Posted by coolalala

oh btw if i understand it right.. its 25% + mabye a few bucks as shipping to the closest postoffice or something like that? so i may get my car home for around 350 bucks?

If I'm understanding your math right if Tower Hobbies is charging you $280, you would be paying around $350 (adding VAT). It would be helpful if you posted what you were planning on buying from Tower Hobbies (the total cost at least). Its hard to say what your final cost would be without you saying what your are going to spend.

[coolalala]

well it was just the kit i was meaning and 65 $ is the tax if it 25% on 260 (the kit cost) but than some "tip" to the post office heeh
well thats what i understanded it like but then i willl buy some xtra stuffs also. btwany ideas whats the first things i should get exept from the electronics?
btw.. what ya think about one of those baja bodys and paint it green i godly love the look!