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Import tax?

Surely +20% vat to be added?

I am shipping to Cyprus. I have read that some people haven't paid import tax, they always mark it down.

Hmm, super cheap but you're screwed if anything goes wrong. I'm not sure DJI would be particularly interested in helping either. Given the product I'd probably buy somewhere regionally

How does the £51.82 come off the £845.28 price, is there another coupon or code?

What's the warranty with an import like this? Will DJI sell the extended warranties/insurance for UK?

I'm still waiting for a £10 WiFi enabled plug from these charlatans so I certainly won't be ordering this little beauty. :disappointed:

I ordered mine through banggood, it turned up in a couple of weeks. The parcel was valued as under £30! No import tax

Great find, heat added

The dji mavic pro on its own comes down to £642 with this code. Thats before cash back!

Meh 6 months down the line now is it? 150£ less and no warranty, both them combined tells me it aint worth it, until DJI can get stock on release date for everyone i won't be buying, hate that strategy

Only expedited shipping or EMS, very likely to get hit with import taxes.

What an awesome drone and price!

Not too keen to buy this from China but still a great price. Still DJI is a home grown Chinese company and I'd be surprised if they refused to warranty-register a product sold in China.
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Recently bought from bg xiaomi 4k paid £7 vat and 14 parcelforce. It took 2 weeks.

This is the Magic pro only without the extra battery's etz

Anyone got any experience with the 'Expedited Shipping'? Taxes?

OP, it's cheaper now. £832

Savedotmoney 'h is there a link, mine goes to the dji mavic pro but it only has one battery

This is the link with 1 battery the fly more has 3 and a backpack 'Version: Mavic Pro Fly More Combo, Mavic Pro Only

Looks like the discount is reduced to 30% now. £895.

It's out for delivery today. So I guess it skipped.

How long did you wait?!

I reckon you're in the clear :thumbsup:

I'm pretty sure I've NOT been taxed 100% of the time when parcelforce have delivered or if it's a smaller item it comes through Royal Mail. Only ever paid tax when it shipped via FedEx or similar.
standard airmail is another good option ye

Which company did you buy from for them to ship through FedEx/DHL? Did they lower the value?

Well this was for another order from Banggood. It's this.
hotukdeals.com/dea…329

Using EMS Express. Took 13 days.

Oh that was actually just a load of led bulbs from AliExpress in China that they sent via dhl I think. Other mail options weren't possible. If I remember correctly they may have even marked them up with the actual value I paid hence being spotted and the import costs!

Code doesn't seem to work now

Yeah seems to be working again. The price dropped to just over £1000 earlier and then wouldn't allow the code. I see it's gone back up again.

You have to enter dbf6c6 in the coupon box.
Worth 30% now.

Ordered the fly more combo on Friday and delivered today with DHL.

What was the value declared at if you don't mind me asking? :sunglasses:

There was no value declared on the DHL label, just the weigh and shipping details along with a notice the package included lithium ion battery's

Was that the expedited shipping option (the free one?) Any taxes to pay?

I choose expedited shipping. It was delivered and paid 60euro to DHL but haven't seen an invoice for the breakdown. I expect the mavic was marked at about 120euro if the tax and duty was that charged at 60euro

Correction, invoice was attached discreetly to the box. Total value was $100.77

I ordered, waiting for delivery but just got a message from DHL asking for £27

What shipping option did you choose? The faster or slower one? I'm thinking even though it's a few quid for the slower shipping it's less likely to attract customs / dhl charge. Saying that, if the seller is putting a value on of $100.77 dhl or whoever are bound to add a charge.

Any issues with the mavic and extras? That's my only concern with regards to registering it with DJi and getting repair under warranty if it's not purchased from the uk.

No issues at all. U.K. Adaptor also included in the pack.

Have you been able to register it then?

Yes registered and activated without any issues

How long did it take for your order to go from "order processing" to "shipped? I order yesterday but it's still on the processing stage, not sure if I should be worried yet :unamused:

About a day. It was ordered on a Friday and late on Saturday the status changed. I'd expect it to be updated by tomorrow based on my experience.

Mine shipped 2-3 days after. It's the weekend to.

Anyone know where to get good quality skins from?

Is that registering it in the uk, and do you know if this allows you to claim a repair under warranty in the uk, or would you have to return it to Bang Good?

Was the DHL delivery estimate date correct on tracking?

It was spot on.

Mine is stuck in Leipzig with no movement for 3 days. Was supposed to be delivered today.
DHL are investigating :face_with_monocle:

Ah that's weird, hope it turns up. Mine said shipped yesterday but there's still no tracking number on it.

Got this new update this morning:

Further Details:DHL is pending further instructions from Shipper

Next Steps:The shipment will be processed further upon arrival of outstanding Shipper instructions

Shipment on hold LEIPZIG - GERMANY


‌ :unamused:

Did your box have any Hazard Battery labels on it?

Yes, but no issues with delivery

It's been classed as Dangerous goods because of the batteries I think.
Banggood need to send the correct labelling. Not sure I have confidence that they will be able to do it. Even though their CS has been good and responsive.

Sorry dude. Another question. Did you get the standard or fly more combo

That's a bit worrying, I ordered the fly more and got the DHL tracking number today. It still says "Shipment information received", hopefully they put the right labels on it. :fearful:

You should be fine.
I think my mistake was changing delivery address to the depot then back to the original. Was hoping to see if it would be delivered sooner. Turns out it made it later.
All that probably flagged it up

Ok guys so who actually received theirs without any problems and with little of no customs/fees to pay?
and were they brand new unopened items that have flown with any issues?

Received mine in Cyprus fine. Brand new box, very pleased. Although I had to pay import charges of €150. I don't begrudge paying it though as it's still much cheaper than I would pay ordinarily. I'm happy with the service from Banggood.

I ordered on the 19th to the UK and it's still in Hong Kong. It apparently got picked up on Friday 25th but then yesterday it went back to the Shipper for some reason. If it doesn't turn up soon I'll be getting a refund and buying locally. Going to be my first and last banggood order at this rate. :rage:

yes, it seems their shipment of quadcopters was sent back because they didn't put the correct lithium battery labelling.
Trying to get this sorted with them but they have no clue and are so slow. it's really simple, fill out a form declaring what it is ,then done.
Mine is still stuck in Germany and have a feeling if they don't do anything in the next couple of days it's going to be sent back.
Did you use DHL or EMS?

€150? What was the value you put on the packaging? Banggood normally put the value down quite low.

How's yours going?
I think those that ordered the fly more are having it sent back because of the 3 batteries not being declared.
They said I'm going to need to wait another 2 weeks to resend.

Banggood put 20 dollars... but they insisted on opening it and said it's definitely weren't that.

Aah, $20 is too low. Made it suspicious

I'm assuming those that ordered through Bang Good now wish they didn't! What's the likelihood of getting it through without customs? Adding another 22% (20% VAT + 2% Duty) is still a saving but takes it nearer to the original price.

You could get 10% off via Very.co.uk + 2% cash back and get UK stock.

Have ordered many items with them before. First time I've had a problem and they're ready to fix it when it gets back.

Hope you get it sorted. Have you ever paid customs? What's the best delivery option to choose to minimise your chances?

Don't go with priority shipping, that's the best method.

Have you avoided charges each time you've done that or is it hit and miss?

Considered this deal but in the end bought one from tech in the basket via TopCashback which should work out at about £946 and definitely no customs issues. Appreciate it's about £90 more but less delay and comms with them have been prompt and answered all my questions. Bought on credit card too in case any issues but will also be getting DJi care refresh.

Are they genuine UK stock and not grey imports?

Incidentally, DJI have just released a new version of the Mavic that's quieter and better battery life, interesting to see if the Mavic gets discounted as a result.

have a look from page 1, you'll see some experiences

they are imports, but the guarantee seems to be recognised from what i've read.
that's interesting about the new mavic - 3 minutes extra flight time and new designed propellers.
not that major of an upgrade. they say the new propellers can go on existing mavics

Everything I've read on loads of different forums say the guarantee will NOT be honoured by DJi in the uk if not a uk model which these are not. Also warranty with DJi is apparently not dealt with very well by them. DJi care refresh seems to be the way to go that almost anyone in their right minds gets (insurance basically for the first 12 months) which yes is an additional £99 and then something like £69 or £79 for first replacement if required but covers you in the country applied for e.g uk and even if included in price still works out way cheaper than rrp and gives peace of mind. This is what I'm gonna do anyway

Yeah had a other another look, you're right. Has to be an authorised reseller.
Searched for Techinthebox but couldn't find any thing. Sure it's covered?

I contacted DJI on chat and explicitly asked them, 'If I buy a Mavic from China or anywhere not in the UK, then register through the app will the warranty be honoured in the UK.' They said yes it would.

Lol. Yes that's exactly what I read before.
Do you mind screenshotting the chat and putting it here?

I didn't screen shot the chat - pretty sure if you jump on and ask them they'll say the same. The guy was pretty clear.

Also, I don't think the DJI Care Refresh covers you for shipping costs if the Mavic is not purchased from the UK.

Unfortunately I think you'll find there's many that have tried this and apparently DJi run a mile. If it is as you say then that's brilliant but I wouldn't bet on it and probably safer to assume it's not possible. Also different people at call/chat centres will tell you do different things unfortunately. I can imagine you'll be able to register the mavic via the app with DJi and return it to China for any warranty claims but in the UK/Europe with an 'international' model which this is, from my extensive research (last couple of months) they will politely decline. I hope I'm wrong if I ever have to claim and don't dispute you were told this on chat, but I'd say don't rely on it and the care refresh will cover you anyway

You may well be right on this for sending to them but they cover return costs and even with postage added it's still about £150 - £200 less than rrp all in, and that's even if you have to use it which hopefully you won't. It covers many situations including water damage so most owners reckon it's well worth it.

They'll say the same until it's time to make a claim.

So with the Refresh, it doesn't matter where the Mavic is purchased? You get to return it to a DJi address within the country you're in?

Correct! Although I'm sure I read somewhere it may be in Europe like Netherlands or something. Or I could just be imagining that. Google may be able to confirm but it's clearly the way to go when buying the 'international' version from here or elsewhere. You have to apply WITHIN 48hrs of first activating the mavic pro if you want the care refresh though.

Really tempted by this price but can only see it dropping further especially with Chinese imports because of the newer Mavic

Did you get this fixed? I have same issue and getting nowhere with VG CS

Nope. Spoke to DHL again today. It's being sent back to Singapore and then they're going to resend it. - Hopefully the proper way.

Turns out it's not because of labelling. It's because the shippers don't have an authorised account to send 3 lithium batteries. Took DHL 14 days to figure this out. Shouldn't have been allowed on the DHL network in the fist place. Instead it got to Germany and now it has to go back.

BGs options are refund or send back again . They don't seem to be able to handle complicated instructions more than that. To be fair I've done about 10 orders with them. All have been fine except this.

What are you gonna do with yours?

Mine is supposed to be delivered today (tue) from techinthebasket via DPD so I'll post on here what happens and my experience with it. Had confirmation it's currently en route from Manchester.

They are sending me another on via DHL. Currently in Singapore so I expect the same think to happen again

crap, get ready for 2 weeks of "on hold". - btw that's only if you have the fly more.
standard should come in fine.

They told me when they resend it, it will be by "Registered Mail", so that's the slow standard option they have. EMS has the same issues as DHL

It finally turned up today. Took two tries but they did it. :grin:

wow, did you have to do anything? what magic did you use?
i want my toy dammit

Now been told something different again by DHL.
The labels are wrong. The Shipper needs to put the right labels. Very simple form to fill out and do while it's still in Germany. Banggood and Shipper need to talk to each other which they're not doing effectively.
Many other packages - probably all from you guys - in the same on hold situation.

I opened a paypal dispute and complained to customer support a couple of times but the second time they sent it, its worked perfectly. Guess they put the right labels on it this time.

How much did you pay? They currently haven't got it on their site so can't check :disappointed:

How much did you pay DHL for customs?

And did the cashback track?

Why does the EMS service cost extra if it's slower? Who handles their packages in the UK?

£962 delivered, so not as cheap as this deal but uk supplier with no customs issues. Yeah I looked again recently and couldn't find it but they had the standalone mavic.

Here's the link but showing out of stock at present

www1.techinthebasket.com/dji…tml

More popular than DHL. Parcelforce

There's a discount code on the link you provided, did you use it? Do you know how much the discount is?

Yeah it's only £5 off but it all counts. With hindsight would probably not have used it and gone through topcashback without the code for about £16 off instead tracking didn't work probably because of the code i used

The £5 code comes for subscribing to their newsletter. This code seems specific for the mavic. Thought it may be 5% lol.

Has anyone's TCB tracked after using the code?

Well my original mavic is still on hold by DHL. Heard it was going to get destroyed by DHL.
Banggood have sent a 2nd one.

Ok people. Slightly off topic but still DJi related and still related to buying from china.
Based on your experiences here with Banggood and maybe other sellers like tomtop, I found the DJi goggles for flying the mavic being sold by Tomtop for $485 which equates to about £370. And if going through Quidco tracking is another 9%, so potential for a total cost of about £345. Obviously I understand the risks of customs etc but thought it might be worth taking a punt! Obviously pay through cc (I have one with no fees abroad). Another thread for tomtop has the dji mavic batteries which most seemed to receive having been marked up by tomtop as something different with a value of something like $19.
what you reckon?

They pay the fees for the Mavics they sell, maybe they'll pay for the goggles?

well this is odd, after 20 days of on hold by DHL, it was released and received today.

Mine was released too, fingers crossed I get both of them through, 2 for the price of one, now that's a deal...

So how much did you pay in total?

835+26-50
Mavic +dhl-tcb
811

Not bad. Cashback is not confirmed yet though right?

I went with Tomtop £882 - £97 TCB tracked, was delivered in 7 days. Hoping there aren't any hiccups with the cashback