I don't get how you think that government link says it will be less. The link says VAT and Duty will be payable. VAT is 20%.
badboyofrock to Lowtrawler
19 Sep 17#10
Again, from experience. The only time I've been charged was for a tablet that was approx £175. 2.5% plus the fee that you correctly state DHL will charge, is roughly equal to the £16 fee I incurred.
4Real2016 to badboyofrock
19 Sep 17#15
You got lucky, 2.5% is the charge for gifts over £135, the limit for goods over £135 is set by the type of goods being imported.
The total value of everything including import duty is added together and then charged VAT.
badboyofrock to 4Real2016
19 Sep 17#16
I guess I was lucky then. I recall the value being correct, but it could have been marked as a gift. It's a while ago to be honest.
CaptainSocks to Lowtrawler
19 Sep 17#13
Yep. Sounds like he's bang out of date or just got lucky.
This past couple of years absolutely everything I've imported from outside the EU has had 20% VAT applied. And that's a lot of stuff!
Looking forward to (eventually) paying VAT on goods imported from the EU soon and all!
Junaid26 to CaptainSocks
19 Sep 17#19
What delivery method have you been using on the imports?
pgilc1 to Junaid26
19 Sep 17#21
The wrong one clearly.
I imported a mi mix three months ago, just used standard mail, got it in less than 3 weeks, no import duty paid.
Junaid26 to pgilc1
19 Sep 17#52
Similar experiences here!
CaptainSocks to Junaid26
19 Sep 17#29
Tried them all now tbh.
You're not getting anything with a battery through customs in the UK from outside the EU without paying VAT on it these days regardless of delivery method.
If it's coming from inside the EU you're obviously all good (for now).
pgilc1 to CaptainSocks
19 Sep 17#33
Thats not my recent experience. Brought a Mi Mix in via banggood. No issues at all and no duty payable.
SClub to CaptainSocks
19 Sep 17#46
Simply not true in my experience.
Junaid26 to CaptainSocks
19 Sep 17#51
Weird. I brought a oneplus 3T from gearbest about a month ago and didn't get any charges.
dz1 to CaptainSocks
19 Sep 17#40
That's only true if they declare the true value of the phone on the packaging. I have never seen that happen. In my experience it's declared something low like $50 gift.
CaptainSocks to dz1
20 Sep 17#56
Good luck returning that if owt goes wrong...
Krinkle
19 Sep 17#11
I thought Xiaomi were s'posed to be cheap Chinese phones showing up the likes of Samsung and Apple...seems the price is creeping up to join them :disappointed:
CaptainSocks to Krinkle
19 Sep 17#14
To be fair, a lot of these price increases aren't anything to do with the companies themselves.
The pound is in the toilet. Exchange rate has been pap since... well... you know. :wink:
dz1 to CaptainSocks
19 Sep 17#26
Yes, I know. Exchange rate has been terrible since the financial crisis ten years ago.
CaptainSocks to dz1
19 Sep 17#32
We've literally just crept back to the lowest point we hit in 2008.
I was getting 1.55 to 1.6 dollars to the pound right up until Wrexit.
friar_chris to dz1
19 Sep 17#44
You may as well have said Black Wednesday. The pound had greatly strengthened against most major currencies (except USD) by the Brexit vote.
dz1 to friar_chris
19 Sep 17#50
I know it suits some people to blame brexit for expensive phones but it's just fake news, because the relevant currency here is the Chinese yuan. Most of the Pound's weakness against the yuan is down to the financial crisis of ten years ago. Brexit, not so much.
totalrecall1 to dz1
4 Oct 17#61
Sorry to burst your bubble but the yuan is pegged to the USD and Chinese products usually sold in USD, just like petrol. GBP crashed after the vote result. The impact will show when hedges run out and sellers can't absorb the cost anymore.
pgilc1 to Krinkle
19 Sep 17#20
You are paying for the quality of the product. That can't be done at a fraction of the price.
They are cheaper and high quality just not "very cheap"
dz1 to pgilc1
19 Sep 17#25
Xiaomi used to be better value. A few years ago they were doing well but recently their share of the market in China has dropped significantly. They have definitely become more expensive lately but quality has stayed about they same.
This is a nice phone but not that much better than the £180 bezel-less elephone S8 and that one has a beautiful quad HD display and a much bigger battery.
pgilc1 to dz1
19 Sep 17#28
The Mi Mix was a cut above anything else i've seen by Xiaomi in terms of quality and spec. Its a real flagship phone for them rather than a cheap clone of something else that was mid range to begin with.
I suspect the Mi Mix 2 is of the same vein - premium products mean premium costs too. Not helped of course by a weak pound
Its like Hyundai and KIA. Cheap as chips cars when its an average car with an average build quality. Once they started building good cars to a good quality then suddenly their prices are much closer to the class leaders.
drnkbeer
19 Sep 17#12
Hmmm it looks like a cracking phone, Band 20 as well meaning it supports 02/ GiffGaff 4G. Tempting.
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12% reduced chin size
Hidden speaker & proximity sensor
Snapdragon 835, 6GB RAM
Sony IMX386 sensor, 1.25μm large pixels
4-axis optical image stabilization
Four-sided curved ceramic body
7-series aluminum alloy frame
Global LTE support, 6 modes 43 bands
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12% reduced chin size
Hidden speaker & proximity sensor
Snapdragon 835, 6GB RAM
Sony IMX386 sensor, 1.25μm large pixels
4-axis optical image stabilization
Four-sided curved ceramic body
7-series aluminum alloy frame
Global LTE support, 6 modes 43 bands
Use code BGMIX264 when logged in to get this price.
VAT = £87
And the delivery company will also charge a fee for clearing this on top (be between £8-£13 usually).
So price is realistically £535.87.
Still cheap for the specs. But then no (realistic) warranty and no idea of build quality etc...
gov.uk/goo…uty
The total value of everything including import duty is added together and then charged VAT.
This past couple of years absolutely everything I've imported from outside the EU has had 20% VAT applied. And that's a lot of stuff!
Looking forward to (eventually) paying VAT on goods imported from the EU soon and all!
I imported a mi mix three months ago, just used standard mail, got it in less than 3 weeks, no import duty paid.
You're not getting anything with a battery through customs in the UK from outside the EU without paying VAT on it these days regardless of delivery method.
If it's coming from inside the EU you're obviously all good (for now).
The pound is in the toilet. Exchange rate has been pap since... well... you know. :wink:
I was getting 1.55 to 1.6 dollars to the pound right up until Wrexit.
The pound had greatly strengthened against most major currencies (except USD) by the Brexit vote.
They are cheaper and high quality just not "very cheap"
This is a nice phone but not that much better than the £180 bezel-less elephone S8 and that one has a beautiful quad HD display and a much bigger battery.
I suspect the Mi Mix 2 is of the same vein - premium products mean premium costs too. Not helped of course by a weak pound
Its like Hyundai and KIA. Cheap as chips cars when its an average car with an average build quality. Once they started building good cars to a good quality then suddenly their prices are much closer to the class leaders.
Tempting.