Part Express drivers to the u.k.?
What is the deal when ordering from partsexpress to a u.k. address?
Has anyone done that and what was it liek in terms of shipping costs, there drivers are so so much cheaper than anything i can get here and the range is better as well. I am staring off in this and dont want to spend loads on drive units for testing which i may not use. Also all the good stuff and zaph audio seems to use either parts express or madisound.
Any experiences ?
Phil
What is the deal when ordering from partsexpress to a u.k. address?
Has anyone done that and what was it liek in terms of shipping costs, there drivers are so so much cheaper than anything i can get here and the range is better as well. I am staring off in this and dont want to spend loads on drive units for testing which i may not use. Also all the good stuff and zaph audio seems to use either parts express or madisound.
Any experiences ?
Phil
Duty is 2%
Hi Guys
I have just been on to the HMRC advice line and obtained a Commodity code for general electronics spares eg speakers, chassis, caps etc...
Commodity code = 8518900099
If this is on the outside of the packet, it should attract duty at 2%
plus VAT ( calculated on price, carriage and insurance )
Not too bad, eh?
Andy
Edit This does not cover complete amps. If you want to enquire about specific items, call 01702 366 077
Hi Guys
I have just been on to the HMRC advice line and obtained a Commodity code for general electronics spares eg speakers, chassis, caps etc...
Commodity code = 8518900099
If this is on the outside of the packet, it should attract duty at 2%
plus VAT ( calculated on price, carriage and insurance )
Not too bad, eh?
Andy
Edit This does not cover complete amps. If you want to enquire about specific items, call 01702 366 077
PARTS EXPRESS DRIVERS TO EUROPE?
filholder:
Let me tell you my "PartsExpress" story.
Few months ago I want to buy DAYTON (USA) bass driver RSS390HO-4 15" (about 140 US$). PE, as Dayton's single world distributor, ships international only over UPS.
Now, first please sit down: UPS shipment for one above driver to Europe was 271 US$ - near twice price of a driver!
After my question what about post or airmail shipment the PE answer was:
"Our company has made the decision to use UPS as our international shipping method rather than the US Postal service..."
(because of lost and delayed packages).
poynton:
yu're lucky man, you can buy Tangbands in Germany
Cheers,
filholder:
Let me tell you my "PartsExpress" story.
Few months ago I want to buy DAYTON (USA) bass driver RSS390HO-4 15" (about 140 US$). PE, as Dayton's single world distributor, ships international only over UPS.
Now, first please sit down: UPS shipment for one above driver to Europe was 271 US$ - near twice price of a driver!
After my question what about post or airmail shipment the PE answer was:
"Our company has made the decision to use UPS as our international shipping method rather than the US Postal service..."
(because of lost and delayed packages).
poynton:
yu're lucky man, you can buy Tangbands in Germany
Cheers,
Dayton is indeed the Parts Express house brand.
This was confirmed to me by the help desk of Parts Express. He even confirmed which company, (Eminence), made a specific model I was looking at.
However, speaker City does carry the Reference series of Daytons. And they do ship internationally.
This was confirmed to me by the help desk of Parts Express. He even confirmed which company, (Eminence), made a specific model I was looking at.
However, speaker City does carry the Reference series of Daytons. And they do ship internationally.
there are a european distributer for dayton that have the reference series, http://www.boxen-baustelle.de/
not sure how much delivery is to the UK, but based in germany should not be too much...
not sure how much delivery is to the UK, but based in germany should not be too much...
Thread split, please find the other half here:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=95454
/Hugo
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=95454
/Hugo
I am in Australia and used a few times Parts Express a couple of years ago and you could choose your shipper. I recently went to order and found the same, no choice of shipper and high price, I too got the same response
"Our company has made the decision to use UPS as our international shipping method rather than the US Postal service..."
(because of lost and delayed packages).
FWIW I made a fuss and told them that they would lose sales if they had no alternative slower and cheaper shipping option for international orders. It's a long shot, but maybe if we keep asking/nagging they might have a change of heart???
Be thankful you are not in Perth Western Australia like me, I have a hard time finding capacitors, inductors etc at the right values, it's a real pain. Good luck
"Our company has made the decision to use UPS as our international shipping method rather than the US Postal service..."
(because of lost and delayed packages).
FWIW I made a fuss and told them that they would lose sales if they had no alternative slower and cheaper shipping option for international orders. It's a long shot, but maybe if we keep asking/nagging they might have a change of heart???
Be thankful you are not in Perth Western Australia like me, I have a hard time finding capacitors, inductors etc at the right values, it's a real pain. Good luck
Hi,
I'll chime in with my
worth. I've ordered stuff from Madisound, and Zalytron amongst others but not PE due to their shipping costs. I get all my crossover stuff from Madisound which has better range and quality of parts than what I can find over here for the price, and it's still cheaper! From Zalytron I bought the Seas Millenium tweeters and they were far cheaper than Wilmslow including shipping and taxes etc.
Sometimes it's better, sometimes it's worse cost wise to buy from the states. With many drivers you don't have an alternative option to buy from over here anyway, but personally I wouldn't ever give my money to Wilmslow Audio even if they were cheaper.
With cheap drivers you're likely to get stung the worst because the cost of carriage and then import tax and vat if you get hit, and the wait and potential headache should you need to return anything makes it unworthwhile. For big stuff where you make real savings, then it's worth it IMO.
Attached is an excel file which I use to make realistic head or tail of things. Rename extension to .xls
V
I'll chime in with my
worth. I've ordered stuff from Madisound, and Zalytron amongst others but not PE due to their shipping costs. I get all my crossover stuff from Madisound which has better range and quality of parts than what I can find over here for the price, and it's still cheaper! From Zalytron I bought the Seas Millenium tweeters and they were far cheaper than Wilmslow including shipping and taxes etc.Sometimes it's better, sometimes it's worse cost wise to buy from the states. With many drivers you don't have an alternative option to buy from over here anyway, but personally I wouldn't ever give my money to Wilmslow Audio even if they were cheaper.
With cheap drivers you're likely to get stung the worst because the cost of carriage and then import tax and vat if you get hit, and the wait and potential headache should you need to return anything makes it unworthwhile. For big stuff where you make real savings, then it's worth it IMO.
Attached is an excel file which I use to make realistic head or tail of things. Rename extension to .xls
V
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