Hi,
I'm in for 6 boards from Europe because Jens kindly posted prices for boards AND postage.
At the moment the US manufactured quote is for boards only.
You need to get the postage issue sorted before you go & screw it up for all the non US buyers.
I'm in for 6 boards from Europe because Jens kindly posted prices for boards AND postage.
At the moment the US manufactured quote is for boards only.
You need to get the postage issue sorted before you go & screw it up for all the non US buyers.
Hi,
the point is the US end is screaming about the cost of getting boards from Europe to the US.
The US end is also quoting great prices for BOARDS ONLY.
But no one has quoted prices to get the boards from the US to Europe or to anywhere else.
So the question is. When do we get to see postage costs?
Hopefully before the decision is made about where to buy the boards. That way all the group buyers can make an informed recomendation for sourcing and maybe get a concensus.
the point is the US end is screaming about the cost of getting boards from Europe to the US.
The US end is also quoting great prices for BOARDS ONLY.
But no one has quoted prices to get the boards from the US to Europe or to anywhere else.
So the question is. When do we get to see postage costs?
Hopefully before the decision is made about where to buy the boards. That way all the group buyers can make an informed recomendation for sourcing and maybe get a concensus.
Final gerber files are here
http://www.delta-audio.com/temp_jens/Leach_ver_7.4.6.zip
Have fun
Please let me know how and when to pay for my 12 boards from the US order - thanks
\Jens
http://www.delta-audio.com/temp_jens/Leach_ver_7.4.6.zip
Have fun
Please let me know how and when to pay for my 12 boards from the US order - thanks
\Jens
Do we know the cost of shipping within Europe?
I think the options are:
A) have boards made in Europe, send all NA boards to one person to redistribute in NA
B) have boards made in NA, send all Europe boards to one person to redistribute in Europe.
Which would be cheaper? I don't have tome to figure it out, but I will (have) volunteer to do a NA redistribution if we go that route.
I have a feeling that option B will be cheapest, if we can get someone to do the redist in Europe.
I think the options are:
A) have boards made in Europe, send all NA boards to one person to redistribute in NA
B) have boards made in NA, send all Europe boards to one person to redistribute in Europe.
Which would be cheaper? I don't have tome to figure it out, but I will (have) volunteer to do a NA redistribution if we go that route.
I have a feeling that option B will be cheapest, if we can get someone to do the redist in Europe.
AndrewT said:
Hi Andrew,
I didn't mean to sound like I was screaming. Actually, I hadn't realized that we were talking about having "all" of them made in either EU or USA. When I brought this I was thinking more of having the ones for over here being made here and the ones for that side of the Pond being made there. I suppose that if they do the group shipping it will work either way. I see now why you were concerned about the costs for shipping in the USA.
Blessings, Terry
Actually i just posted a copy of the rate you gave for a standard envelope and the rate for a box large enough to ship a bunch of boards from the US to Europe.
The rate for sending the boards to any other European country should be pretty much comparable.
If the boards can be made cheaper in the US, and mailing costs can be as low as $1 for a stereo set, having the order done in the US seems the logical choice to me.
Especially as Jens posted he is OK with having the boards done in the US, he is still the number one, imo.
Seems to me that this arrangement should make everybody happy.
We could have a look see whether it is favorable to send the UK boards and the ones for the rest of Europe across the big lake together or as two separate parcels.
The rate for sending the boards to any other European country should be pretty much comparable.
If the boards can be made cheaper in the US, and mailing costs can be as low as $1 for a stereo set, having the order done in the US seems the logical choice to me.
Especially as Jens posted he is OK with having the boards done in the US, he is still the number one, imo.
Seems to me that this arrangement should make everybody happy.
We could have a look see whether it is favorable to send the UK boards and the ones for the rest of Europe across the big lake together or as two separate parcels.
Sorry, I thought you were volunteering.
Anyone in the US can get those nice UPS and Fedex bubble wrap padded envelopes for free.
Therefore, just stuff the boards into the padded envelope and then into the post office ones for the send off.
It is $9.00 flat rate (up to 4 olbs, pretty much anywhere in the world) for the Global Priority Mail according to USPS. I believe to Europe in 4 days.
Might be cheaper for Economy post, say media mail.
Anyone in the US can get those nice UPS and Fedex bubble wrap padded envelopes for free.
Therefore, just stuff the boards into the padded envelope and then into the post office ones for the send off.
It is $9.00 flat rate (up to 4 olbs, pretty much anywhere in the world) for the Global Priority Mail according to USPS. I believe to Europe in 4 days.
Might be cheaper for Economy post, say media mail.
Saving pennies on boards made in US for us in EU is nice . But what about Customs and taxes charges? I just paid charges of £7.35 for one DVD from US to UK which was $19.90 to start with including postage. That is 70% on top of US price. When you add this to the equation US boards might look more expensive.
ayoshak,
Who is to said that we can not declare the boards as samples? Therefore, the package will fall into the exemption of custom duties and VAT.
I understand that Paying taxes is great, because one has to make money to before obligate to pay taxes.
Who is to said that we can not declare the boards as samples? Therefore, the package will fall into the exemption of custom duties and VAT.
I understand that Paying taxes is great, because one has to make money to before obligate to pay taxes.
So can i still get boards sent to Australia or not?? if not let me know so i can update the wiki.
regards
Bowdown
regards
Bowdown
gengis said:
If necessary, i am willing to do the dis thing together with Brian.
(unsollicited volunteering for the job feels a bit un-modest, some have found me too provocative on ocassion)
Blues asked me to do universal Aleph boards distributing overhere once the board layout passes the exam.
I live about 5 miles from the ferry terminal to GB, if UK customs doodoo would be tricky i can cross and deliver or mail the boards on UK soil.
(i seem to do quite well with UK customs women, maybe because i can do an awfully good Brit posh accent. Last time i took the fast catamaran ferry to England i went clubbing with a customs girl in the evening. Yeah, yeah,i was the one paying the tab !!!)
My experience here so far is that i do not pay anything if the value bumper sticker is low or it has a sample scrible.
Hi Gengis,
You pay VAT here in EU (Value Added TAX) before you earn or make any money just for being a customer. And this is just one example of a number of hidden taxes we pay which are not related to moneys earned or profits.
But this is not a board for such talk. Back to Leach.
I am not sure you can get away with declaring 100+ identical PCBs as a sample. People at Customs are not that stupid and they have seen it all.
You pay VAT here in EU (Value Added TAX) before you earn or make any money just for being a customer. And this is just one example of a number of hidden taxes we pay which are not related to moneys earned or profits.
But this is not a board for such talk. Back to Leach.
I am not sure you can get away with declaring 100+ identical PCBs as a sample. People at Customs are not that stupid and they have seen it all.
Guys, think about it. 9$ is only £4.50... By the time the costs of getting all the boards shipped over, then post and packing when they get to Jacco, the savings will be minimal. When I was costing out doing the Krell GB from the UK, I was looking at around £4 for the P+P just to the UK, let alone abroad.
Currently the price for the Krell boards is roughly equivalent in $ to what I would have paid in £, so they are half price virtually, and delivery costs much the same. None of you are loosing out.
And also bear in mind, the cost of the pcb is only about 5-10% the cost of the whole project, so few bucks difference is a small compared to the total investment you will have to make.
Currently the price for the Krell boards is roughly equivalent in $ to what I would have paid in £, so they are half price virtually, and delivery costs much the same. None of you are loosing out.
And also bear in mind, the cost of the pcb is only about 5-10% the cost of the whole project, so few bucks difference is a small compared to the total investment you will have to make.
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