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EK launches their EK-AIO Basic Closed-Loop Liquid Coolers
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AngryGoldfish
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Looks very clean. Good pricing as well.
niceguyjin
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I'm liking the look and price of these very much. Hopefully there'll be some reviews incoming soon. I wonder if the pump is unchanged from their other units?
Just typical, guess I'll be replacing the NZXT I was going to put in on the rebuild, argh!
Edit: Have just gone over to the EK site, prices are playing up, anyway, just hit me, I guess I'll be stung with Import Duties/Tax on these? Was looking at ordering the Basic and EK DRGB 120mm.
Edit: Have just gone over to the EK site, prices are playing up, anyway, just hit me, I guess I'll be stung with Import Duties/Tax on these? Was looking at ordering the Basic and EK DRGB 120mm.
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AngryGoldfish
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Why would you have import duties and tax to pay?
if he lives somewhere like me "Norway" then yes, importing costs along with taxation on the import.
AngryGoldfish
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So you pay the tax of the company of origin and manufacturing as well as the country of your own?
A lot of countries still use large taxes at the point of consumption (Eg VAT) as a primary tax source, I think it could definitely be argued that it is an unfairer form of tax than income or asset tax's but its widely used none the less, and is generally something a country would want to apply to any form of purchase or exchange within its borders, hence it would also apply to imports in some form, while customs duties can also cover the costs of handling and checking the goods.
Sometimes agreements are in place, like within the EU, that negates the need to pay VAT or an equivalent twice though of course, and minimises any need for handling duties with reduced paperwork and red tape and such.
But then you also have the political protectionist aspect, where countries will introduce tariffs or taxes on imports to encourage wider user of local goods and manufacturers, sometimes only to certain countries deemed problematically competitive. Of course, in some cases this could be for environmental reasons too.
Sometimes agreements are in place, like within the EU, that negates the need to pay VAT or an equivalent twice though of course, and minimises any need for handling duties with reduced paperwork and red tape and such.
But then you also have the political protectionist aspect, where countries will introduce tariffs or taxes on imports to encourage wider user of local goods and manufacturers, sometimes only to certain countries deemed problematically competitive. Of course, in some cases this could be for environmental reasons too.
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Depending on the source of origin, yes.
Additionally, if we pay import tax on a product we have to pay tax on the damn shipping price too.
AngryGoldfish
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This was my understanding. I've been buying things from countries outside of the EU for years and only ever have to pay the tax of my country plus customs. Even the Brexit deal allows purchases from UK shops to deduct the UK tax in favour of the tax of the country of import. Buying from Amazon hasn't changed for instance. We've been charged Irish tax for Amazon purchases for years. The item will be listed with UK VAT, but in the cart you're charged Irish VAT which is 2% higher. That hasn't changed. The item has its UK VAT deducted and Irish VAT added. To be charged tax twice makes no sense to me. EKWB selling a product for €100 with VAT of their country included at for example 20% means EKWB only receives €80 in net income. They pay that €20 to government. Why would they charge their customers the full €100 when the customer doesn't live in the country of origin? Maybe I'm being ignorant.
Yeah exports are usually zero-rated on VAT, as is the case normally in the UK.
It's the same for exporting from within an EU nation opted-in to their VAT rules to an outside nation.
Depends on what it is though, and how its sold, and sometimes getting the export zero rated is a lot of hassle for a small company, or they haven't really set their website up to handle them properly.
It's the same for exporting from within an EU nation opted-in to their VAT rules to an outside nation.
Depends on what it is though, and how its sold, and sometimes getting the export zero rated is a lot of hassle for a small company, or they haven't really set their website up to handle them properly.
AngryGoldfish
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Yeah exports are usually zero-rated on VAT, as is the case normally in the UK.
It's the same for exporting from within an EU nation opted-in to their VAT rules to an outside nation.
Depends on what it is though, and how its sold, and sometimes getting the export zero rated is a lot of hassle for a small company, or they haven't really set their website up to handle them properly.
I have noticed this, yeah, from time to time. EKWB wouldn't be one of them though. They're one of the biggest global suppliers of PC cooling parts.
I'm based in the UK, I've ordered things from abroad previously and then charged customs/VAT, plus the couriers handling fee.
Hence the ask on whether anyone from the UK knew better? Especially with our exit from the EU, apologies if it sounds ignorant, I've just not had a chance to keep up with the legislation.
Obviously when we were in the EU, it wouldn't have made any difference as I don't think we would have been charged VAT etc...
Thanks.
Well at least you dont pay taxes on the shipping fees also like we have to :S
Yeah you'll still be charged 20% VAT on goods worth over £135 (If not included in the price by seller) on delivery (As was previously the case pre-Brexit), but now also a further 2.5% customs duty on goods worth over £390, more if over £630, and then some couriers will charge a flat additional handling fee now too for the admin of the customs declaration forms.
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