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Anyone manage to avoid UK import tax?

Has anyone managed to get away with UK Import tax on the Nexus One?
If you haven't got your tax bill, when did you order your phone?

I got mine on 13th...picked up from DHL depot myself with 3 identical white paper slips in pouch and haven't received any VAT bill yet. You?

duncan888 said:
Has anyone managed to get away with UK Import tax on the Nexus One?
If you haven't got your tax bill, when did you order your phone?
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Got mine four weeks after the phone was delivered.

Got mine on the 8th Feb. Not got tax yet.
Curious if DHL do open all packages or does some slip through customs.

Been reading threads on other boards about this and what appears to happen is Customs opened them, DHL pays the VAT so you can get the item, and then you are billed for the VAT on DHL's behalf and are required to pay it.
Consensus seems to show that it takes 3-4 weeks (maybe more) to get your VAT bill, but it will happen.

i got my nexus one 6 days after it came out. still no vat
now that ive said this though...mayb ill get a letter on monday lol. but for now, i have nearly doubled the '3-4weeks' timeline.

adam18488 said:
i got my nexus one 6 days after it came out. still no vat
now that ive said this though...mayb ill get a letter on monday lol. but for now, i have nearly doubled the '3-4weeks' timeline.
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Lucky you!

adam18488 said:
i got my nexus one 6 days after it came out. still no vat
now that ive said this though...mayb ill get a letter on monday lol. but for now, i have nearly doubled the '3-4weeks' timeline.
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exactly what I wanted to know, there are some lucky some which have not been invoiced.

duncan888 said:
Has anyone managed to get away with UK Import tax on the Nexus One?
If you haven't got your tax bill, when did you order your phone?
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I thought most people were getting a separate invoice *after* delivery of the phone, but when I ordered I had tracked the parcel to East Midlands Airport, then wondered why it didn't go out on a van for delivery ... I found out when I received a phone call (from a company called Sutherlands rather than DHL themselves) asking for the VAT payment upfront, then they'd arrange delivery next day ... I paid but mentioned I was a bit annoyed they had done it that way round, they said collection was not possible.
I phoned DHL direct and asked if I could collect it, they said Sutherlands generally didn't send through payment confirmation for several hours and they wouldn't release it until they had, I gave them the payment reference for them to chase up.
As it happened I was travelling past East Midlands Airport anyway, so I popped in, explained and they they were fairly decent about it, checked the parcel number, and payment number and fetched my N1 from round the back.
£65.03 for an N1 + UK charger + desktop dock

I phoned DHL while my parcel was still over in the US and the customer service section already know that I would have to pay £60 VAT on it before it had even arrived in the UK. I can only assume then that google must make a declaration as to the value of the goods before they ship

Bought on 18th Feb, received a bill for £58 this morning.

duncan888 said:
Has anyone managed to get away with UK Import tax on the Nexus One?
If you haven't got your tax bill, when did you order your phone?
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No But it did take 4 weeks to come.

nope ! got it off ebay

There were too many reports of phones breaking for me to consider buying from some yank on eBay. Plus i get to choose the engraving on the back =D

got it off uk ebayer with google receipt so no worries !

ordered mine on 6th Jan, delivered on 8th Jan - still no vat bill. I was expecting one, I thought maybe month end or something, but I'm starting to think that dhl might have stuffed up - if it doesn't arrive in the next week or so, I might have got away with it.....................

I got the VAT invoice, didn't pay it. DHL called me, said id not paid it I said they didn't invoice me. Guy sent a copy to my email. I've still not paid it.
I got the phone on 10th Jan.

nyzrox said:
I got the VAT invoice, didn't pay it. DHL called me, said id not paid it I said they didn't invoice me. Guy sent a copy to my email. I've still not paid it..
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One night, you will get DHL knocking on the door with a big dild* ready for you, you should pay man.

nyzrox said:
I got the VAT invoice, didn't pay it. DHL called me, said id not paid it I said they didn't invoice me. Guy sent a copy to my email. I've still not paid it.
I got the phone on 10th Jan.
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You aren't a hero you know. This is simply VAT. Every (non-basic) product sold in this country is subject to it and anything imported is also subject to it. By not paying you are evading tax. That, my friend, is a serious crime and you aren't gonna somehow convince them to just 'let you off'
Just pay it now and save yourself a lot of bother/further expense later.

3Shirts said:
You aren't a hero you know. This is simply VAT. Every (non-basic) product sold in this country is subject to it and anything imported is also subject to it. By not paying you are evading tax. That, my friend, is a serious crime and you aren't gonna somehow convince them to just 'let you off'
Just pay it now and save yourself a lot of bother/further expense later.
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also - they just treat vat invoices like any other - if it is not paid, then it goes to a debt recovery agent and you end up paying more

Nexus One Sales Tax!!

We’re writing in regards to your recent Nexus One purchase. There was an issue with the way the sales tax was applied to your order. When your order was placed, you paid taxes on the full retail price of the phone. However, you should have only been charged taxes on the sales price of the phone. We apologize for this issue and wanted to let you know that Google will issue a partial refund for the difference in the amount of taxes you were charged.
The refund will be issued to the debit/credit card used to complete the original purchase. To verify which card will receive the refund, please sign in to your Google Checkout account at https://checkout.google.com and click ‘View order’. The payment information for the order will be listed at the bottom of the order receipt.
If the debit/credit card used to complete your purchase has been closed, your card-issuing bank should forward these funds to your new account or mail a check to you for the amount of the refund.
If you have any questions about the refund, or if you need further assistance, please reply to this email and we’ll be happy to help.
Sincerely,
The Nexus One Team
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
You've received this mandatory service announcement email to update you about important changes to your Nexus One order.
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sooo google charged extra for sales tax;; who else got this email?

I do, can't wait cause i'm broke!!!
Apple would never do something like this, thanks for being so honest Google

well i just calculated it
these are my numbers
8.875% = NYC Sales Tax
529.00 = RETAIL Price
-250.00 = Discount
8.875% of (529.00 - 250.00) = $24.76125
not much of a refund i guess but its good they are being honest...

I got the same email today too

Do you guys live in states with a sales tax?
I got mine forwarded to AUS via oregon, which i don't believe has sales tax. I did not pay any import tax, So i am assuming that at no point did i pay tax for the phone, would that be right? or do they put tax on at the time of purchase?

I paid full price...529 + 46 nys tax.
Im assuming i dont apply.

A friend of mine and I both got that email today as well.

i presume this is for US only? not UK?
thanks

so, this doesn't apply to the people that bought it at full price or does it? i didn't get an email yet...

Got that email yesterday as well. I guess we were too excited to actually check the sales tax we paid?

I looked at the sales tax I paid through google checkout, and then cross referenced that through my bank account, and I paid the correct ammount. Hmmmmm, maybe a global refund of the 20+ dollars?

t0mmy said:
so, this doesn't apply to the people that bought it at full price or does it? i didn't get an email yet...
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It wouldn't apply because you paid the correct sales tax. Google was taxing for the full price when people were buying at the subsidized price.

Not in California ???

YES! 14 dollar refund?!?!?! Thats fine by me

Hmm.. I wonder why I haven't received this email. I just checked my google checkout receipt and it looks like I paid full tax amount on subsidized price too lol. I wondered why tax was so much but I was too excited to think more of it haha.

I get my Google phones for free, so nope! *sticks out tongue*

EdwardUong said:
Not in California ???
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Nope, even buying subsidized from a retail store (in california) they still charge you sales tax on the full price of the phone.. So no refund..

swgbex said:
Nope, even buying subsidized from a retail store (in california) they still charge you sales tax on the full price of the phone.. So no refund..
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Aww dammit. That's not cool. I was juiced about a reimbursement too. Guess I can kiss that goodbye

They should refund me the price difference between the touchscreen they used and a legitimate touch screen.

Amazon wireless AT&T for $550 without contract

This is good deal instead of buying from AT&T for $550 because you wont pay tax. Going to buy the samsung galaxy s III tom.

I too have noticed these prices. I know things change from store to store and sometimes associate to associate but I wonder about the possibility of Best Buy matching those prices?
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That is a good price. It was not that when I got my phone in the 21st. I guess I paid the tax (45) to have the phone on the 21st. I called them to ask why the HOX was the same price as att off contract but the sgsIII was like 650 vs 550. They said they had not even noticed and must have changed it.
Has Amazon started shipping yet?
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Would have ordered through Amazon if it were $549 when I ordered from AT&T. I ordered from AT&T on Saturday for $549, at that time Amazon was selling for $649.
Oh well! I'm getting it today from AT&T overnight for free.

Amazon hasnt shipped out yet..
Well at least for me. I have a ETA of 7/2 but dont really care when it comes in..

rayoubi said:
This is good deal instead of buying from AT&T for $550 because you wont pay tax. Going to buy the samsung galaxy s III tom.
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Well, at least in Washington and California you DO pay tax on Amazon orders. That's cuz they have offices in those states (and probably others).

BakaNeko59 said:
Well, at least in Washington and California you DO pay tax on Amazon orders. That's cuz they have offices in those states (and probably others).
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Not in Cali yet. Amazon Prime FTW.

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BakaNeko59 said:
Well, at least in Washington and California you DO pay tax on Amazon orders. That's cuz they have offices in those states (and probably others).
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No tax in california.
unless you buy from vendors that are not fulfilled by amazon.

scav1180 said:
No tax in california.
unless you buy from vendors that are not fulfilled by amazon.
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yup going to order mine today from amazon.

[Q] What's the shipping price to Canada for the nexus 7

I haven't added my creditcard yet for preodering but does anyone know what the shipping price is to Toronto Ontario?

Nexus 7 (16GB) - The first tablet from Google. Thin, light, and designed for Google Play.
CA$259.00
Shipping (Two Day Shipping):
CA$19.99
Tax:
CA$33.67

$19.99
I ordered one initially & then 3 other friends wanted it too, so it still stays at $19.99 & now we can split the shipping 4 ways.

Mine says 19.99 as well. However, I'm skeptical about the 2 day shipping. I have never had anything ordered online shipped in just 2 days in Canada for 19.99...
We'll see.

Reading between the lines on what Google has said, they seem to be using staged shipping. All devices to a particular area get shipped as a batch to somewhere close, then fanned out from there.

Canada shipping
Amazing that shipping is 19.99 to Canada and only 13.99 waaay out here in Honolulu.

$239.44 is the actual price for the 8 GB model. Buy it from Google cuz it's cheaper than staples and other places.
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sharp2G said:
$239.44 is the actual price for the 8 GB model. Buy it from Google cuz it's cheaper than staples and other places.
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Is it tho? Price is the same at staples and you don't have to pay shipping...

durangatang said:
Is it tho? Price is the same at staples and you don't have to pay shipping...
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Staples doesnt have the 8GB one though.

And the $25 credit

ckl_88 said:
Mine says 19.99 as well. However, I'm skeptical about the 2 day shipping. I have never had anything ordered online shipped in just 2 days in Canada for 19.99...
We'll see.
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From the The Google Play site:
All packages are delivered via UPS two-day shipping. However, please note that it may take up to 2 business days for us to process your order for shipment. Once your order has been shipped, you will receive an email notification with a UPS tracking number. Your estimated time of delivery will be determined at the point that your order has been processed and shipped. It may take 24 hours for the UPS package tracking to return any information for your tracking number.
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According to UPS Canada, "two day shipping" refers to its Expedited Service, meaning "Second business day delivery to most metropolitan areas".
Now, if you or I wanted to send a 2lb box across Canada using UPS Expedited Service it would cost $48. But I suppose a company the size of Google might strike a deal

ckl_88 said:
Mine says 19.99 as well. However, I'm skeptical about the 2 day shipping. I have never had anything ordered online shipped in just 2 days in Canada for 19.99...
We'll see.
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I have to disagree with that, I have ordered things from amazon.ca free shipping after spending 25 and got my stuffs next day.

ramgom said:
I have to disagree with that, I have ordered things from amazon.ca free shipping after spending 25 and got my stuffs next day.
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Where do you live? East or West.

[Q] Nexus 10 taxes

Just bought the Nexus 10 at the play store! The tax cost around $36! Is that normal!? Just curious...

ChrisAstro said:
Just bought the Nexus 10 at the play store! The tax cost around $36! Is that normal!? Just curious...
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In the US they're going to charge you what ever your state and local taxes would be, and that varies from state to state, county to county and city to city.

Yes, I live in NJ where we have 7% sales tax and I was charged 35 on the 32GB version.
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Croak said:
In the US they're going to charge you what ever your state and local taxes would be, and that varies from state to state, county to county and city to city.
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Ah, I'm in California so probably that's why! Thanks.

Lucky guys... i've been charged 105$ of taxes, but im not in the USA

What about the Euro Zone? How much is the shipment, and additional cost to €400? Can it be shipped to another EU country?

BoneXDA said:
What about the Euro Zone? How much is the shipment, and additional cost to €400? Can it be shipped to another EU country?
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It can only be shipped to countries with play store, Germany France UK Spain and not sure if anymore. Cost is 400€ for 16Gb, 500€ 32Gb, including taxes

Google don't a local store in south florida,so i don't why they charging taxes here..
This why i like Amazon

What they charged me for tax wasn't the state or local rate. It was in between the two rates.

BoneXDA said:
What about the Euro Zone? How much is the shipment, and additional cost to €400?
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The shipping cost in Europe is €9,90, but prices here always include tax, it is required by law.

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The shipping cost in Europe is €9,90, but prices here always include tax, it is required by law.
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Can I order it it Germany and send it to another Europe country and will the cost be 9,90 euro?

Of course not. First of all, the country is determined by IP, and when you fake that via proxy, you still can't enter an adress from another country.
You need a relay you can trust, but that adds international shipping on top if the above price.

PlanetJumble said:
Of course not. First of all, the country is determined by IP, and when you fake that via proxy, you still can't enter an adress from another country.
You need a relay you can trust, but that adds international shipping on top if the above price.
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I hear you, it just doesn't seem to make sense. If I buy the product it's good for the Google/Samsung, good for say Germany because I'm paying the taxes, good for the EU because customs are probably included, and good for whoever ships it because I'm paying the international (but European Uninon) shipping cost. No harm is done because I could just buy here paying the same EU customs plus local shipping costs and taxes which makes no difference to Google/Samsung, only Play Store here doesn't have it. That's either minus one unit, or I'll have to find someone in Germany to buy and ship.

Ask Google the Whys and Why Nots, not me.

Straf said:
Lucky guys... i've been charged 105$ of taxes, but im not in the USA
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Lucky guy! Here in the UK we get charge the equivalent of $120 in tax

ChrisAstro said:
Just bought the Nexus 10 at the play store! The tax cost around $36! Is that normal!? Just curious...
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I'll trade you for my 13% tax. :laugh:

Yeah my tax was $45.88 I'm in Washington State. I wished this device was released around the time when the Infinity came out. Then I wouldn't have had to pay sales tax, since I would still be living in Oregon! Lucky [email protected]***s! Lol.
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I can throw in 19% tax, resulting in €64.71 ($83.30).

dr9722 said:
Lucky guy! Here in the UK we get charge the equivalent of $120 in tax
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WOA!!! That is a lot! Sorry to hear that :/

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I can throw in 19% tax, resulting in €64.71 ($83.30).
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So the €400 device costs almost €500 with taxes and shipping?