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I'm in US. Will I pay VAT when buying from UK site?

I'm not good at taxes and all this ...
If I'm in USA and want to buy HTC HD from UK site (e.g. expansys.com) and have it shipped to me in USA .... should I look at
VAT included price of £524.99 or VAT excluded price of £446.80 ?
I understand I can buy from expansys-usa.com, but generally speaking ?

No. You dont have to pay VAT if you are getting it shipped from Europe to the US address. I just bought the Touch HD from one of the UK sites with out VAT.

thanks a lot

I have a general question similar to this. I leave in Minn..but I notice that expansys has the Blackstone available now....can I order it from this site? They will ship to Minn.?
Sorry if this is a dumb a## question. but I'm about to drop a lot of money and just want to make sure its safe.

yes, Kenjari, expansys will ship to the usa. I, myself have ordered one from clove on wednesday and expecting deliver tomorrow or monday.
my total came out to be 750 ish w/ 16 gb micro sd.

Thanks copualt3. I looked at clove's site. I did the conversion. It came up to $616.98 total Is this how much you paid for it? Why is expansys charging damn near $200.00 dollars more?

How did you come up with $616 ?
£445 is approx $700, no ?

I used this online convertor. http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi
So it might not be as accurate as I thought. But I went to clove and set up shipping and everything. Got the total amount and went to that convertor. Thats what it came up with.

i ordered DHL shipping + the 16 gb micro sd so that's an additional 50-70 euro.
expansys likes to charge more than their competitors.

I also ordered from Clove and was to receive the phone Monday am, but today received an Email from FedEx that there was a delay. Clove needed to send them more info.
"A complete Telecommunications Form is required" is what caused the delay.
That may be a customs thing. I forwarded to Clove and hopefully they can quickly fix this.
Just an FYI for fellow Americans...

Kenjari said:
I used this online convertor. http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi
So it might not be as accurate as I thought. But I went to clove and set up shipping and everything. Got the total amount and went to that convertor. Thats what it came up with.
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Go check that converter again, I don't think you selected "GBP United Kingdom Pounds".

pocketdoc said:
I also ordered from Clove and was to receive the phone Monday am, but today received an Email from FedEx that there was a delay. Clove needed to send them more info.
"A complete Telecommunications Form is required" is what caused the delay.
That may be a customs thing. I forwarded to Clove and hopefully they can quickly fix this.
Just an FYI for fellow Americans...
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when did your get shipped? did you have a fedex tracking # from clove?
i just got the Airsure # and mine shipped on 11/6.

Buy from India?
Hi Everyone,
Can anyone confirm buying touch HD from a UK site (Clove, Expansys...) in India? What i need to know is what is the customs scenario here in India?
How much do they charge?

pocketdoc said:
I also ordered from Clove and was to receive the phone Monday am, but today received an Email from FedEx that there was a delay. Clove needed to send them more info.
"A complete Telecommunications Form is required" is what caused the delay.
That may be a customs thing. I forwarded to Clove and hopefully they can quickly fix this.
Just an FYI for fellow Americans...
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How do i fill out the telecommunications form in advance so i can avoid a delay?

askadc said:
Hi Everyone,
Can anyone confirm buying touch HD from a UK site (Clove, Expansys...) in India? What i need to know is what is the customs scenario here in India?
How much do they charge?
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You have to ask your own Indian government how much they will charge you. It has nothing to do with the UK.

exe said:
You have to ask your own Indian government how much they will charge you. It has nothing to do with the UK.
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Thanks! I know that. My question was directed to some buyer from India to share his/her experience.

Hi,
Anyone in the USA gotten theirs delivered from a UK site yet? Were there any US taxes to be paid? What other procedures are there besides just ordering it off the website (this telecom form) ? Thanks in advance for the info!!

I'm about to push confirm on Clove.co.uk site to order my Htc HD. However, the website doesnt specify, which language am I ordering? As anyone ordered from Clove? What language is it in...is it WWE? Lastly was there a 2 year warrant that came with it?

mlalahoi said:
Hi,
Anyone in the USA gotten theirs delivered from a UK site yet? Were there any US taxes to be paid? What other procedures are there besides just ordering it off the website (this telecom form) ? Thanks in advance for the info!!
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I odered mine from expansys (UK site) on Nov. 10th. No VAT, no CA sales tax, no custom forms, HD was shipped via DHL and was here on Thursday, Nov. 13. This time frame included a little hassle, as expansys USA took over (actually wanted to) and I told them I want it shipped directly from the UK. USA price was quite a bit higher, I think $799 phone only.

mlalahoi said:
Hi,
Anyone in the USA gotten theirs delivered from a UK site yet? Were there any US taxes to be paid? What other procedures are there besides just ordering it off the website (this telecom form) ? Thanks in advance for the info!!
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I ordered mine from handtec.co.uk for $706 USD total.
I ordered it on an Friday and received it on the following Wednesday, 4 working days. They ship via Fedex so Fedex called me then emailed the FCC form.
See link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=445804
A bit of a hassle as Handtec only takes Google checkout for payment. They weren't proactive on providing a tracking number but I spoke to them on the phone and they were very responsive. All in all a good experience.

Looking for someone to import SGS2 to USA from UK

Well, I have cash set aside for this, who can find the best deal, buy it and ship it to me?

Ditto
10 char

why dont you guys just order from one of the UK sites? or are you asking for someone that can get it from a company which only sells within UK for a bit cheaper?

shabs52 said:
why dont you guys just order from one of the UK sites? or are you asking for someone that can get it from a company which only sells within UK for a bit cheaper?
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what sites are selling it to the USA? All the ones I have tried want UK addresses.

designgears said:
what sites are selling it to the USA? All the ones I have tried want UK addresses.
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Just ordered from Clove http://www.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-i9100-16gb they accepted my US address perfectly fine. I believe Handtec accepts order from the US too. http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/4203/samsung-galaxy-s-ii--16gb--sim-free-unlocked-
Hope this helps

handtec and clove to name a couple

designgears said:
what sites are selling it to the USA? All the ones I have tried want UK addresses.
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Have you tried Handtec, they deliver to Australia. ~AUS$700

sweet. Might pounce on one of these. A few questions first
1. Which site is more reliable? Has anyone ordered thru either?
2. How long does shipping usually take to the United states?
3. It says first units dispatched may 3rd? Does that mean if i place my order today it will ship that day? or will it be on backorder?

jthornton71707 said:
sweet. Might pounce on one of these. A few questions first
1. Which site is more reliable? Has anyone ordered thru either?
2. How long does shipping usually take to the United states?
3. It says first units dispatched may 3rd? Does that mean if i place my order today it will ship that day? or will it be on backorder?
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i'm from CA and i ordered from handtec. it was the cheapest out of all the sites i found. about 710 us.
Last time i check, about 2 days ago, they still had units left for preorder for shipping on the 3rd of may.
It takes 2-4 days to ship. Saw that on the website.
shipping cost about 14 pounds.

y don't you try this site: http://electroprise.com/samsung-i9100-galaxy-ii-quadband-3g-hsdpa-gps-unlocked-p-2792.html
They are from: http://electroprise.com/contact_us.php
Got this from a post in gsmarena, sorry didn't know its a scam.

Im in CA too. Im just curious as to if there's a bunch of pre order before mine since they've been taking them forever that it wont even ship until later this month or something. Id need it by the 12th. You said yours was$ 710?
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robinthomas said:
y don't you try this site: http://electroprise.com/samsung-i9100-galaxy-ii-quadband-3g-hsdpa-gps-unlocked-p-2792.html
They are from: http://electroprise.com/contact_us.php
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If anyone in NYC can confirm this store it would be great!

http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=27671
I loved your Cappy ROMs, can't wait to see what you do with this device.
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Daemos said:
If anyone in NYC can confirm this store it would be great!
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this store is a scam, there is a dedicated thread going for "buying in the USA" - use that one, has good info on imports and stores.

designgears said:
Well, I have cash set aside for this, who can find the best deal, buy it and ship it to me?
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Why you asking so late? I can buy it for you and ship to you. How much you willing to pay me? (Email me is fine).
I preorderd from clove but it's possible they ship on may 6 !
I don't want to wait that long, I want to preorder another one from handtec.
It's my first time buying from them so I'm not sure handtec able to ship on may 3.
I can sell you the 2nd sealed s2 to you after I got it.

there's a fairly good discussion about clove and handtec here.. maybe it'll help you decide which to choose.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049280

I've used Expansys a number of times both in the US and UK. They have online stores in numerous countries. They will have devices from the UK available in their US online store which you can buy in USD without paying VAT. They also have online support forums which I've found pretty useful in the past.
http://www.expansys-usa.com/android-smartphones/

Obtaining a North American SE Arc

Anyone know where I can buy a North American version of the Arc that will ship to the USA. I see it available at Best Buy Canada but they won't ship it. No one else, not even Sonystyle seems to carry it. Anyone know where to get one?
Thanks

Check the Japanese arc thread. Lot of us ordered from a Japanese seller on eBay. You have three color options with Japanese model.

To me still Japanese(Docomo) is the best option since you get all the colors unless Sonystyle starts selling them from tomorrow...

color is not a real big deal for me and the Japanese reseller wants over $200 more then what it's being sold for in canada. Any other possibilities?

bagofsnakes said:
color is not a real big deal for me and the Japanese reseller wants over $200 more then what it's being sold for in canada. Any other possibilities?
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its not $200 over , how did you get that
Rogers from store price including taxes is $650
so this is without ebay fees or paypal or seller profit or shipping fees
the to get the japanese one with paypal only is $720 and he is shipping from japan.
so you do the math now
Good luck

Best Buy canada is selling for $550 as well as their Sony Style stores.

bagofsnakes said:
Best Buy canada is selling for $550 as well as their Sony Style stores.
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its 550 CAD + 12% tax = $66 CAD
total = 616 Canadian dollars = 651.3030 US dollars

Forgot about that exchange rate... But there still is paperwork with the FCC to deal with as well as 2 week international shipping wait time. I guess no one has found any place willing to ship it to the states yet. I've tried getting it shipped through rogers, sonystyle, and bestbuy and they all won't do it.

bagofsnakes said:
Forgot about that exchange rate... But there still is paperwork with the FCC to deal with as well as 2 week international shipping wait time. I guess no one has found any place willing to ship it to the states yet. I've tried getting it shipped through rogers, sonystyle, and bestbuy and they all won't do it.
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I went though this Seller from Japan.
Ordered on Sunday and received it on Wednesday (Free Shipping)
No FCC, since they already got the paper works.
You choose what is best for you, but we are trying to show you more option. You may better off till someone ship it to you from Rogers or here in the US someone starts selling them.
Good Luck
Edit: This guy on ebay sells them from Canada - Rogers
http://cgi.ebay.com/SONY-ERICSSON-XPERIA-ARC-UNLOCKED-HSPA-850-1900-2100-/110680731216?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8824161217208566894#ht_2246wt_1139

bagofsnakes said:
Forgot about that exchange rate... But there still is paperwork with the FCC to deal with as well as 2 week international shipping wait time.
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Does SonyStyle Canada or BestBuy Canada ship to the USA? If so, how? Please direct me to the link? Thanks!

batman_112 said:
Does SonyStyle Canada or BestBuy Canada ship to the USA? If so, how? Please direct me to the link? Thanks!
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He said that
they all won't do it.
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He said that
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Oh, I missed that. Just woke up!

Thanks for the help everyone. I'm gonna contact the the guy from Canada, maybe we can strike a deal. If not I'll try the guy selling the ones from Japan. I'd rather get it unlocked and ready to go. It it seems unlocking and flashing the Japanese one isn't too bad. I've done some modding to my X2.

Look what showed up today on mobilecityonline for pre-order? Has anyone ordered from them? They have good reviews on Google.

batman_112 said:
Look what showed up today on mobilecityonline for pre-order? Has anyone ordered from them? They have good reviews on Google.
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thank God i didnt wait on these suppliers i got it a week ago and dont have to wait for this stuff and at the end just only one color.

Well I am in no rush. Will wait on the silver NAM arc to show up sometime this summer.
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Reputable Online US dealers for SGS II

Anyone recommend a reputable online dealer that has the SGS 2 and at a competitive price?
Amazon and Newegg both have it around $575...
Anywhere else that is as reputable?

I got mine from expansys usa the first week they were out in UK and available in the US, you can save a few bucks and they are reputable in my book (this is my only transaction with them but you can read on your own)

a lot of us that bought the international SGS2, got it from Expansys-USA.com. worth a look.

If you buy the phone in the U.S. (from anyone, regardless of what they claim) it'll have no warranty as Samsung considers any product purchased outside its country of intended sale "grey market." Expansys-USA gets around that by sending the phone back to the UK for their U.S. customers should it need repair under warranty. You can also buy from Clove and Hantec in the UK as both ship to the U.S. It's $612 delivered from Clove right now and since it's purchased in the UK it retains the 2-year global warranty.

If not worried about warranty, then Amazon is pretty good. Also you can look at mobilecityonline.com from where I bought the white sgs2. You will get the new white sgs2 for $539 after $20 off coupon.

Technotradinghouse
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Expansys, my first order with them, but very happy with the transaction. Will use them for Galaxy Note.

Does mobilecityonline.com honor the warranty for an SGS II?
Or, is it only Clove and Expansys only?

I got mine from Expansys USA on June. Pretty quick delivery and no complaint about them.
I got my Sony X1 from Clove UK long time ago. Very good service and fast delivery too.
My friend brought one from Amazon recently but found it's being used (stated as new). So beware on for Amazon seller.

Great options mentioned so far. OP, if you are ok buying the locked AT&T version, it is $550 before taxes without contracts. This phone would probably be better "tuned" for the network, and would come with warranty.
P.S. sorry if my suggestion is too obvious

pmpntl said:
Does mobilecityonline.com honor the warranty for an SGS II?
Or, is it only Clove and Expansys only?
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No. Technically, the phone bought at Expansys-USA doesn't qualify either. They get around that by shipping it to their branch in the UK should it ever need repair. If they go out of business (unlikely) your warranty would go with them as they're acting as an itermediary. The only way to get an "official" warranty is to buy the product from an authorized reseller in its intended country of sale.

eBay sellers are so Fxxking greedy.......

Here is the whole story, I have been searching for the tab 7.7 a long time until i stop on these two list of the same tab 7.7, one sold by seller in singapore and the other one is sold by seller in Hong Kong, and both were selling it for $658.00 + free one day shipping. So this Saturday(03/03/12) i checked on the two listing again and found out the seller from singapore change the price to $758.00 , and the seller from Hong Kong stays the same, so with out hesitation, I made the purchase with the Hong Kong Seller, and right now(03/05/12, 3:00AM PST) I received msg from hong kong seller, telling me that they ran out of the 3G model and ask me if i want the WIFI only instead and refund me the differences, and just as i was typing my answer to them whichs : (no i want the 3G version), I check ebay again by the same Hong Kong seller, but the price increased to $758.00 , and here is the interesting part....... it's still available and there are more than 5 in stock...... so I sum up the whole thing, hong kong seller saw the price change on singapore seller, so he lied to me and told me it was out of stock, and now want me to pay more....... anyone can give me any suggestion?

Get full refund and they shouldn't be able to change the price like that. Avoid buying from there if it's that problematic and scam-like. Check out popular computer/technology forums, usually have a market place, XDA has one too. I buy computer parts from some forums and I see phones, tablets, pc/console games, tv's and a lot other accessories. Make sure they use heatware or other transaction feedback site. They offer the ability to see past sales/purchases also user feedback along with positive and negative feedback counter.
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Buy through Negri Electronics. $650. They're back ordered at the moment, but still...

Yea Negri is the way to go
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I just did a quick search for "P6800" through the Google Shopping search and found it listed at Integron Technologies as in stock for $594.99 plus shipping. Since they are in Florida, like me, I would have to pay tax as well but otherwise it seems like a good deal.
http://www.integrontech.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=SAM-P6800-16GB-S&click=2
Oh, and I just did a seach on ebay and found this for $649.00 plus free shipping with the item location listed as in California.

Thx for all the replies, They just got back to me saying: "Don't be confused, we raise the price cause we ran out of stock so ppl won't buy it at that high price, and the item you look at is already ended." I told them to put me on the wait list whichs gonna be another week man I HATE waiting!!!!!! but for sure I'm going to get it!!!! and thank you all for the replies. cheers to all of us that r using the tab 7.7 !!! YAY!!!

Its too bad =[

ebay australia has a group deal for 3G model 598AUD shipped.
Not sure if you guys overseas are eligible, but hope its useful to someone.
http://groupbuy.ebay.com.au/