Re: [doc] Shipping and Duty from US

["nick12dmc" <Tammyfew@xxxxxxx>]

Hi All,
       The main problem is import duty. There are so many diffrent
rates of duty. No one is ever sure what your going to get charged.
 Also some things get through with nothing to pay by fluke.
You could get round this I suppose by sending all your stuff marked 
as gifts or at a maximum value below the duty limit but this would
need U.S.cooperation. 

This is a very grey area and would I am sure not be liked by the
UK Customs but can they touch a U.S.company? 
 The best option would be large UK or EU parts stash. Such as DMCH 
started with Carcoon. This appears to have problems. 

Maybe some sort of franchise with DMUK would be the answer.
How about Consignment stock, where DMCH provides parts in store and 
are paid as a item is used?


Just my thoughts 
Regards
Nick H 



--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxx> wrote:
> Hi James
> 
> We are regularly asked about coil covers. Until recently, I thought 
> these were only available from Grady or Steger, but personally I 
think 
> $109 is a way beyond steep for a part like that. If they are 
available 
> from you, then PLEASE update your website to show something other 
than 
> $0.00 next to it. As soon as I see that, I start looking at Grady's 
site 
> assuming you don't have it.
> 
> I don't know if you realise but you guys (DMCH) for some reason get 
a 
> really good rate from Fedex for international shipping. Grady uses 
> (used?) UPS and it was quite ridiculously expensive. Sure, the coil 
> cover might be $109 but you're looking at at least $50 to ship it, 
then 
> duty and vat is added not only to the cost of the part, but the 
shipping 
> as well, which amounts to 29.5% on $159 totalling (by today's rate) 
£107 
> -plus- a processing fee as well for a friggin bit of plastic! Yes 
it's 
> cheaper than last year, but in the case of this part, still waaaaay 
OTT 
> for what it is. Of course it's a lot better if you're buying it 
with 
> something else at the same time.
> 
> I'm -not- having a moan at you guys, your shipping rates are always 
much 
> more realistic, but this is an example of a part that we could 
> previously only get from Grady, and it's not his fault either, but 
> something we're all stuck with.
> 
> Right now, I'd like to see if this is indeed the case for coil 
covers on 
> your site saying $0.00, but as I type this, I can't get to 
delorean.com 
> or usadmc.com :-P
> 
> Martin
> 
> Daniel Shane wrote:
> 
> >
> > However as most of the Delorean¹s I¹ve seen, including mine, are 
> > missing the
> > coil covers and the weather in the UK is much wetter than Texas 
they need
> > them.
> >
> > I¹m not talking about mass production here, no need to panic 
about loosing
> > profits or anything like that.  What I¹m on about is hand 
producing a few
> > from fibreglass and then offering them out via places like DMUK 
and 
> > the DOC.
> > I¹m handy with fibreglass, have done it for a few years, so 
making a mould
> > is very easy.  I was even thinking about reproducing the rear 
finisher 
> > until
> > you guys did it.
> >
> > Don¹t see it as competition, I¹m just trying to help keep the 
cars on the
> > road which is what we all want at the end of the day.
> >
> > Dan.
> >
> > P.S. Thanks for your offer and honesty James, It has restored my 
faith in
> > DMCH.





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