Non-Ebay Deals/Bargains

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Alan_tbt in reply to @MicroDosed™

I paid £504 from Wiggle about 2 years ago and thought I got a cracking deal then….
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kiskubai in reply to @MicroDosed™

This will (could) face import tax and VAT?

For orders above £135 it is more complicated as they also attract import duty, which can range from 0% to 25% of the item’s value depending on what it is, what material it is made from and its declared value. There are thousands of different rates of duty and the system is difficult to navigate. Clothes typically attract a 12% customs duty, but it’s hard to generalise.
VAT is then added to the total – at the prevailing UK rate, which for most adult items is 20%. The couriers also add their admin charge of between £8 (Royal Mail) and £11.50 (UPS), or 2.5% of the amount paid to clear customs, with a minimum charge of £11 (DHL).

At the end of the day, they'd come up more expensive than buying them from wiggle. If you change the delivery country to an EU country, it will have VAT added to it automatically (578.99 euros to Hungary).