Has anyone imported a Turbo from United States ?


something like an 18g turbo is about 875 USD - about 450 GBP

from a UK site from a well known performance parts supplier they want just shy of 1000GBP

now if u import it from US ok it sa bit of messing about but its not going to cost the difference of around 500 GBP to import

so is it worth doing ?
Bez.

 

after shipping and import taxes it wont be far off also you will have a nightmare if you need a warrantee claim on it assuming it is sold with a warranty which im sure UK suppiers provide

 

i think it said 1 year warranty


fookin TAX!!!!! i hate this country, no ****** else puts up with it



oooo im stopping now before i go off on one :P

 

After learning from experience importing from abroad, you could always ask the supplier to put used car parts on the customs declaration, as I believe these are VAT exempt

 

If that little bit of advice works Norman Dog, I will love you forever! I am still waiting for my brakes to be shipped from the states and am absolutely dreading the financial bitchslap I might be in for courtesy of 'Her Majesty' .

cheers,

Nick .

 

been there done it had to send turbo back twice, and it cost me more than buying in the uk.

matt

 

nice one m8 have to try that

mr footlong pm if you get your brakes soon, would be interested to know what happens (how much it totally costs)

thanks

 

Send me a PM mate now to remind me and I will do so as soon as they arrive .

 

i think not as i have imported a couple of ej22t blocks and the duty has been extorionate

 

me too !!

 

send the part as a sample and the VAT is exempt.

or have a mate buy you one in the US and ship it to you that way if you have trouble you can just send it back to your mate and have him get the warranty work done on it.

it shouldnt be too bad.