Yes, GBP57 was VAT. But they have taken a week to go through Customs as well.
However, as you note, it is still cheaper than in this country ;-)
Chris
On 9 Jul 2011, at 11:14, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Well, the VAT is around 60 pounds of that, so the other fees and whatever
> customs duty applied (probably 4% or so) total 24 pounds--not too bad,
> actually. If the shipper had used UPS they would have charged you a lot more
> for handling the customs formalities.
>
> Depending on exchange rates etc., for many items it is still cheaper to buy
> in the US if shipping is by the USPS and not one of the private delivery
> companies.
>
> Although I must admit that I also prefer to bring stuff in person, such as
> the two Pentax lenses I brought back from San Francisco in May and somehow
> forgot to declare on landing in Madrid :-)
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