Digital BW, The Print

I am in the UK , but still buy ink from the US. It still usually works 
out cheaper than any EU source I have found (for me at any rate since 
Mwords closed down). Bear in mind that postage is often added to the 
'value' of imports so it is pretty easy to go over the £18.

I now just buy a large bottle of eboni black from MIS and mix my own 
inks. It is not that difficult thanks to Paul Roark's sterling 
generosity and openness. A large bottle will last an awfully long time 
and save you a lot of money even after paying postage and import duty.

I think Lyson/Marrutt and Permajet sell monochrome ink in the UK, but I 
have never tried them for ink although I do buy refillable carts from 
Marrutt.

Best
Mark Tomlinson





On 06/10/2010 16:02, colingruk wrote:
>
> A parcel I received in September from MIS had a âEUR~UK Border 
> AgencyâEUR^(TM) receipt affixed which stated as follows:
>
> âEURoeGoods purchase and imported into the EU with a value over £18 
> (for VAT purposes) and over £135 (for import duty purposes)âEUR¦ are 
> subject to customs chargesâEUR? There are some exceptions such as 
> tobacco products and alcohol.
>
> I was told that if the value of less than £18 is observed not only is 
> the consignment not liable to tax nor handling charges but it is less 
> likely to be delayed in clearance.
>
> Not using this system for buying inks I reckon I saved 50% as against 
> buying from Tom van de Wakker at Refill Ink B.V. I emailed him and 
> told him so but had no response.
>
> I reckon I would save even more by keeping the value of orders from 
> MIS below£18/=.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Colin Conway
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>, ekng532 
> <ekng532@...> wrote:
> >
> > maybe things have changed since I last ordered something from the USA,
> > which was some years ago, when I had to collect from the depot and pay
> > not only VAT and duties, but also a substantial handling charge.
> >
> > On 06/10/2010 09:16, Michael King wrote:
> > > Mike,
> > >
> > > In the UK the VAT/Duty process is pretty much hassle free.
> > > Either you give the courier a cheque when they deliver the item or 
> if you
> > > use post the post office sends you a bill that you pay online and 
> then they
> > > deliver next day. Couldn't be easier. Mike
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> 



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