[SunRescue] FS SparcServer 1000

[Peter Joules]

As a point of interest, what is the VAT and duty position when importing
second hand hardware into the UK?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org]On
> Behalf Of Martin Frost
> Sent: 26 February 2001 16:07
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: [SunRescue] FS SparcServer 1000
> 
> 
> Gregory Leblanc wrote:
> 
> > Speaking of shipping large boxen, has anybody looked at 
> using a freight
> > carrier, rather than parcel carriers?  Most of the bigger Sun boxen
> > -are- freight, and not parcels.
> 
> I was looking at shipping an SS1000 from the US to the UK (weight is
> about 110lbs btw).
> 
> FedEx and DHL quoted about $600, UPS about $300.
> 
> In the end we used American Airlines' airport-to-airport freight
> service: the sender drove it to Philadelphia and I collected from
> Heathrow. Cost about $80 plus some airport freight charge (around
> 20UKP iirc), but I had to do the customs clearance myself. I felt
> that the time was well spent for the saving involved. ;)
> 
> It was also much much faster than any of the cheaper parcel service
> options. (It goes out on the next scheduled flight with sufficient
> baggage space.)
> 
> --m
> _______________________________________________
> Rescue maillist  -  Rescue at sunhelp.org
> http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue
> 
>