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civas said:

Hi I'm italian mountain biker and I'd like to have opinions about the
possibility to buy a MTB in Usa.

I find a great price difference between, for example a Rocky Mountain slayer
70 ( USA price about 2200 Euro and Italy price about 3500 euro)

Yes, but when it arrives in Italy, you will have to pay customs duty and
VAT. You'd have to check with your customs service to find out what that
is in Italy, but for the UK it works out at 32.5%, which would make that
2200 Euros a nice 2915 Euros. Then you've got to pay for shipping and the
warranty might be negated (you'll need to check with Rocky Mountain Europe
for this).

You'll need to do more calculations yourself to work out if it is
worthwhile, but the difference in price is not as large as you think.

bomba said:

civas said:

Hi I'm italian mountain biker and I'd like to have opinions about the
possibility to buy a MTB in Usa.

I find a great price difference between, for example a Rocky Mountain slayer
70 ( USA price about 2200 Euro and Italy price about 3500 euro)

Yes, but when it arrives in Italy, you will have to pay customs duty and
VAT. You'd have to check with your customs service to find out what that
is in Italy, but for the UK it works out at 32.5%, which would make that
2200 Euros a nice 2915 Euros. Then you've got to pay for shipping and the
warranty might be negated (you'll need to check with Rocky Mountain Europe
for this).

You'll need to do more calculations yourself to work out if it is
worthwhile, but the difference in price is not as large as you think.

Do you have to pay taxes on a gift?

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Ride-A-Lot said:

Do you have to pay taxes on a gift?

Again, I'm only really aware of the UK tax system, but yes, even gifts
from the outside the EU are subject to tax provided they exceed a certain
value.

Commercial goods are not liable for tax if they cost less than 18 GBP
(~$30), whilst gifts are not liable for tax if they cost less than 36 GBP
(~$60). Neither are applicable in the case of a $2000 bike.

In article <[email hidden]>, myarse247
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Quoted message said:

Yes, but when it arrives in Italy, you will have to pay customs duty and
VAT. You'd have to check with your customs service to find out what that
is in Italy, but for the UK it works out at 32.5%, which would make that
2200 Euros a nice 2915 Euros. Then you've got to pay for shipping and the
warranty might be negated (you'll need to check with Rocky Mountain Europe
for this).

You'll need to do more calculations yourself to work out if it is
worthwhile, but the difference in price is not as large as you think.

I bought a Specialized Epic the last time I was in the US. I only paid
WA sales tax and shipping (about $85). But I've been infected by the
locals and try to avoid paying any extra taxes at all costs. Saved a
bundle buying it there compared to here.

Like you said, he might have warranty issues too. Suspension components
are often tracked by country of sales orgin.

The Italians will want to ensure that they get their cut unless he's got
a good way to avoid that.

Bruce

notaknob said:

In article <[email hidden]>, myarse247
@hotmail.com says...

Quoted message said:

Yes, but when it arrives in Italy, you will have to pay customs duty and
VAT. You'd have to check with your customs service to find out what that
is in Italy, but for the UK it works out at 32.5%, which would make that
2200 Euros a nice 2915 Euros. Then you've got to pay for shipping and the
warranty might be negated (you'll need to check with Rocky Mountain Europe
for this).

You'll need to do more calculations yourself to work out if it is
worthwhile, but the difference in price is not as large as you think.

I bought a Specialized Epic the last time I was in the US. I only paid
WA sales tax and shipping (about $85). But I've been infected by the
locals and try to avoid paying any extra taxes at all costs. Saved a
bundle buying it there compared to here.

Like you said, he might have warranty issues too. Suspension components
are often tracked by country of sales orgin.

The Italians will want to ensure that they get their cut unless he's got
a good way to avoid that.

Bruce

What if you come to the US. Buy the bike. Bring it back on the plane
to Switzerland and then ride back over the alps and through Europe into
Italy?

OK. So I'm aiming high! I used to work for a company that had an
office in Scarborough, Ontario. I would go up there every month for a
week to work. The dollar was so good, even with the GST and PST that I
would spend thousands on [censored]. I would then put it in one of our
product boxes (food ingrediaents) and on a truck that was coming back to
our plant in Pennsylvania. I never had to pay a dime and got the taxes
back at the border with the receipts. Plus, I used to ship cases of
Molson Extreme Ice to the states this way.

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notaknob said:

I bought a Specialized Epic the last time I was in the US. I only paid
WA sales tax and shipping (about $85). But I've been infected by the
locals and try to avoid paying any extra taxes at all costs.

Well, you would try and avoid paying tax when top rate income tax is 54%.

I cry every time I look at my salary slip...

Ride-A-Lot said:

What if you come to the US. Buy the bike. Bring it back on the plane
to Switzerland and then ride back over the alps and through Europe into
Italy?

Ha ha, no chance! They're strict there because they're still outside the
Euro zone. Try and bring anything in from outside and you get hit. I got
busted trying to take a firewall through Swiss customs without paying
duty. It cost me a lot of money...

Quoted message said:

I find a great price difference between, for example a Rocky Mountain

slayer

Quoted message said:

70 ( USA price about 2200 Euro and Italy price about 3500 euro)

Could someone suggest me a raccomanded dealer that sale on the web.

Thanks to everyone wants help me.

Try eBay. Maybe you can sweet-talk the seller into deflating the value when
shipping, or even mark it as a 'gift'.

Scott