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nomoregt4
Joined: 10 Feb 2009 Posts: 30 Location: S.E. England
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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 4:39 pm Post subject: Importing parts from Japan |
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Evening chaps,
I've been looking on a few Japanese auction sites (Rinkya etc) with the intention of buying some bike parts (mainly fairings) to ship over here to ol' Blighty.
But I'm really confused with the shipping costs ect, even after going through the tables & step by step instructions on the websites
I totaled up one box weighing in at around 10kgs max, & the shipping came to around £300, without the VAT added when it lands here in the UK!!!!
Now I'm not sure if I did the calculations correctly, but that seemed expensive.
So I was wondering if anyone on here had any experience of importing parts from Japanese auction sites to the UK & what the extra cost was on top of the actual part(s) you purchased.
Cheers for any help & advice & have yourselves a Merry Christmas
Rich |
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Bitacticus
Joined: 13 Apr 2009 Posts: 276 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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I have bought many parts from Yahoo for some years now.
Drew has been and still is a great help
You are right its not cheap but Drew fees are very reasonable
The shipping is expensive and there is Custums.....
Take a look at his site
http://moriwaki-man.com/portal/
Very nice person to deal with
I think there are more members here that bought parts from Japan with his help
Good luck |
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nomoregt4
Joined: 10 Feb 2009 Posts: 30 Location: S.E. England
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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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Why thank you kind sir |
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StrokerBoy Show Star !
Joined: 15 Nov 2006 Posts: 1293 Location: Oop North, UK
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Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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I've had quite a few packages over the last few years, and postage wasn't too bad really. Sometimes the taxman pokes his nose in though which bumps the cost up.
Moriwaki Man does make the whole process much easier though, and can save costs too. |
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andywbafc
Joined: 03 Sep 2010 Posts: 6 Location: Milton Keynes
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:47 am Post subject: IMPORTING PARTS FROM JAPAN - YAMAHA SDR200 |
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HI ALL
FIRST THING TO REMEMBER IS YOU HAVE LITTLE CHOICE AND THEREFORE ITS EXPENSIVE..
YOU WILL ALWAYS NEED A MIDDLE MAN & THEY WILL TAKE A COMMISSION..
GOOGLE - "YAHOOAUCTIONS JAPAN" - AMERICAN GUY CALLED ERIC WHO LIVES OUT THERE. TAKES AROUND £12 PER ITEM COMMISSION PLUS POSTAGE = £ NOT CHEAP . HE WONT DO LARGE ITEMS OR ANYTHING THAT SMELLS OF PETROL. JAPAN POST IS VERY STRICT AND IT WILL BE YOU THAT LOSES YOUR OWN MONEY IF IT IS CONFISCATED.
YOU ALSO HAVE TO PAY HIM EVERY PENNY(YEN) UPFRONT BEFORE HE WILL BID ON ANYTHING FOR YOU..
DREW ON THIS SITE HAS ALSO HELPED ME OUT WITH TANKS AND HE SEEMED A SOUND GUY...
I HAVE IMPORTED LOADS OF SDR 200 PARTS AND HAVE LOADS FOR SALE...SEE ADVERT ON THIS SITE OR EMAIL ME AT: andrew.carnie@sky.com FOR LIST _________________ Baggies in the Prem...boing boing! |
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