1: The actual shipping costs will vary by destination and method. Exact costs will depend on final weights and other factors. I would take a VERY rough guess and say it is around $30-$50. I have very little experience with china shipping prices except what I have learned in the last few months though.
2: Yes, as I understand it LT will put the cost of the lights as $14 for each of the 2 package shipment
3: This will be determined after the fact but I would take another guess that fees for paypal and the like would be between $5 - $10 depending on the price you paid and exactly how paypal works in China, might have higher fees over there. Call it $10 to cover the time and effort that lumintop would have to spend dealing with the returns as well.
4: The total weight of the light is around 2.2kg + packaging. figure that will be roughly split between 2 packages, it will most likely not be an even split. Then add any cells if those were ordered as well.
You are obviously welcome to make your own decisions on what to do about the taxes but they are yours alone to make.
If you figure it is worth the risk, then that is up to you. Seeing as I would expect the total deduction from any refund to be at least $50, that is a lot of money to throw away vs just paying the taxes IMHO.
In my country to enter any package can not avoid the import procedures in any way, must be made prior to arrival in the country
The declaration must present the invoice, proof of payment (Paypal) and photocopies of the credit card and identity document, must match the name of the buyer in each of them, must also match the number of the card in proof of payment
This way Big Brother can verify if everything is true
There is no chance of evading
I am going to use DHL shipping
PS. I also need as soon as possible the tracking number to fill out and submit the declaration before the arrival of the package to the country
One has to pay taxes, the other one no. It’s lucky or Country Rules so there is no space to discuss about it
Lets do pay 14$ and wait… When we will have to pay 14$?
After paying the $14 first part payment how much prepare time in advance we get before we have to pay the last part?
It would be nice to know because there has been this really short only 5 day window to make payments.
Easier to do with smaller amounts but sudden bigger amounts within only 5 days to be paid may sometimes be difficult to get sufficient amount of money to Paypal account on time.
Okay,just trying sort out in which order to buy these upcoming special lights.
BLF GT is on a top of my list but still trying get the other ones too.
I just hope that not all have such tight timelines when to buy or at least not too many surface in a same month too close together.
Waiting for mass/group PM notifications. I’m sure they’ll also update the OP.
Edit:
I’m so excited for this light, Have been antsy and nearly caved in on getting a thrower. That TN42 deal a month or so ago was so enticing, nearly pulled the trigger.
One question: Will the issues of the prototypes be appropriately addressed? I specifically mean a lower resistance of the carriers and a better finish of the reflector.
I know and I`m totally OK with it.That is why I suggested that they would make this 2-way payments parts thing in my earlier post.
Just would like to prepared and informed some weeks before the bigger payment is due.
Ready to pay those $14 as soon as the PM/mail shows up.
For those talking about taxes in Europe… grow up. We pay taxes to have decent countries. Sure, I’d like things to be free too, but this is real life. Building roads, having a decent education, healtcare and retirement means paying taxes. Don’t like it? Go live in a forest.
