On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:04:24 +0100, you wrote:

>Hi,
>  I'm considering putting in an order with Digikey, and I was wondering if
>any UK PICLISTers who have done so previously could answer a few quick
>questions for me...
>  1) Who do Digikey use for shipping to the UK? UPS?
>  2) Were you charged any VAT or handling fees (eg. customs brokerage) by =
the
>shipping company when the order was delivered?
>  3) How much did these fees amount to?
>
>I know about the =A310 handling fee and =A312 shipping (and the fact that =
they're
>waived for orders over =A3100). What I'm more interested in are fees that =
HM
>Customs & Excise and (insert name of shipping co here) might want.

I've used them a couple of times - as long as you order  via the uk.digikey=
.com site (which shows
prices in GBP), you only have to pay the 17.5% VAT to the delivery guy (I t=
hink they can do cards) -
no extra brokerage charges as these are prepaid. =


Note that (at least as of about 6 months ago) this is NOT the case if you o=
rder via the normal
digikey US site & select UK delivery - a customer of mine got caught out fo=
r a hefty delivery charge
plus brokerage fees.
.
Delivery is VERY fast - comes via UPS, typically 2-3 days.



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