On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 13:00:58 +0100, you wrote:

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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] =

>>On Behalf Of Alan B. Pearce
>>Sent: 09 October 2007 12:47
>>To: PicList
>>Subject: [EE] Digikey UK
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>>Just opened my electronic version of Electronics Weekly, and =

>>it has a little =

>>banner across the corner saying 'Digikey free shipping to UK =

>>on orders over =

>>=A3100'
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>>Don't know if this is useful to anyone here ... =

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They have been doing this for ages. Excellent service - usually 2 working d=
ays.

>It would be if it weren't for those pesky customs and VAT charges!

Prices include duty and brokerage, but VAT is collected on delivery. =


One minor thing is that VAT is charged on the notional value of the 'free' =
delivery, and so comes to
slightly more than 17.5% of the order total. =


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