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agedhorse said:
Let us know what additional fees you get charged after receiving your amp.
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Thomann seams to have a US store front now. Although the gear was sourced from the US, this was definitely a US store front. If DHL is to be believed, this has cleared customs already. Other gear that I have had shipped from overseas required me to pay customs before it gets delivered, if I recall correctly.
 
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agedhorse said:
IME, yes.


You may also be liable for paying sales tax depending on your state, as well as brokerage fees.
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"Thus, any articles imported under this section for personal use with a value of under $800 can be imported duty free, and any articles imported for personal use with a value between $800 and $1800, will be subject to a flat 4% duty rate."

So, I don't think there will be duties.
I checked my invoice, I didn't see sales taxes collected. So I would expect to pay the 6% sales taxes.
 
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Acoustic356 said:
"Thus, any articles imported under this section for personal use with a value of under $800 can be imported duty free, and any articles imported for personal use with a value between $800 and $1800, will be subject to a flat 4% duty rate."

So, I don't think there will be duties.
I checked my invoice, I didn't see sales taxes collected. So I would expect to pay the 6% sales taxes.
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These fees (and amounts) can change without notice, let us know what you end up experiencing. Maybe other members can comment on their experiences.

Exporting into the EU and/or UK is a different nightmare. I had a customer recently had to pay duty plus 20% VAT for the value of a repair (or value of the product itself, which ever was greater) going into the UK. Even though the necessary HS code paperwork AND CUSTOMS DECLARATION was attached to the outside of the box which entitled the package to a lower rate, UK customs refused to open the customs envelope... their answer was "our country our rules".

I wish you luck.
 
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There were no comments in the specs about this. I went back and re-read them in detail. I had to blow up the picture to see this. It's not a show stopper. Having lived in Europe, actually born there and coming to the US, I had a lot of things that fit into this category growing up.
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Acoustic356 said:
So I did some searching around the globe from various vendors and found something interesting:
  • The 220v version is pretty consistently $500, regardless of country selling.
  • The 110v version is pretty consistently $800, regardless of country selling.
I will get a chance to play the amp today. I'll follow up on my impressions.
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This may have to do with both regulatory approvals and CoO tariffs since the 110V (120V) version is generally intended for the USA & Canadian markets which require different safety and EMC certifications/approvals. There are also warranty differences, there may be no warranty unless you return the amp to the EU.

Also, any country with VAT may show pricing outside of those regions without the ~20% VAT. Add 20% to $500 and that's another $100 to the $500. Then, if there's CoO tariffs, that's another 20% and now you are at $700. These are independent of who is selling the product. Then there's the gamble of what the import customs duty, brokerage fees and other charges and this may end up right about the difference that you posted... except that you would end up with a correct 120V unit. No way to know until it's all over.

Sounds like you tried to save some money but may end up not saving as much as you hoped.
 
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agedhorse said:
This may have to do with both regulatory approvals and CoO tariffs since the 110V (120V) version is generally intended for the USA & Canadian markets which require different safety and EMC certifications/approvals. There are also warranty differences, there may be no warranty unless you return the amp to the EU.

Also, any country with VAT may show pricing outside of those regions without the ~20% VAT. Add 20% to $500 and that's another $100 to the $500. Then, if there's CoO tariffs, that's another 20% and now you are at $700. These are independent of who is selling the product. Then there's the gamble of what the import customs duty, brokerage fees and other charges and this may end up right about the difference that you posted... except that you would end up with a correct 120V unit. No way to know until it's all over.

Sounds like you tried to save some money but may end up not saving as much as you hoped
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I followed up with DHL. There will be no additional taxes or fees.

$500 for the amp.
$49 shipping.
$40 for the Step Up transformer

$589 out the door.

I do have a step up transformer in my studio, but I wanted a transformer 3x the size of the transformer for this amp.
 

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