Need help from UK members about hardware

**The_Doctor** · 09-08-2006, 18:20

As far as I can tell. Your friend would not get a refund because he lives in the UK.

In order to get a VAT refund, you would have to come to the UK buy the products yourself, fill in a form and then get the refund when you leave the country. You would also need to transport products with you on the plane.

http://www.visitbritain.com/VB3-en-A...t_refunds.aspx
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsP...CE_PROD_007779
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsP...HMCE_CL_001454

**DukeofSerbia** · 09-08-2006, 18:30

Originally Posted by The_Doctor

As far as I can tell. Your friend would not get a refund because he lives in the UK.

In order to get a VAT refund, you would have to come to the UK buy the products yourself, fill in a form and then get the refund when you leave the country. You would also need to transport products with you on the plane.

http://www.visitbritain.com/VB3-en-A...t_refunds.aspx
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsP...CE_PROD_007779
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsP...HMCE_CL_001454

Not good for me.

And there si no British company which send hardware to Serbia. Only Amazon.co.uk send to Serbia but only books, CDs and DVD's.

**AussieGiant** · 09-10-2006, 11:54

Hi DukeofSerbia,

I live in Switzerland (very expensive place to live) and I have also looked into this.

It is not possible to either countries VAT (UK or your own in Serbia), of you don't pay it in one then you will have to pay it in another. If you do then...humm, that would be a little cheating

That is why no logistics company will ship PC's.

Sorry DukeofSerbia. Governments closed this gap a little while ago

**DukeofSerbia** · 09-11-2006, 21:35

Actually, I find way to import from UK. My friend's father will go in London by this year. As Serbia is not EU member, he can request for refunding VAT (with some formalities). And...

But I also have option to order from USA (I have relatives here) as hardware prices are lowest in the world in USA.