Mark Ogram Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 Hi all, Received my stainless bumpers from Harrington last week and very impressed. I have received an invoice from FedEx fot £60+ import tax/duty, is this right ? on the commercial invoice it states the bumpers are "samples" should I pay or not ? Appreciate your comments, previous experience. Mark. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iani Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 Have you bought these as commercial samples Mark? if so, you can speak with HMRC. If you have bought them to fit to your car for normal use then you need to pay your dues. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
astontr6 Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, Mark Ogram said: Hi all, Received my stainless bumpers from Harrington last week and very impressed. I have received an invoice from FedEx fot £60+ import tax/duty, is this right ? on the commercial invoice it states the bumpers are "samples" should I pay or not ? Appreciate your comments, previous experience. Mark. Hi Mark! I assume that the £60 is the freight charge but I do not have access any more to the Customs & Excise Blue Book which shows the current duty rates but I would have thought that Harrington would be importing at C.I.F.to their warehouse and their quoted price to you would have covered these charges. Query this FedEx charge with Harrington directly and let us know what they say? It may be a direct import to your home address from the manufacture which you should have been told about when you placed your order with them. Is there a VAT charge as there S/B? Bruce. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Ogram Posted October 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 Thanks, Will email Harrington on Monday, there was no mention of any import duty / taxes - if I have to pay, then so be it. Have to say the service from Harrington was fantastc though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndyR100 Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 When Harrington first began trading in the UK their website did highlight the potential for import duty charges to be payable in addition to the sticker-price. At the time I did the sums and decided to buy the same items from a UK supplier for my Stag because the overall charge and the peace of mind that fixing any issues would be less hassle dealing with a Company in the UK. i can’t spot anything on their website these days, so I would certainly raise the question to Harrington to be sure of the position and try and reach a sensible resolution if there has been a misunderstanding on behalf of either party. ....... Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Ogram Posted October 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Issue sorted. I emailed Harrington and they asked me to pay the Fedex invoice, send them a copy of the receipt, and they would refund me. All sorted out within 30 minutes. Fantastic service from Harrington's from start to finish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Hi Mark ~ When I bought a full set of Harrington bumpers for my 1965 series 1 'E'- type Jaguar I enquired with Harrington's if they were liable for import duties. They replied that they were not. There would be no extra charges. So I ordered them. Very satisfied with the product and Harrington's service. Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 To all TR owners ~ I believe that TR Shop have Harrington stainless steel bumpers in stock. Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colin3511 Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Mark, please be careful when fitting. The set I fitted had metric threads. Close to a unf size so I almost re-tapped them unf by mistake. Needed to run a metric tap down them anyway to aide fitment. Good luck. Colin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 14 hours ago, colin3511 said: Mark, please be careful when fitting. The set I fitted had metric threads. Close to a unf size so I almost re-tapped them unf by mistake. Needed to run a metric tap down them anyway to aide fitment. Good luck. Colin They have always been Metric threads on them as they are made in Vietnam, some stockist now do a fitting kit to suit. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Ogram Posted October 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Thanks Colin, they came with all fixings, but will take your advice and run metric taps down them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul J Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Is there a significant saving going direct to Harrington’s, I’m curious as will be in need of a set . Regards Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Hi Paul ~ If you Google up Harrington's Bumpers this should show all available bumpers and prices. Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul J Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 7 hours ago, Fireman049 said: Hi Paul ~ If you Google up Harrington's Bumpers this should show all available bumpers and prices. Tom. Thanks Tom I was being lazy, to answer my question, if TR Shop sells the TR6 Harrington bumpers it would seem not to be a significant difference in cost Harringtons at the moment are £745 and TR shop are £720, not sure about carnage costs from TR shop. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Hi Paul ~ If you contact Harrington's by eMail and enquire if their prices include carriage? My order to them only took a very short while to be delivered. I'm not sure if they have stockpiles in this Country? Regards ~ Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Ogram Posted October 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 I paid £745 including shipping from Vietnam. They only took 4 weeks to arrive. I did try TR shop and they told me at least 2 months delivery. Very pleased with Harrington's service. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mk2 Chopper Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Make sure you post up before and after pictures Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul J Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 8 hours ago, Mark Ogram said: I paid £745 including shipping from Vietnam. They only took 4 weeks to arrive. I did try TR shop and they told me at least 2 months delivery. Very pleased with Harrington's service. Thanks for that info Mark, I will not be in need of them for awhile yet. Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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