Asian Movies in HD!

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 17 Feb 2009, 19:27

Ran Criterion
http://www.criterion.com/films/754

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 17 Feb 2009, 19:31

I thought the customs limit stayed at £18 but I might be wrong?!

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 17 Feb 2009, 19:41

Here in Holland it loosened up to about 150 euro orso (from 22-23 euro before)

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 17 Feb 2009, 19:54

I'm not aware of the customs limit here changing, I'll see if I can find out.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 17 Feb 2009, 20:38

Import VAT is payable on all internet shopping bought from outside the EU where the value is above €22 (£18).

Customs duty is payable on imported goods with a value of €150 (£120), although payment is waived if the amount of duty is less than €10 (£7).

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 17 Feb 2009, 20:38

Stupid emoticon!!

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 17 Feb 2009, 20:45

Wow.... that sucks.

Here in Holland it's loosened. I thought it was for more countries in the EU, and I believe people here on the board also mentioned it changing for the UK.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 17 Feb 2009, 20:51

That was what we thought but I thought Brad said it stayed the same (effectively)

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 17 Feb 2009, 20:53

I'm confused now Gastero - does what you quoted mean an end to customs charges if the item is above £18?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 17 Feb 2009, 21:08

How do you read that? The first line is pretty clear. We thought it was going to be increased but it turns out it was Customs not Import Duty

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saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 17 Feb 2009, 21:55

gasteropod wrote:Can anyone recommend somewhere I can get Akira Blu-ray whilst avoiding the wrath of customs?

Thanks.

http://www.tower.com/akira-katsuhiro-ot ... /113029734

http://www.movietyme.com/catalog/produc ... s_id=43618

http://www.axelmusic.com/productDetails/669198620041

pricey isn't it? all these are customs-free,Tower have been quickest in my recent experience.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 17 Feb 2009, 23:16

Cheers Salty, yeah it is a tad pricey but it's a must-buy for me

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 17 Feb 2009, 23:33

Tower.com are decent. I've not used them lately, due to the exchange rate.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 17 Feb 2009, 23:41

I've ended up using Movietyme because they seem the most UK friendly, in the Tower.com shipping information it said about customs charges so I didn't want to risk it. Movietyme has free UK shipping, that's ace! I decided to pay £1.99 for the fastest shipping though as I still think that's very good and I'm quite eager to get this disc lol.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 17 Feb 2009, 23:50

They re-ship from the UK, confirmed a few times.

Given the exchange rate, MovieTyme are cheaper though.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 18 Feb 2009, 11:02

Yeah thats right - Tower.com are very likely to be customs safe as they reship from UK

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 18 Feb 2009, 14:26

Movietyme are fine though i've never used their faster shipping option so can't comment on how faster delivery is with it.Axel have gone very pricey and Tower i use nowadays for box sets like Planet Of The Apes.still only flat rate $4.99 per item even for box sets.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 18 Feb 2009, 20:53

saltysam wrote:still only flat rate $4.99 per item even for box sets.

That is good, isn't it.

Axelmusic are nowhere near as good as they once were.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 18 Feb 2009, 22:37

gasteropod wrote: I decided to pay £1.99 for the fastest shipping though as I still think that's very good and I'm quite eager to get this disc lol.

Nooooo!!!

I got my last disc in 4 days from them, people who pay that extra cash have had to wait longer than me

dont waste your cash paying for that stupid extra waste of a fee. You would have to get it the same day for £2 extra!

Axelmusic are dogshit.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 18 Feb 2009, 22:50

How much is it for the slow shipping Romero?

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 18 Feb 2009, 22:58

Free, the best way

Thing is you can pay £10 shipping on 1 dvd, does not mean they even have it in stock or at hand, so even if you pay loads more you could still wait weeks till they get it into stock. Then they will post it, so in my eyes paying more is insanity from many companies.

I have waited 3 weeks or 3 days from Movietyme, depends on stock most of the time for the delays.

Mind you when I compnained I got free vouchers, but thats ussually when they dont get stock for ages.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 18 Feb 2009, 23:13

I've never chosen to pay extra for delivery before, but I really want this disc ASAP and the difference in estimated arrival dates is fairly big.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 18 Feb 2009, 23:16

Well hope you get it quickly for £2

the thing is its an estimate, not the truth

I ordered one 16th February 2009 - 16:04 I will see how quick I get this one

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 18 Feb 2009, 23:18

Cheers, well I'll let y'all know how it goes haha. The disc doesn't come out till the 24th btw.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 19 Feb 2009, 00:01

It depends what delivery the extra £2 gets you. Next day Courier and Special Delivery will beat normal Royal Mail hands down.