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I haven't used them but general consensus seems to be excellent.
I think your maths on the import / postage seems about right too.
Ishibashi has a well deserved excellent reputation.
I think your maths is a little bit low. Vat / Duty is applied to the item AND the shipping cost. If a UK courier is collecting the vat / duty at this end they'll also want a flat fee to deal with the HMRC paperwork.
https://www.gov.uk/goods-sent-from-abroad/tax-and-duty.
A safe way to approach it is to take the item + shipping and then add 25% to that.
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
How much is a flight to Japan?£800- £1400
Perhaps not very viable! 2 weeks in Japan at Easter in Chery blossom season was a very good holiday a few years back.
A Prem Economy at the end of March 2024 will set you back near £4k !!!
I checked last night lol
It is still a massive faff and it would take an individual far longer than it would take to earn £20.
Not to mention that if you do that crap yourself it will take a month to be dealt with while your item is sitting in a customs warehouse. And that assumes Joe Public gets the form correct the first time and there is no checking / audit.
The fee is dirt cheap for what actually happens.
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
Over 2k for an AVRI though? Are you sure?
handling fee ! Then if there are any issues or you want to return the guitar it will be down to you so could be expensive !
Good luck.
After their bill, put aside 25% of that for VAT, fees etc when it arrives.
EMS worked well until the hand off to parcel farce their uk agents but they got it sorted and yeah it got to the uk in 48 hrs but a week to clear the dreaded parcel farce handling but again paid them money and it all got done I have had a few Japanese guitars over the tears they never disappoint
Don't believe me, go to Amazon JP and add anything to the basket, toggle between GBP and JPY. And then use XE.com and check the GBP price if you pay in yen. The JPY price is always less.