Powerbook batteries

Has anyone bought one recently, especially for a Pismo?
Tim Hodgson wrote on :

Has anyone bought one recently, especially for a Pismo? I'm looking at the high-capacity NewerTech ones from OWC:

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/powerbook/batteries/

  • which even after shipping and tax (just VAT, right?) come out slightly cheaper than a standard-capacity one from Cancom.

Any thoughts?

Peter Ceresole replied on :

Tim Hodgson thnews@redacted.invalid wrote:

I'm looking at the high-capacity NewerTech ones from OWC:

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/powerbook/batteries/

  • which even after shipping and tax (just VAT, right?) come out slightly cheaper than a standard-capacity one from Cancom.

Any thoughts?

Check that it's just VAT; on some electronic goods there's also some duty to pay, although there may not be on a battery, and remember that the VAT is charged on the cost including shipping.

But my immediate thought would be, OWC are all right; get one.

Tim Hodgson replied on :

Peter Ceresole peter@redacted.invalid wrote:

Check that it's just VAT; on some electronic goods there's also some duty to pay, although there may not be on a battery, and remember that the VAT is charged on the cost including shipping.

Thanks Peter. I've just been googling on import duty and found a helpline number (Customs and Excise international advice line: 0208-929 0152) which might be worth a try; apparently there are around 10,000 categories of goods with different levels of duty...

And of course I did the obvious thing last - googling the froup - where I found (from Simon Gardner):

To get the tarrif classification number of any item [an EU-wide designation] you call 01702 366077. Then to find out the UK duty/VAT situation on that classification you call 08450 109000 opt 3.