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JoeWyatt88
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 Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:55 pm Post subject: Importing electronic goods? |
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| So my iPod died and I need a new one, and the ones I've seen in shops around my area (Jeonju) have been expensive enough for me to consider ordering one from back home in the UK. I know amazon don't ship to Korea, but does anybody know of any reasonably priced sites that DO? Or would I have to send it to my parents for them to ship to me, which would be expensive to get it to me quickly, which means I might as well just grab one from the nearest electronics store... |
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motiontodismiss
Joined: 18 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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| I believe Amazon US ships to Korea....well at least they shipped books. But if it's just an iPod you might be better off getting it here. With customs duties & VAT it'll probably be more. |
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12ax7
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| One thing you need to take into consideration is that whenever you have anything shipped to you and the declared value is over 150$, you pay a 20% duty on the total value. It's one of the reasons they can get away with a relatively high MSRP on imports here. |
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plato's republic
Joined: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Ancient Greece
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| Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 5:32 am Post subject: |
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Anyone ordered a Macbook Pro off the internet (Apple.com etc) and had it shipped over? I'm giving it some serious thought.
The 15" Macbook Pro I've seen in Seoul is just over 2 million won, compared to 1300 dollars or so for the online one.
Even with customs duties it would still be cheaper to ship it here. Or does anyone know where to get one in Korea for a cheaper price? |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:00 am Post subject: |
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| 12ax7 wrote: |
| One thing you need to take into consideration is that whenever you have anything shipped to you and the declared value is over 150$, you pay a 20% duty on the total value. It's one of the reasons they can get away with a relatively high MSRP on imports here. |
It's not $150, it's 150,000 WON, and the figure includes shipping. |
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darkjedidave
Joined: 19 Aug 2009
Location: Shanghai/Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:48 am Post subject: |
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| plato's republic wrote: |
Anyone ordered a Macbook Pro off the internet (Apple.com etc) and had it shipped over? I'm giving it some serious thought.
The 15" Macbook Pro I've seen in Seoul is just over 2 million won, compared to 1300 dollars or so for the online one.
Even with customs duties it would still be cheaper to ship it here. Or does anyone know where to get one in Korea for a cheaper price? |
If you have access to the base you can buy them there or have it shipped from the US to an APO address for no import fees. |
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