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snowden porn
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648 Posts
11/01
Posted - Oct 7 2002 : 10:29AM
Here's the deal:

I live in London UK. There's 5 DVD's (new release anabolic/diabolic) due out next week.

I want them delivered via an express delivery service i.e. DHL.

My question is which adult store do you recommend I use?

Having checked out Lasersedge, they offer DHL (5 discs) @ $25, if I were to choose this do you know if I would be hit with any extra charges on delivery?


thanks for your help.

Edited by - snowden porn on Oct 7 2002

ShiWarrior
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1170 Posts
8/01
Posted - Oct 14 2002 : 1:13PM
Hi snowden,

I think u will have no problems becuase all R18 DVDs are perfectlly LEGAL in the UK so customs should not be a problem

u could use www.fivestardvd.com for the FedEx service

hope this helps

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JMO
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UK
104 Posts
2/01
Posted - Oct 14 2002 : 2:45PM
Snowden - It's not a question of legality (although Anabolic titles fly a little close to the wind). It's a question of customs duty. You want to buy five titles - you don't say what price, but let's go for a mid-range $20 each. That's $100, plus $25 DHLing.

$125 - that's roughly £80, so they'll jump on it at Customs. £80 plus customs duty at 3.5%, or £2.80 = £82.80
plus VAT at 17.5% which is £14.44 on top of that gives you a grand total of £97.29. Then there'll probably be a Customs Admin charge on top of that from DHL (anyone?)

Shi Warrior - Adult videos are only classified as being R18 in the UK . The kind of porn movies one can buy online are NOT classified by the BBFC, but can be legally imported into the UK as long as they conform to the BBFC guidelines which means no pissing, shitting, fisting, animals, children or bondage among other no-nos. Unfortunately a great many titles fall foul of this rule and if they are intercepted will be confiscated and the buyer given a warning. If you try importing anything too nasty, you can find yourself facing criminal charges.

Customs and Excise operate by having a sample of mail that interests them (big, bulky, expensive) taken out of the enormous bulk of mail entering the country every day. Royal Mail (as only they are legally allowed to) open the mail, check the contents and bill the recipient for import duty and VAT. If they find indecent materials (contravening the BBFC rules in the eyes of the mail inspector , the package will be confiscated and further action taken if required.

There is a loophole in the regulations - packages under a declared value of £18 will not be charged VAT or import duty, and are least likely to be opened by HMC&E

Basic rules:
* Don't buy anything too extreme
* If you can get stuff shipped separately, do so.
* If you can get stuff shipped as just the cover art and discs that is even more anonymous than in the box (as EroDVD do)
* Don't be surprised at a hefty Customs bill if you ship in bulk.

Any questions ;o) ?

aybesea
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Caroline Cage - Hungarian Hottie!
1485 Posts
5/02
Posted - Oct 14 2002 : 3:02PM
So Shi, sounds like I should declare that package as less than £18. What is that, around $25US? How about if I call it $20US?
ShiWarrior
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1170 Posts
8/01
Posted - Oct 14 2002 : 3:36PM
well ive spent well over $50's with no problems via a plain envelope without the boxers, they arrive perfectlly

aybesea

just ship my stuff for the full value and ship them in an envelope with out the boxes. ok? should be no problem, IF however (veing as there 7, it will look a bit bulky) u put a low value on the decleration, then it will be a bit suspicious.


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aybesea
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Caroline Cage - Hungarian Hottie!
1485 Posts
5/02
Posted - Oct 14 2002 : 4:23PM
You got it! Package goes out tomorrow.



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