Digital Storm ship to UK?

yes there is, but you will need to purchase a crate that will cost an extra $200.

As long as you don't mind getting slapped with a 20% vat. Seriously though unless you have special tax breaks or whatever it's not worth getting a pc from cali and shipping to the Uk. Have you tried looking at any uk venodors. From what I hear kobalt computers is pretty good.

OK I don't like to throw numbers around at random, so I'll clarify. If you import Items to the UK, you will be charged 2 duties. VAT and Custom Duties

VAT is levied on most goods sold in the UK and stands at 15% of the value of the item purchased. This is the standard flat tax that the government charges for all non-essential items.

Custom Duty Tax is that extra bit you have to pay her majesty's government as punishment for NOT buying goods in the UK/EU. This can basically range from 0%-whatever the government feels like. They don't list the various rates of duty tax they charge for goods but you can call then to get a quote. I originally said 20% because a friend of mine bought a laptop from the states and was charged with a 5.5% duty tax. (Here's there website with their contact info)

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/customs/arriving/arrivingnoneu.htm

Keep in mind that no even if you buy from the UK you will STILL have to pay for VAT (one of the many reasons why stuff is generally cheaper in the US) but you obviously will not have to pay a Custom Duty tax.

Also keep in mind that the VAT will be raised from 15% to 17.5% as of Jan 1 2010.

In light of the extra custom duty tax, plus extra shipping cost, plus the added worry of shipping the pc back if it turned out defective. As much as I like DS. I would be hesitant in purchasing from then if I were from the UK seeing as it is neither economical nor practical to buy a PC from the other side of the world.

(Though to be fair I did see a youtube vid of someone who bought a DS rig in the UAE, but then again that place is practically tax free, the government there is much less anal and I doubt there are many bespoke PC builders in the middle east).

So good luck with your purchase. And I hope I helped.


Edited by sirsiddius - 29 Sep 2009 at 5:16pm

Hi, what are the implications for shipping to Australia? I'm looking at buying the i7 Extreme 5 deal marked as $3089. Is this in US dollars, and are there any additional overseas taxes etc? Finally, what would be the expected shipping time? Thanks for your help.