Pete has given me a price for the screws I have asked for - screws are cheap enough but the shipping is pretty expensive.
Is there anyone else in the UK who needs some of these screws? - obviously I'll have to forward these on to anyone interested via the UK postal system. And it's an interesting maths problem - how many can Pete send for the shipping price $14, so that it will be cheaper overall for everyone after I have sent on the requested screws.
Then there is the possibility of 'import duty'... not sure if there is a value threshold, below which duty is not payable???
Found this
"If you buy goods online from outside the EU for delivery to the
UK, you'll have to pay Customs
Duty (if over £120 value) and
Import VAT (if over £18) on top of the purchase price (including
duties), though Customs
Duty is waived if the amount of the calculated
duty payable is £7 or less."
Based on this it looks like the screws I will be ordering will be duty exempt, but only just Import VAT exempt - threshold is £7 - cost here is £5.35 (20% rate assumed) - so if the overall value of the order increases by £1.65 then Import VAT
will be payable - so it seems like this isn't going to work. <DRAT>