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May be an obvious quaetion here, but, If you buy something in the states with a USA warranty, does that transalate to an international warranty.

Ive seen a lens im after, at a decent price in the states. But it only comes with US warranty. Is there any way that this can be amended/changed/upgraded etc by canon or the original purchaser to cover international.

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No it won't be covered by Canon UK. Your options would be, send it back to the supplier or Canon USA if it goes faulty or pay Canon UK to fix it or hope it doesn't go faulty (by far the majority of lenses don't go faulty).

Or buy in the UK.
 
A USA warranty would need the goods to go back to the USA to be fixed. Their UK office may repair for a fee and if you're nice they may accept it, but best to assume that you will need to send it back to the states for repair.
 
Thanks guys,

as i thought!

Thing is its a 24-105 L delivered to UK for approx £450 £500. Its brand new, never used.

Chepaest iv seen in UK is £600........so the difference isnt that great and for peace of mind i think im better off buying in UK.


Thanks anyway
 
gpc1 said:
Thanks guys,

as i thought!

Thing is its a 24-105 L delivered to UK for approx £450 £500. Its brand new, never used.

Chepaest iv seen in UK is £600........so the difference isnt that great and for peace of mind i think im better off buying in UK.


Thanks anyway
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Canon's L lenses come with an international warranty rather than just a US one like their consumer lenses. However, it's very unlikely that you'll receive the US lens without having to pay import duty on the purchase price plus VAT on both the purchase price and carriage charge as well as a possible admin fee from the carrier.

Have you asked for a quote from Kerso for the 24-105? I know that lenses purchased from him are repaired by Canon UK under warranty?
 
Kerso's lenses etc come with an international warranty, but a UK receipt, which is the important thing, without that you would probably have to send it back to the states
 
gpc1 said:
Thanks guys,

as i thought!

Thing is its a 24-105 L delivered to UK for approx £450 £500. Its brand new, never used.

Chepaest iv seen in UK is £600........so the difference isnt that great and for peace of mind i think im better off buying in UK.


Thanks anyway
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Hi My wife ordered a product from USA, $200.00 after it was delivered FedEx sent a bill for another 40 pounds they pay the customs and that was 2 years ago so you would be looking at $900 to a $1000 so call it £20 per $100 = £180.00 £200 more, , if it's new then they would have no option to declare it, if you look round there are some good buys in this country, just remember if you buy from camera shops they could have been used and returned under the sale agreement 14 days or a month for well known shops and they sell them as new again:rules::schtum:, so brand new never used, could be a bit different than you expect.



regards Mark
 
Flash In The Pan said:
Ummm....if the US Canon stuff isn'twarranted in the UK how come Kerso's stuff is? :thinking:
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That question would be best put to the man himself, if you send a faulty lens back to him will he replace it, i mean how many go faulty i bet not many so it's a pretty safe bet, remember we are dealing with equipment made in japan ish type places, good stuff , and some crap but the big names are solid.

Regards Mark
 
I'm sure someone here had a problem with a Canon body they bought from him and Canon UK fixed it under warranty, I could be wrong though ;)
 
pete.rush said:
Kerso's lenses etc come with an international warranty, but a UK receipt, which is the important thing, without that you would probably have to send it back to the states
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Only the L series ship with an international warranty. All consumer grade lenses and camera bodies (not sure about 1D series) ship with a regional warranty.


Flash In The Pan said:
Ummm....if the US Canon stuff isn'twarranted in the UK how come Kerso's stuff is? :thinking:
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The receipt Kerso supplies and the international warranty that is provided for all Canon's L range has certainly been accepted by Canon UK.

I also recall Jo sending a 40D camera she bought from Kerso to Canon UK so I suspect the consumer lenses purchased through him would be accepted also. :shrug:
 
hi,

Apologies, forgot to add thaqt its not a brand new lens, its second hand so i dont know if that would incur vat, customs duty etc.
 
gpc1 said:
hi,

Apologies, forgot to add thaqt its not a brand new lens, its second hand so i dont know if that would incur vat, customs duty etc.
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Depends what they put on the package, but unfortunately the same as buying new, you could get charged because you are importing something into the country, bummer I know.
 
gpc1 said:
hi,

Apologies, forgot to add thaqt its not a brand new lens, its second hand so i dont know if that would incur vat, customs duty etc.
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vat and import duty are still technically payable, regardless of whether it's new or used, but as pete says, it depends on what is declared on the customs slip.
 
mercmanuk said:
Hi My wife ordered a product from USA, $200.00 after it was delivered FedEx sent a bill for another 40 pounds they pay the customs and that was 2 years ago so you would be looking at $900 to a $1000 so call it £20 per $100 = £180.00 £200 more, , if it's new then they would have no option to declare it, if you look round there are some good buys in this country, just remember if you buy from camera shops they could have been used and returned under the sale agreement 14 days or a month for well known shops and they sell them as new again:rules::schtum:, so brand new never used, could be a bit different than you expect.
regards Mark
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Don't think thats right, check out the customs website to confirm, but camera bodies incur 17.5 % custom duty and no other charges, camera lenses and certain accessories incur 17.5% as standard plus 6.5% additional duty on top of the 17.5%. And its on the total price of the item including delivery/insurance charges, not the cost of the item on its own. And that is what you would be charge if you did everything above broad and legal.

So if his lens and delivery cost £500, he could expect a bill for £120 for import duty if it was done all above board and legal. The way some firms get around it is state that its a low cost item or gift or return after repair, so if you have to pay duty, you only pay a minimum amount.

Peter
 
Hi a hypothetical question would be if i sell Corgi /dinky vat is only payable on the profit you make, if i buy for £100-sell for £200, profit incurs a vat charge<<<simply put,but you have to earn so much before you start paying, but i could claim back on my overheads< fuel,equipment, etc,if that limit is reached, if it is a shop selling second hand then this will apply ,if it is a person off loading then you could ask them to saend as a gift, i could send stuff all over the world and i fill out customs forms at the buyers request and own responcibilty, on secondhand they could say , lens ---gift ---price $10 , ;)hope it slips through, if not ??????.

Regards Mark.
 
pete.rush said:
Don't think thats right, check out the customs website to confirm, but camera bodies incur 17.5 % custom duty and no other charges, camera lenses and certain accessories incur 17.5% as standard plus 6.5% additional duty on top of the 17.5%. And its on the total price of the item including delivery/insurance charges, not the cost of the item on its own. And that is what you would be charge if you did everything above broad and legal.

So if his lens and delivery cost £500, he could expect a bill for £120 for import duty if it was done all above board and legal. The way some firms get around it is state that its a low cost item or gift or return after repair, so if you have to pay duty, you only pay a minimum amount.

Peter
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it was only a rough guide and done in a rush my other post above is near the mark.
 
If it doesn't "slip through the net" and you get caught misdeclaring the value the fine is equivalent to the duty due and that's ON TOP of the duty, so in the above case you'd have to pay £240 if HMRC nabbed your £10 "repair return" ;)
 
Flash In The Pan said:
If it doesn't "slip through the net" and you get caught misdeclaring the value the fine is equivalent to the duty due and that's ON TOP of the duty, so in the above case you'd have to pay £240 if HMRC nabbed your £10 "repair return" ;)
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