I imported to the UK. You will get hit for VAT at 20%, and may get assessed for duty if you order more than one (one by itself doesn't break the duty threshold). Anova didn't use fedex to dispatch, they used USPS, which ends up being parcel force over here. they charged an additional 15 GBP for clearance which was somewhat grating after the hefty shipping and handling charge. The most frustrating part is waiting for the postcard to come through the post so I could pay the vat and clearance, however I think I could probably get around that next time as the link provided to pay vat online uses the original parcel reference, so if I'd had the link emailed or provided online, I could have paid much quicker and got the circulator through quicker than waiting for the postcard from parcel force which took more than a week to arrive. Thanks... I got up to your posts about VAT at 6am this morning, I was still ploughing through part one of the thread when I posted. It actually came as something of a relief as I've come across people having to pay considerably higher handling charges when importing photo gear, and that's what £210 all in, compared to the competition it still seems like a decent deal. Sounds like there is one company in the world that actually declares the value of the parcel accurately then, never thought I'd see the day.
