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Old 01-14-2010, 07:47 AM   #83
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Originally Posted by Sweetpea View Post
But the PRS-505 is not a European made device. Irex is Dutch.

So, if you buy an American product, via the UK, you'll pay 15.5% VAT (UK VAT rate)
If you buy a Dutch product, via the UK, you'll pay 19% VAT (Dutch VAT rate).

(at least, that's what I understood from the site...)
Just for the sake of accuracy, the UK VAT rate is 17.5%. It went down to 15% for a year, as a "boost the economy" thing, but now it's back up again.
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