[virtual_boy]

Newly launched this week, Bundle Box allows UK users to register a free US postal address. Products, clothes, moonshine, koalas, etc can then be purchased and shipped to this address and Bundle Box will then re-package your items and have them sent to the UK.
The real trick however is that Bundle Box will work out the import duty and VAT up front so there are no hidden surprises from customs or couriers on arrival. On top of this Bundle Box will, wait for it, bundle multiple products together into a single shipment to reduce cost. Standard shipments are guaranteed to arrive in 4-7 days with express delivery in 2-4 days.
All items can be insured for up to $10,000 for £19.99, multiple delivery addresses (a maximum of 99) can be specified and return insurance, warranty and carbon offset are all part of the service. As for pricing (which includes import duty & VAT) this begins at £17.35 for items up to 1Kg, raising to £35.08 for 5Kg, £55.38 for 10Kg, £103.75 for 25Kg and so forth up to £712.62 for a whopping 250KG - or quarter metric tonne!
So where would this be useful? On low value goods not so much, but prime examples would include the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV which is over £1,000 cheaper in the US or for products like the Amazon Kindle and Microsoft Zune HD that have yet to go on sale outside the States.

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[Broadsword]

Hmmmm, so there's US tax to pay (as its sold to a US address initially) and UK duty and VAT too (which the article hints that bundle box will charge you), plus the US shipping charge and then bundle boxes shipping charge.

Not sure this is such a great deal really.

[MrCynical]

Originally Posted by Broadsword

Hmmmm, so there's US tax to pay (as its sold to a US address initially) and UK duty and VAT too (which the article hints that bundle box will charge you), plus the US shipping charge and then bundle boxes shipping charge.

Not sure this is such a great deal really.

You'll pay US sales tax if the store you're buying from has a presence in the state where Bundlebox's US addresses are. So for example if buying from the Apple Store you'll certainly pay US sales tax because they have stores in most states. However if you're buying a Timbuk2 shoulder bag you might not pay US sales tax because Timbuk2's only physical presence is in California (where Bundlebox's depot almost certainly isn't: hardly the best place to locate a depot for shipping to the UK!).

The main advantage of this service (apart from places that won't ship outside the US) is that you get told the customs and other such charges in advance. You can thus compare the 'all in' price for importing from the US with the price in the UK, and decide whether the money you're saving is worth it.

[Sunshinewelly]

i notice that amazon have a similar service now where they will calculate the duties for you