marius1341 Posted July 15, 2018 Posted July 15, 2018 Gents, i understand many articles have been posted on import duties...but have anyone actually bought a thule bike rack from Europe ? What are the duties .. And secondly is the plug compatible with our cars ? Thx in advance
Popit Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Why would you want to import one , when you can get one at so many outlets here , and their warranty/ backup service is excellent ??
daniemare Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Why would you want to import one , when you can get one at so many outlets here , and their warranty/ backup service is excellent ??Because the many outlets here1 - Do not stock the item I want2 - Do not return calls3 - Almost double the price 4 - After Sales service is especially expensive, so not really an advantage I can buy almost a new rooftop mount for the price of the part that broke locally So that is why the OP is asking
marius1341 Posted July 16, 2018 Author Posted July 16, 2018 Thule easy fold cost nearly R18000 here, but cN be bought in Germany for R8000...i am not sure of shipping or import ... can it truly exceed R10000 ... cant imagine that...
daniemare Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Thule easy fold cost nearly R18000 here, but cN be bought in Germany for R8000...i am not sure of shipping or import ... can it truly exceed R10000 ... cant imagine that...Looking at the same. Shipping however is expensive due to bulk and weight. But on your item I guess it will be better in comparison.
MTB-More Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Get a Buzz rack instead. Local support is good and they literally is less than half the price for the same Thule rack and probably superior quality. http://buzzrack.com/our-products/ I have the Buzzcruiser2 and happy as can be
GrahamS2 Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Shipping, on a 23kg item, is going to make the R18k seem relatively affordable.
Disylizzy Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Gents, i understand many articles have been posted on import duties...but have anyone actually bought a thule bike rack from Europe ? What are the duties .. And secondly is the plug compatible with our cars ? Thx in advance Not sure which rack you're looking at, but CMH Volvo sell the Thule racks (unbranded) and apparently they get it direct from Sweden. They had to put another adaptor thingy on the plug and it works fine then. Here's their ad on le hub: https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/175809-2-and-3-bike-racks-made-by-sweden/ Weight alone of the rack will set you back a pretty penny for importing.
The Ouzo Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Not sure which rack you're looking at, but CMH Volvo sell the Thule racks (unbranded) and apparently they get it direct from Sweden. They had to put another adaptor thingy on the plug and it works fine then. Here's their ad on le hub: https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/175809-2-and-3-bike-racks-made-by-sweden/ Weight alone of the rack will set you back a pretty penny for importing.most Volvo dealerships stock them If you want, pm me what you're looking for and I'll get a quote for you
can on dale Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Gents, i understand many articles have been posted on import duties...but have anyone actually bought a thule bike rack from Europe ? What are the duties .. And secondly is the plug compatible with our cars ? Thx in advanceI bought a Thule Euro classic G6 3 Bike Rack from Bike-discount.de in March 2017Shipping was 29 Euros Total cost was 421 Euros at that time cant remember the R valuePity they don't ship thule to SA anymore Try Bike24 they charge 39 Euros postage if I remember correctly
Christian van Zyl Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Gents, i understand many articles have been posted on import duties...but have anyone actually bought a thule bike rack from Europe ? What are the duties .. And secondly is the plug compatible with our cars ? Thx in advanceDuties might be 15% when classified as a mount of any kind.
faraimd Posted August 18, 2018 Posted August 18, 2018 You looking at 40-50% that you’ll pay for customs costs and clearance. I always pay that range on imported components..
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