Christian nieman Posted June 12, 2022 Share Hi I’m looking at buying from chain reaction cycles has anyone recently dealt with them and how was your experience like How is the shipping and customs fees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermophage Posted June 12, 2022 Share Shipping is up front displayed by them. Try use the most "expensive" option, which is seldom expensive unless you're buying heavier or bulkier items. As for duties. Parts are duty free, but you pay VAT...Whole bikes and other items (especially anything even resembling clothing) carry a duty and then VAT on top of the total cost. Plenty threads here with more detail, but suffice to say, if you know what you are looking for, CRC can be a great resource. If you don't you could have your butthole stretched because you didn't do the research You can also check the SARS website to look for the tariff code of the item you're looking for to see whether it carries a duty or JUST VAT. justinafrika and Leonwashier 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian nieman Posted June 12, 2022 Share Hi thanks @ThermophageI want to buy a helmet do you think thats a clothing item Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadenceblur Posted June 12, 2022 Share 2 minutes ago, Christian nieman said: Hi thanks @ThermophageI want to buy a helmet do you think thats a clothing item Helmet is classified as clothing. So factor in a massive duty, I stand corrected but I think minimum 30% + VAT at 15%. Clothing items seldom worthwhile buying unless the price is dirt cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted June 12, 2022 Share Yeah, the Helmet plus duty plus VAT and shipping lands up being almost twice as much as you pay CRC. So it needs to be half the local price in order to land up being the same in the end! Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadenceblur Posted June 12, 2022 Share I got some lekker Troy Lee Design mtb shorts a while ago. Landed price was still cheaper than what I could get here. Sometimes you get bargains even on clothing. justinafrika 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadvdw67 Posted June 13, 2022 Share I have bought 3 times fairly recently from CRC, the service has been awesome, have not ordered clothing, but bike parts, ordered Tuesday, by Friday had it in my hands, ordered Saturday, by Wednesday was in my hands, and that was with the free shipping method, I have never payed extra for faster shipping, but never waited more than 7 days for my parts Hairy, Spinmaster and Jan D 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillippe Coetzee Posted December 23, 2022 Share On 6/13/2022 at 5:35 AM, Chadvdw67 said: I have bought 3 times fairly recently from CRC, the service has been awesome, have not ordered clothing, but bike parts, ordered Tuesday, by Friday had it in my hands, ordered Saturday, by Wednesday was in my hands, and that was with the free shipping method, I have never payed extra for faster shipping, but never waited more than 7 days for my parts Do they ship directly to your door or to a postal office ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadvdw67 Posted December 23, 2022 Share 5 minutes ago, Phillippe Coetzee said: Do they ship directly to your door or to a postal office ? Yup, to your door Phillippe Coetzee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ispeed_V Posted December 24, 2022 Share Out of curiosity, if you get items delivered to a mate in the UK and then they courier it on to you, are there still duties/VAT etc payable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warick_wrx Posted December 24, 2022 Share 57 minutes ago, FondTF2 said: Out of curiosity, if you get items delivered to a mate in the UK and then they courier it on to you, are there still duties/VAT etc payable? You will pay local UK tax on the product. Then when it gets couriered will pay SA imports and local taxes on the couriered parcel at the amout declared. So normally this is not really a good option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge_Design Posted December 24, 2022 Share If it's a larger item then the free "Fedex" shipping actually ends up at SAPO so count on 4 to 6 weeks with a lot of unwanted stress. Small items are normally DHL and delivered 4 to 7 days with the free option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadvdw67 Posted December 25, 2022 Share 14 hours ago, Edge_Design said: If it's a larger item then the free "Fedex" shipping actually ends up at SAPO so count on 4 to 6 weeks with a lot of unwanted stress. Small items are normally DHL and delivered 4 to 7 days with the free option. What is a "larger" item? I have brought in wheels and they came with DHL Edited December 25, 2022 by Chadvdw67 Headshot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillippe Coetzee Posted December 25, 2022 Share 2 hours ago, Chadvdw67 said: What is a "larger" item? I have brought in wheels and they came with DHL Probaly a bike or frame, also quite curious 😊 or maybe it has to do with weight Edited December 25, 2022 by Phillippe Coetzee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge_Design Posted December 25, 2022 Share 2 hours ago, Chadvdw67 said: What is a "larger" item? I have brought in wheels and they came with DHL Definitely frames or wheels but can't tell you what the criteria are. I have a set of wheels sitting with SAPO at the moment - ordered on 14 November. I would have paid for the premium shipping if I knew Fedex just co-ordinate the logistics using the cheapest service providers they can find (SAPO). Edited December 25, 2022 by Edge_Design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadvdw67 Posted December 25, 2022 Share 2 minutes ago, Edge_Design said: Definitely frames or wheels but can't tell you what the criteria are. I have a set of wheels sitting with SAPO at the moment - ordered on 14 November. I would have paid for the premium shipping if I knew Fedex just co-ordinate the logistics using the cheapest service providers they can find (SAPO). That is strange, like I say, I bought a set of wheels from CRC, and a couple other odds and ends in the same order, also took the cheapest shipping option, and they landed up in my hands within 4 days through DHL Headshot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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