The VAT invoice has arrived...
I had a letter on my desk yesterday morning from DHL...It had to happen really so it's best getting it over with really. It was for £61.40 (including the £1.25 DHL admin fee for coughing up the VAT on my behalf).
I phoned today and made the payment. Very straightforward and painless (bar the money leaving my account...).
One thing that is a little puzzling is the item value on the invoice was £343.74. I was charged (initially) on my CC £348.34 on the 6th Jan (date of purchase). This changed to £351.98 the next day. Santander (CC company) said that the difference was because the money actually left the card the day after purchase and the exchange rate was not as good. Not ideal but only a couple of pounds really.
Total including VAT was £413.38 so not too bad really. Bonus for me was I got sent a UK micro-USB charger and didn't order one (nice mistake on Googles part). As it wasn't on the order, no duty was charged. Nice one...
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