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TOPIC: Shipping to Germany/beginner setup
Shipping to Germany/beginner setup 1 month 3 days ago #75778
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Hey
 This is my first post on this forum and i recently got really excited about the lightsabers from your store and especially that you can build your very own one. So I got two questions: - first if there are any problems shipping to germany as customs in this country are kind of strict -second if you have some reccomendations for a beginner (e.g. what i should consider), and a setup thats not the most expensive but is good for what it costs Beware of mistakes! I did not have the best teachers here  Greetings from Germany
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Shipping to Germany/beginner setup 1 month 3 days ago #75790
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You will have to pay import taxes on it, yes. No idea what they would be for your country, but I have seen cases where they would come close to the cost of the saber itself.
 A Warrior or Champion tier saber shouldn't be hit too hard by taxes. Another option would be to order the empty hilt (Initiate tier) or the Adaptive Saber Parts pieces, and have someone in your country install the electronics for you. I believe that there are a few installers in Germany. I think there's a few Germans lurking around here somewhere that may be able to assist your further. And don't worry about your English, it's better than my French probably ever was! |
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Shipping to Germany/beginner setup 1 month 2 days ago #75810
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I dont mind paying taxes for it, I just wondered if the fullfill the EU security standards
So that there are no problems getting i through custom no matter how much it costs Another question: is it hard to build in the electronics into an empty hilt? I have some experience with electronics but i can not estimate how much efford it is and if it is difficult Thanks for the fast reply btw
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Shipping to Germany/beginner setup 1 month 2 days ago #75816
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As long as you have experience soldering electronics, it shouldn't be too difficult. There's plenty of tutorial videos on YouTube, or even ones where you can watch someone do a full install. One of our resident installers could give you some better details.
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Aeon, Arbiter, Bastion, Consular, Gladius, Phoenix, Resilient (staff), Vanquish, Vengeance, Xiphos (2)
ASP Dark Crusader, ASP Claíomh Solais |
Shipping to Germany/beginner setup 1 month 1 day ago #75849
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I've only had one order shipped to Germany, but there have been no problems with customs.
I didn't even have to drive to the customs office, due all necessary papers being filled out orderly and attached on the outside of the shipment i could pay the taxes when the parcel was delivered at my door. I didn't order a complete saber though, just a hilt, a 12w LED and some switches, most other parts like the soundboard, the lithium-ion-pack and so forth were ordered in Europe, to save on taxes. The installation was rather easy, even for someone like me, with no experience soldering electronics. The small soldering joints on the soundboard were a bit of a hassle at first, but i guess with some experience they should be no problem. I don't know if it's ok to post links to tutorial videos here, but if you need some that helped me just feel free to ask and i'll send a PM. |
Shipping to Germany/beginner setup 4 weeks 2 days ago #75888
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There's no problem with the shipping but what happens at the customs office is always a mystery. Sometimes it goes smooth, sometimes they will keep the saber for a week or two trying to figure out what that is, despite all the documentation. I wouldn't be worried, just patient.
As to the taxes, in Poland they add 23% vat and probably some small electronics fee. |
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Shipping to Germany/beginner setup 1 week 1 day ago #76282
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You might want to check out my thread from half a year ago:
https://saberforgeforum.com/forum/open-topics/12561-germany-customs-import-duties In the meantime, I got another saber and on this time, the parcel was delivered to my home and I got a separate bill from Fedex, having me pay the tax (and some fees to Fedex). It really seems to depend on the specific customs office / officer's mood on a given day. |
