Has anyone made any recent purchases from BMS Battery? I'm hovering over pressing the go button on a hub motor. Cost is £64.40 plus £66.65 shipping, but the total in the shopping cart says "tax excl.". What are the likely extra charges and who do I pay them to? Shipper is stated as UPS.
I've bought small items from China before via ebay and direct from Yosepower and they have turned up with no extra charges. Somehow I don't think this will be the case with BMS Battery?
It's a lottery whether the customs will be bothered to charge you the tax. It seems to depend on the courrier, but it changes on a daily basis. Anyway, you should budget to pay the duty, and if you get away with it, be happy. You don't have to do anything. either your stuff will get deleivered or you'll get a notification from a shipping company that you have to pay something. They might try to charge you £10 for arranging the payment to customs, but you have the option to pay it directly and avoid their charges. in that case, they might want evidence (a receipt) that you paid.
Another thing to look out for is that the BMSBattery shipping calculation doesn't always work correctly, especially if you order multiple items or built wheels. In that case, you can get a request for extra shipping money after you place your order. It's not a scam. It's just the way it works. You can cancel at that point if you want, but the overall cost used to be still worth it. I don't know whether it's the same today.
To make it worthwhile shopping with BMSBattery, it's always worth buying multiple items. Small things like controllers, throttles, pedal sensors, etc, can be put in the same box, so are very cheap when there's no shipping cost, which makes the overall order cost much more tolerable. Apart from that, you have to realise that when you order specific items to meet your specific needs, it's going to be more expensive that buying the cheapo all-purpose Ebay stuff.
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