"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Bob Eager wrote:
I ordered up some hall effect sensors from them on Monday - couldn't
find
the equivalent here - and they arrived this morning. Could they have
come from the US that quick?

Yes, they come from the U.S. They have a web presence in the UK, but
that's all AFAIK.

That's what I'd sort of worked out by the import/export questions.

They are quick. The stuff seems to leave the town in Minnesota and go to
a local hub, then Minneapolis, then Kentucky (overnight), then
Philadelphia, then E Midlands airport, arriving midnight the day after
order. That gives time to get it to your local depot to go out next
morning.

I've always seen that time pattern; order on working day N, get it on
working day N+2, usually before midday or so.

Amazing. Only one day longer than ordering from the best in the UK - and
better than many. Maplin haven't managed next day delivery at standard
prices for ages.

You usually have to pay VAT on delivery, but no handling charge for UPS.
Mouser are another good firm, but there seems to be an extra fee on
delivery (both used UPS with me).

I only paid 10 quid over the actual site prices. So no worse than many UK
firms for a small order - it was only 12 quids worth of parts.
No VAT - perhaps they don't bother under a certain figure?


What did the Customs label say?

Peter Crosland