Buying Macbook in America
I want to buy a macbook from the US(to take advantage of the exchange rate). As my sister is travelling there at the moment and would be able to bring it back with her. I am clueless about export duty, so any hints on that would be great. And if I buy the apple care protection pack in the US will it work here in the UK?
Also my mate said something about being able to claim the VAT back once in the UK?? If you can answer these questions or know who has the answers that would be greatly appreciated. Any tips or suggestions welcome.
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myhighway wrote:
To avoid state sales tax, you'd have to purchase it in a no-sales-tax state. Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire or Oregon.
Actually the above might not be true in this situation. My stepson who lives in Oregon comes up to Seattle quite often and when he is here, he can go into any store and buy something without paying Washington State sales tax by showing his Oregon drivers license. Whether this would work in other states, I don't know.
Since the above is true about Washington, it seems to me if a foreign visitor came to Washington and showed his foreign passport, he MIGHT get the same deal. And if this is true, it might be the same in other sales tax states.
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