Al Pascia Question

[bluegrassbrian]

Was browsing through the available pipes at Alpascia.com (nice inventory!).. spied quite a few id be happy to own.
The prices though.. every item lists a USD price and a substantially lower "tax free" price. Does anyone have input on that?

 

[oldgeezersmoker]

If you are ordering from outside the European Union, you get the tax free price.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Ahh nice! That's kind of what I figured. Thanks geez!

 

[fitzy]

Yup no VAT needed. It's amazing how much cheaper their Dunhills are than here in the states.
It's insane how high the taxes are in those countries. I think in France it's 20% vat.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Yeah I was delighted by a lot of the prices..pipes by makers I like a lot fall $40- $80 cheaper than most domestic retailers.

 

[ssjones]

Al Pascia service is really unparalleled.
His prices are some of the best in the industry. You will receive and bill for an import tax a few weeks after Delivery from Fed-Ex (their shipper). It's usually around $18-$20 for a $300 pipe. I forget the exact name of that bill.

 

[snowyowl]

Just bought two pipes on a Saturday and they arrived the next Tuesday morning in NYS, from Milan Italy.
Their FedEx shipping is 10 Euros, no matter what you buy. That's $11USD... and change.
If you're not around to sign for it, without even a FedEx account, use their website to pick a location near you and they'll hold it, call/txt you. You can drop in and pick up your gift wrapped shipment... your Ford will feel like a Lincoln.

 

[oldgeezersmoker]

Separate bill from Fed Ex was charged directly to my card. Just took a day or two. (Though it didn't specify fed ex as I recall, though I was expecting it and knew what it was for) This was for customs duty, which should, if they know what they are doing, work out to around 3%. $18-20 for a $300 pipe sounds high. All of this is much easier than it used to be. Back in the 90's, it took me two weeks to get a shipment of used pipes released from customs. They had no idea what to charge for smoked pipes. I finally got them to agree to just charge the duty for new pipes.