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Hi

I'm thinking about getting a new board sent from the States direct to Japan instead of having it delivered to OZ ( will be in Hakuba Late Feb )

Does anyone know if there is & at what level import duties kick in ( In OZ if order is under $1000 no duty )

 

thanks

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If you can direct me to some online sites in Japan

I'll have a look but when i was there previously there was a fair difference in pricing

at this stage I'm looking at a Gnu Carbon Credit Series BTX Men's Snowboard 162cm:

 

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162 might be a bit tough to find in Japan.

now's probably not the best time to buy- not much left. New stuff should be coming out in a couple of months.

Rakuten is probably the best site -

http://event.rakuten.co.jp/en/ (English version)

 

Yahoo shopping http://shopping.yahoo.co.jp/

and auctions http://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/ in Japanese.

 

May I ask how much you can get it for in the US??

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Thanks for the sites

yes have had a bit of trouble buying gear in Japan

182cm 92kg's & size 12 hoofers

Had to replace some gloves Feb just gone struggled to find any that fitted properly

 

US$399

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Should I mention that I have a few friends who work at Quicksilver (who owns GNU)? They just had they're sample sale where they can pick up boards for $50. I had him grab me some size 14 boots for about $30.

 

I think one guy told him his entire setup (jacket, pants, board, bindings, boots) was less than $200. Ridiculous.

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If you want Burton stuff shipped from US overseas, then you have to go through a forwarder.... that much I know... What I don't know is which one is best? I've heard some bad reports about Bongo and mixed reviews of PriceUSA...

 

Has anyone used a forwarding service to send boards/bindings? If so, how much did it cost?

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Min delivery is US$100 but I could have 2 complete board packages sent for that so i will probably buy some outerwear & my boarding buddy is looking at some gear as well.

 

Had a look at those sites, as usual size is going to be an issue

pricing was about (landed) AUS$115 difference between the USA & Japan, which is AUS$375 cheaper than being advertised in Australia.( I would then have to pay for shipping across to Perth )

 

cheers

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  • 3 months later...

Hey guys. Sorry for the bump but I thought it would be better to post here rather than making a new but redundant thread.

 

Did you end up shipping your board into Tokyo? I'm thinking about getting a Seirrascope but I really don't want to deal with some crazy high import tax.

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