BMS delivery charges!

[averhamdave]

Wow, 250 to 410 dollars for the delivery of a wheel kit from BMS!

Don't think so.

 

[Old_Dave]

BMS and Greenbike seem to be a bit expensive (cough)

Have a look at Home-Elifebike Online Store --- Electric Bicycle Parts

Just done a test and the shipping shows as
FEDEX IP Service US$95.66 WorkDay:2-4 Tracking:YES
which = £61.63:

 

[Cyclezee]

I really don't like FedEx, they have tried to screw me a couple of times

I would use TNT if you have the option

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Wow, 250 to 410 dollars for the delivery of a wheel kit from BMS!

Don't think so.

The shipping charge is irrelevant. It's the total cost that matters.

The cost you quoted is for more than a motor/wheel kit!

A 500w Bafang BPM kit works out at $325 including shipping, which converts to £209. Shipping cost is $155, so I ddon't know where you get $250 from. To me, that's a bargain. A 20aH battery to go with it costs about £250 including shipping. Add the £30 or so duty and the total comes to less than £500. You'll struggle to get the battery alone in the UK for that much.

 

[Old_Dave]

Have you looked today Dave ?

It seems more today than it used to be


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[103Alex1]

I really don't like FedEx, they have tried to screw me a couple of times

I would use TNT if you have the option

When I selected Fedex for shipping from BMS they told me on the day of dispatch that they no longer accept batteries and I would have to use DHL. $50 extra shipping cost over the quote 8 days after order was processed for checking.

If I hadn't been in a hurry I would have declined and I'm pretty sure they would have found a way to send for the original quote.

Original shipping was $138 for rim, spokes, motor, 20Ah battery and loads of bits but wound up nearer $190 . Tried quoting again for similar order including battery and only comes up as about $30 more now (Prices clearly have gone up a bit since January but not that much as a % of a larger order with a battery).

However ... there was only £5 handling fee on the customs invoice and the duty bill on a complete kit's worth of stuff including battery was about £25. if you ordered from USA where every nickel and dime is meticulously detailed on the proforma invoice you could bet that the landing cost bill would have been more like £125+ so it's all swings & roundabouts - you need to look at the whole landed cost estimate for a purchase from China.

Remember on a full invoice duty/VAT rec there's supposed to be 20% VAT on the cost of goods PLUS shipping PLUS any duty levied. You can do the maths (!) Never heard of anyone getting charged anything like that on imports to date - doesn't take a genius to work out why that is.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Have you looked today Dave ?

It seems more today than it used to be


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They're today's prices!

You're right about not having to pay their last minute shipping increases. Tell them that you're not going to pay and ask them to cancel the order, and mysteriously they find a way round it and ship it - at a loss to them of course!

 

[averhamdave]

The shipping charge is irrelevant. It's the total cost that matters.

The cost you quoted is for more than a motor/wheel kit!

A 500w Bafang BPM kit works out at $325 including shipping, which converts to £209. Shipping cost is $155, so I ddon't know where you get $250 from. To me, that's a bargain. A 20aH battery to go with it costs about £250 including shipping. Add the £30 or so duty and the total comes to less than £500. You'll struggle to get the battery alone in the UK for that much.

I got it straight off their website of course.

They were the delivery price options from the various carriers they offer for carrying a Magic Pie 3 kit.

The kit is quoted at $270. Cheapest shipping looked to be $250 and that may have been a spurious carrier. Add the inevitable vat when they get hold of it in Coventry and maybe even customs then I could soon be at $600!

I buy stuff all the time from china as part of my business and am well aware of the costs, quirks, vat charges, handling charges etc that china goods attract - but IMO BMS are taking the proverbial.

In due course I'll look to by direct from Golden Motor.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

When I do it, the shipping cost for a Magic Pie kit is only $168 by Fedex. Your VAT and duty will be about £30, so your total will be about £310.

 

[stesteste]

£403 to uk add custom duty maybe £450 for full bike kit 500w and 20ah battery

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[Deleted member 4366]

Here it is with the magic pie kit.