Blade (Blu-ray SteelBook) [Japan]

[justintime2k]

Release Date: September 19th, 2012
Buy Links:
Amazon JP Buy Link
YesAsia Buy Link
Notes: Region-free, inside art

Actual pics thanks to prodigy1985:

Spoiler

 

[bigfub]

Still waiting for mine from HMV. I ordered last Saturday.

Have you logged onto your HMV.JP account and checked the tracking details?

 

[BarnDoor]

Mine now says 'Awaiting Customs Charges', so there you go.

 

[SteelbookedUp]

Have you logged onto your HMV.JP account and checked the tracking details?

Cheers.

Sep 27
15:17 Awaiting presentation to customs commissioner COVENTRY PARCELFORCE UNITED KINGDOM

 

[bigfub]

Cheers.

Sep 27
15:17 Awaiting presentation to customs commissioner COVENTRY PARCELFORCE UNITED KINGDOM

Snap then, he's probably waiting to see if there are any more coming but it'll be interesting to see if we both get charged the same seeing as they're at the same depot.

 

[Blu Nick]

Cheers.

Sep 27
15:17 Awaiting presentation to customs commissioner COVENTRY PARCELFORCE UNITED KINGDOM

^ Yep, I had that on my tracking details for 5 days

Processing at delivery Post Office now

 

[bigfub]

^ Yep, I had that on my tracking details for 5 days

Processing at delivery Post Office now

Can you let us know what you get charged please Nick?

 

[Blu Nick]

Can you let us know what you get charged please Nick?

Yep, will do. I expect that it'll be around £10 - £12 which isn't too bad.

 

[SteelbookedUp]

Yep, will do. I expect that it'll be around £10 - £12 which isn't too bad.

I worked it out to be £8 with admin fee including 20% tax on value.

 

[Blu Nick]

I worked it out to be £8 with admin fee including 20% tax on value.

Is that just for one steelbook though as I ordered Blade 2 as well.

 

[SteelbookedUp]

Is that just for one steelbook though as I ordered Blade 2 as well.

Both. Think it came to under £34 for both when I googled the conversion on 24/9.

Just checked now and 4,500 JY is roughly £36.

So worst case scenario is £8.45 including £1.25 admin fee.

 

[Blu Nick]

Both. Think it came to under £34 for both when I googled the conversion on 24/9.

Just checked now and 4,500 JY is roughly £36.

So worst case scenario is £8.45 including £1.25 admin fee.

Thanks. That doesn't sound too bad. Well worth it considering the quality of these steelbooks & overall it's cheaper than buying them off ebay.

 

[bigfub]

Can't wait for them to arrive now, just hope they release Blade Trinity in this format at some point too

 

[spawnshop]

Both. Think it came to under £34 for both when I googled the conversion on 24/9.

Just checked now and 4,500 JY is roughly £36.

So worst case scenario is £8.45 including £1.25 admin fee.

Wow, that's a really good price for those! Congrats!

 

[Blu Nick]

Can you let us know what you get charged please Nick?

Both. Think it came to under £34 for both when I googled the conversion on 24/9.

Just checked now and 4,500 JY is roughly £36.

So worst case scenario is £8.45 including £1.25 admin fee.

Well, I just got my invoice today & it's a little more than we all thought as it came to an eyewatering £23.17 .

Can't say that I'm too chuffed about that tbh so I don't think I'll be ordering much from Japan in the future.

 

[bigfub]

Ouch HMRC got out of bed the wrong side then.
Any breakdown of why or just "pay up or else"?

 

[Blu Nick]

Ouch HMRC got out of bed the wrong side then.
Any breakdown of why or just "pay up or else"?

Import VAT £9.67

Clearance Fee £13.50

It's almost double than I expected (in an earlier post I predicted it would be around £12) so it's a bit of a shock but what choice have I got ?.

It's either pay up or no Blade steels I guess

 

[bigfub]

It's the clearance fee that does it, VAT is about as expected but £13.50 is steep.
Still, if these are the only steels I ever order direct from Japan then I'll still be pleased with them too

I've just been reading the HMRC blurb -
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/customs/post/customs-procedures.htm
Royal Mail/ Parcelforce pay the tax on our behalf and then we get the letter saying how much we owe including their extortionate fee for being so kind I suspect.

And there it is -
http://www.parcelforce.com/receiving-parcel/importing-uk/parcelforce-worldwide-clearance

 

[Blu Nick]

It's the clearance fee that does it, VAT is about as expected but £13.50 is steep.
Still, if these are the only steels I ever order direct from Japan then I'll still be pleased with them too

I don't get why the clearance fee is so either as I remember someone saying it would be around £1.25.

Anyone know why it's so high ?.

 

[BarnDoor]

It's outrageous having to pay out 2/3 of the cost of the item.

 

[Blu Nick]

It's the clearance fee that does it, VAT is about as expected but £13.50 is steep.
Still, if these are the only steels I ever order direct from Japan then I'll still be pleased with them too

I've just been reading the HMRC blurb -
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/customs/post/customs-procedures.htm
Royal Mail/ Parcelforce pay the tax on our behalf and then we get the letter saying how much we owe including their extortionate fee for being so kind I suspect.

And there it is -
http://www.parcelforce.com/receiving-parcel/importing-uk/parcelforce-worldwide-clearance

Thanks for the links / info mate. What a bloody rip off though