Monday 29 December 2014

Please don't ask....

Yes we are in the office and its still Christmas, but with a mountain of orders to clear we are trying to process the backlog. But the reason for this post? Customs duty and the avoidance of...

This stems from having just had a rather irate customer online demanding that we i) send his two orders separately and ii) we fill in the customs declaration with a low value so he can avoid paying import duty.

Now the first is no problem, but the second is in fact illegal both on our part and on his part. Firstly if we declare an absurdly low value, and the package goes missing we have no insurance cover, which mean missing packages have to be paid of in other ways, which increases our shipping charges and general prices.

You might say 'so what thats the customers problem' - but it isn't its ours as when the customer is nice enough to place an order we have accepted a contract with the customer to supply the goods, if they don't arrive then we either have to supply replacements or offer a refund - either way we loose the original items, so we do use tracking and ask for signatures on delivery, as well as having the ability to chase the package through the system.

Secondly an incorrect low value on a package will rase the ire of any customs inspector (how many times do they see a 'gift' for £18 being sent by a high value tracked shipping method?), resulting in the package being opened, the true value being ascertained, and the recipient and dispatcher being contacted for further details on the transaction, and most likely the package then either being subject to high penalties, and or legal action, and or being destroyed, or all three.

In most counties deliberate avoidance of import duty is a crime (tax evasion), and for the small values involved its just isn't worth it - in this case the value was around 7% of the order.

Now we don't declare our items as 'sex toys', they are correctly described as a signal generator and accessories, and 99.9% of the customs inspectors around the world we deal with are happy with this, as it correctly describes the items, and doesn't scare your neighbours - but please don't ask us to change the value on a customs declaration - its illegal and just not worth it.


Si





Thursday 25 December 2014

Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas!! We are now on our chrismas break but any orders placed from December 25th until Jan 5th 2015 get free delivery no matter how big or small, anywhere in the world - just use the code XMAS14 on checkout




Wednesday 24 December 2014

Happy Christmas

Well we have finally got the Christmas shutdown and now it's time for us all to spend time with our families, and hopefully enjoy all that Christmas can bring.

I'd like to thank all of our friends, suppliers, staff and customers for a great 2014, and I hope that 2015 is going to be even better for everyone

Happy chrismas!!!

Wayne


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Tuesday 23 December 2014

Day 23

It's nearly Christmas on day 23 of our #advent #sale,and we are offering 20% off the Python




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Monday 22 December 2014

Squeeze those offers

Day 22 of our #advent #sale and it's 20% off the Vyper2!! Today only






Friday 19 December 2014

EStim Advent Sale Day 19

Day 19 #estim #advent #sale and its 30% off the adjustable bipolar E-Clip.




Wayne Allen
Director E-Stim Systems Ltd

Wednesday 17 December 2014

Day 17 advert sale - it's a biggie

Day 17 #advent #estim #sale :: it's a big one with a massive 25% off the ultra pack today only




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Tuesday 16 December 2014

Day 16 advent sale

#estim #advent #sale day 16 :: 20% off the OMG today only!! 3" diameter of solid estim pleasure.




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Monday 15 December 2014

Advent sale day 15


Wow!!! It's day 15 on our #advent #estim #sale and it's 50% off our original vyper - today only!!!




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Sunday 14 December 2014

E-stim Advent Sale day 14

14/12 :: Today only :: #estim #advent sale - 30% off the torpedo and it comes with a lifetime guarantee - see http://www.e-stim.co.uk or http://www.e-stimsystems.com for details





Monday 1 December 2014

Advent sale

We are running a 24 day advent sale, with a different item for sale even day until December 24th. See the website for details.


Wayne Allen
Director E-Stim Systems Ltd