Having the Desire shipped from the UK to the US?

[IO3]

I might purchase the Desire from clove.co.uk because of the significant price difference, but the only problem is that I have no idea if I will have to pay any VAT/import taxes/whatever when I receive the phone in the US.
Any Americans here know how this works?

 

[Loriolus]

HTC Desire doesn't have the US 3G bands. Are you gonna be ok with edge speeds? AT&T should have it's variant pretty soon.

 

[IO3]

Thanks but it's ok, I'm not even from the US. Someone is gonna bring me the phone from the US, so I just need to know if there are any fees and stuff when importing the phone to the US. So far I asked in 3 different forums and haven't got a single answer

 

[nx1977]

What country will you be using in?

The UK desire only works in EU countries.

 

[kopkiwi]

What country will you be using in?

The UK desire only works in EU countries.

Plus New Zealand and Australia

 

[w00yee]

What country will you be using in?

The UK desire only works in EU countries.

plus China

 

[IO3]

What country will you be using in?

The UK desire only works in EU countries.

Should work fine in Israel as well, and that's where I am
Still looking for information on importing it from the UK to the US tho

 

[nx1977]

Why UK>US? You'll pay customs charges at each country.

Why not UK>Isreal?

 

[IO3]

Because in Israel I'll have to pay 33%, which is about $180
Anyway, I found that there is no import tax on phones imported from the UK, but I'm still unsure about the VAT

 

[JayCee]

What country will you be using in?

The UK desire only works in EU countries.

How come?
I was under the impression it's quad band.

 

[nx1977]

How come?
I was under the impression it's quad band.

Only for 2G. It doesnt cover the US bands for 3G, only Europe and Asia/Pacific

Network Bands2

Europe:

• HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz
• GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Asia Pacific:

• HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz
• GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

 

[Shofar]

Because in Israel I'll have to pay 33%, which is about $180
Anyway, I found that there is no import tax on phones imported from the UK, but I'm still unsure about the VAT

I'm from Israel too - where do you get the 33% VAT is 16.5%

I'm planning on having one shipped to me here but will wait till the skies clear so the mail is running fine.

Shofar

 

[Shofar]

Only for 2G. It doesnt cover the US bands for 3G, only Europe and Asia/Pacific

Network Bands2

Europe:

• HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz
• GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Asia Pacific:

• HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz
• GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Thanks for the helpful info:
Do you know what the 3G US bands are?

Shofar

 

[nx1977]

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
UMTS frequency bands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia