i4jxe wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 9:51 am
""To your knowledge ALL the purchases coming from outside EU (UK comprised) are subject to custom duties and VAT.
Only chinese item shipped from wharehouse in EU are not."
Sorry, this is not correct. As soon as the shipper is registered with 'OSS', and Aliexpress and (Banggood) and therefore all their
shops & sellers are registered in OSS, the items bypass customs control. I had several dozen (!) orders from Aliexpress in the
year 2022. ALL OF THEM came direct from China. And all of them had been passing the customs control without any charge,
guess they bypass customs control at all, due to 'OSS'
https://vat-one-stop-shop.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Yes, shops running warehouses in Europe, for faster delivery, but this has nothing to do with customs & VAT. Customs consider
'country of origin', customs don't care where it is shipped in transit in Europe, to collect fees - or as it is the case with Aliexpress,
items bypass due to registered at 'OSS'.
Sometimes Aliexpress collect several orders somewhere in China
each in a bag, put them together into a big cover bag and ship
it to me - China-to-Austria, no customs fees etc. For every order you can download an invoice after they ship the item.
Look at 'Order Details' and 'Download Invoice'. The invoice contains info about VAT / IVA. This should be possible for your 1801 order too.
Since june this year, so ongoing since 3 month, we have 70 (!) posts in this thread titled
"[Radio model not supported]
New Baofeng 1801 won't enter in upload mode" Several infos + pictures been posted that the (old) 1801 is completely sold out,
because some chips used in the version 1 of the 1801 no longer available.
Now you tell us that there was no delivery confirmation (by you ?) and not traceable package? Seems to be a lot of misunderstanding
on both sides. First contact seller and open a 'dispute' on your order page, Aliexpress will step in and 'negotiate' with both parties.
Worked for me several times. Example: delivered a cap with different color, money back and I could keep the cap
And btw., the DR1801UV
is not a 'fraud device' it's a 1801, optically and functionally identical to the hardware revision 1, no seller
ever guaranteed 'hardware compatibility for other firmware'. Unfortunately this is just a problem for you, because OpenGD77 can't be loaded.
There is a new board inside the 1801, a different chip set and therefore not compatible to load OpenGD77 firmware.
Picture in this forum of 16th of june this year
https://opengd77.com/viewtopic.php?f=17 ... =30#p18846
You don't have to return the 1801. How about to keep it or sell it! Just accept this purchase and file it as 'life experience'.
Think we all understand your frustration, but this is neither 'fraud', nor do we need to post a "Warning to purchase from China",
because the change inside the 1801 is group-knowledge since several month.
73's de OE1MWW
Wolfgang