Genuine Spare Parts - US supplier

[~Rich~]

Hi All,
My brother has put me onto this US Landrover parts supplier, they ship world wide and he is more than happy with the service and savings.

https://bputah.com/

No engine parts for any of the engines apart from the V8 but just about everything else.

Happy Shopping
Rich

[CSBrisie]

Have used them a number of times - excellent service and prices.

[superquag]

To ship a water pump (RR Classic) was quoted as $59 last week. Reasonable.

Choice in order of price: OEM, "ATX" (brand) and "aftermarket", with the ATX visibly the best build, and has a 2 year warranty.

[oldsalt]

What's this "ATX" ... please explain.

[Neil P]

The fact that freight from the US is cheap , and they don't
charge sales tax , is very helpful . The UK/EU countries are
high freight and usually charge GST ( even though they
probably claim exemption , but pocket it themselves :mad: ).
Just received tractor rear wheel spacers from SF . Two
BIG pieces of steel , yet only $34 air freight ! Would be
$107 to return them.:twisted:

[Psimpson7]

I've used BPUtah aswell and they were pretty good. Maybe a bit slow delivery but good prices and easy to deal with.


The UK/EU countries are
high freight and usually charge GST ( even though they
probably claim exemption , but pocket it themselves :mad: ).


Neil, are you really saying that some UK/EU based LR suppliers are pocketing the VAT/GST they are charging on export orders to non eu residents that don't need to pay it?

In the last 4 years I have probably had 70 orders of parts come in from numerous overseas suppliers, and not one of them has charged me any VAT/TAX at the supply end.

Has this actually happened to you?

[33chinacars]

I have had a number of items sent from UK & have never been charged VAT. If companies have mistakenly added VAT they will remove when asked.

Gary

[Neil P]

Neil, are you really saying that some UK/EU based LR suppliers are pocketing the VAT/GST they are charging on export orders to non eu residents that don't need to pay it? ....................... YES !

In the last 4 years I have probably had 70 orders of parts come in from numerous overseas suppliers, and not one of them has charged me any VAT/TAX at the supply end.

Has this actually happened to you? .................................... Four times this year !

and ..........They usually pocket it at the end as " upped freight " The last lot were for wiper blades.

[oldsalt]

I've never been charged VAT on any of the goods that I've bought from the UK - it's a simple matter to contact the Customs dept in the country of origin and they will quickly get you a refund and jump on the company concerned - they (UK Customs) take a very dim view of VAT defrauding practices.

[Tank]

I just recently imported from USA a Ford Explorer V6 Timing Kit valued at $200 AD package was about 30cmx30cm by 15cm and weighed 4kilos and cost me $113 for the second to last cheapest delivery, if I wanted in 2 days it would have cost almost double that price.
I don't see anywhere that delivery/postage costs are cheap, when I am looking to buy overseas I automatically halve the cost of the product and add that as total cost and most times it works out as cheap to buy here, Regards Frank.

[Neil P]

Frank , That is often the case . Some specialist stuff can be an excellent
saving . Husky 338EXT chainsaw , USD407plus 8.25% sale tax plus USD120 USPS Prio. Here I was asked for Aus$1220 ! What a joke !
Got a pair of ejector springs for the PerazziMX8 from Italy ; 48Euro plus
6Euro post . Here, Aus120 EACH ! This country is riddled with gougers.

[swampy1]

Neil,
Why not go back to the UK then to escape the gougers? I was there recently for an extended visit and found the natives to be most conivial and did not find one whingeing pom till encountering one at the arrival Immigration desk in Australia!

[Tank]

Neil, my point is not the cost of products available overseas, that is a given fact that Australia has a miniscule market compared to other countries, USA 300 million potentential customers, Australia 20 million, it's like comparing Woolworths to a corner shop. My beef with importing goods is shipping so ridiculously high.
I was going to buy an alternator for my 94 Disco @ $158 AUD but the freight was $150 , so I bought one here in Australia from Karcraft for $305, $3 cheaper and provided work for an Australian. So you can't blame it on gouging, look at ARB an Australian owned company producing 4wd parts and accessories. They sell thier parts and accessories made here cheaper in the USA. Because they would sell more gear in the USA in a month than they sell here at home in a year, it's the way things are, Regards Frank.

[Neil P]

Price has nothing to do with market size , but competition does.
Before the EU ( starting with the Treaty of Rome ) , the UK was a rip-off
, but that's been stopped by free flow of goods. As for ARB's US prices ,
they have competition from many over there, They'll wear the freight
and middle costs that they won't for us because they don't have to.
Keep with US freight; UK and Canada are as bad as here. I save a ****load
form US suppliers :D
And Swampy , what has you comment got to do with prices of imported product here?

[sheerluck]

I agree on the US freight front. I had stuff shipped from the UK a few weeks ago, and was surprised how much freight had gone up since early last year when I was having loads of stuff sent over.

I had 2 HD Bilstein shocks sent over from the US for SWMBO's Merc ML.

$100 each for the shocks, and then $100 for FEDEX priority air freight.

Cheapest I could find locally was $150 a piece for no-brand shocks, and then $70 delivery from Melbourne.

[~Rich~]

Hi All,
My brother has put me onto this US Landrover parts supplier, they ship world wide and he is more than happy with the service and savings.

https://bputah.com/

No engine parts for any of the engines apart from the V8 but just about everything else.

Happy Shopping
Rich

Just an update on the Remote key units. They are the wrong frequency for Au. They cannot supply remotes for Au. :(