Before Brexit this was an one-off charge and already covered by EU retailers (e.g. I remember I've read it somewhere if an item was manufactured outside EU and then imported into the EU, there would be an import tax. Only a customs fee and that is not the same thing.Īll of these Chinese APOs are imports.

I am guessing VAT will be removed on checkout when a UK postage is selected.Ģ) There is no duty. It could be that they're just quoting the EU sale price in sterling and haven't caught up with the post-Brexit changes yet (or don't think it's worth their while to do so).ġ) You should not have to pay vat at purchase though as the UK are not an EU country and hence you gain exactly what you lose. My understanding was that for purchases of this sort of value the retailer doesn't charge VAT and you have to pay it yourself on delivery, yet their price claims to be inclusive of VAT. In the case of Astroshop you may need to confirm the actual price with them. And then if there are any problems that mean shipping it back there's a bundle of fun going through the customs stuff again in both directions. Presumably if you buy from TS you'll have to pay shipping, duty, VAT and admin fees on top of the purchase price which could inflate the total cost to something closer to Altair's price. Tecnosky did an interferogram test on one of those and the Strehl ratio comes in at 0.978 which is really good for that price point Here is the link of the Italian supplier directly: As far as I could find out they will order it from the Italian supplier and forward the shipment to you. It is the same scope, however they will not test and collimate the triplet. However when you order the 115 mm from you will get the Italian branded Tecnosky. I have been doing business with them and their service is equal to TS and the other shops. Another upside is that TS actually tests (star test presumably) and collimates this triplet before shipping on their optical bench, so that is a nice service to get for free. However I had a long telephone call with TS and a nice discussion with their tech staff, the triplet has very good color correction. I took the doublet as I am mostly observe planets visually. I have been shopping for a refactor recently as well and my top contenders were the 115 f/7 triplet and the 125 f/7.8 doublet. I agree, the 115 F/7 triplet has a very good reputation. Not sure it's in stock, but being a UK dealer, that might be easier for you! You can also look at the recommended accessories below the description, they usually list their compatible reducers/flatteners, and recommend some in the description.īy the way, you might also want to consider this model, which looks identical to me: I would contact TS directly regarding the reducer, they can tell you if it will work fine with this scope! Expect a delayed answer though, like other dealers they receive many requests from customers. I'm not sure that's an issue for you, but I know this is important for many people, so just in case you missed this information buried in the specs! Especially if you come from a FPL53 scope. Just a note, this scope uses FPL51 glass. But if you know what you buy and have the specs somewhere else, it's not an issue. I think Teleskop Services provides better information overall. The only thing I don't like is that the descriptions on their websites could be a bit more detailed and helpful. They provided good and fast service to check and repair it. I recently bought a refractor from their brand Omegon, that had a problem with the focuser (arising after I try to add an EAF). I often buy from Astroshop, but I live just a few km away from them, so take it with a grain of salt Overall they have provided good service, with fast & secure shipping.

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