Posted 17 November 2023

Buying from a EU retailer that doesn’t ship to the UK

It's Black Friday, and I saw a smartwatch at a very tempting price. However, the company is based in the Netherlands and stated on their website that they're not shipping to the UK as it's outside the EU. What options are there for me to bring home the watch?

Thanks HUKD
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  1. aLV426's avatar
    Yeah - try telling Microsoft Northern Ireland is not part of the EU - they still won;t ship design lab controllers here!
    bozo007's avatar
    It is a bit more complicated than that. NI is still a part of the EU as far as movement of goods is concerned; part of the Windsor framework is supposed to address this. Link
  2. sunterreng's avatar
    There is a hong kong retailer which I have had great success with, and you can pay with paypal, even with free monthly credit for more consumer protection.

    I have tried to post a deal on there today, but this website does not sanction overseas deals

    techinthebasket.com if you want to xcheck pricing
    one_eight_seven's avatar
    They were allowed on here (have a search for them) but were banned not sure for what reason though and AliExpress deals get posted.

    OP - what smartwatch is it, link?
  3. MonkeyMan90's avatar
    Depends on the price difference from UK retailers. You can jump on a ferry to the Netherlands for about £50 then you'd have to make your way from Rotterdam to wherever the watch is. If it's several hundreds different in price maybe so but if not then is it worth it (edited)
  4. nydare's avatar
    You can use a parcel forwarding company I used that to get a parcel from a German company that wouldn't ship to the UK
    ISave5PoundsAMonth's avatar
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    If you don't mind could you please let me know which company did you use?
  5. helal94's avatar
    What’s the website?
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