importing lambrettas to uk

travel89 · Nov 7th, 2009, 23:57

is it possible to travel to india buy say 10 lambrettas and ship them back to uk, if so how much would export tax be? and scooter prices?
is it even possible?
is there shops that sell them like classic scooter sales?
thanks j

redninja · Nov 16th, 2009, 18:25

There are no shops like "classic scooter sales", and although classic 50's / 60's style lambrettas are around ,they are a bit thin on the ground-- and everyone knows their value, pretty much. Full resto's go for the same, sort of money as the UK, but the quality of the work is well below anything coming out of a western bike resto shop. Best bet is to visit India a few times, and then a few times more, and buy old ones that need lots of work, ship them home and restore them there, i don't think there would be indian export tax, the problem would be at your end, does the UK have an import tax? Finding that black shadow covered in dust at the back of a chi shop, is more than ever these days nothing more than a myth-----happy scooter hunting princess

Nov 7th, 2009, 23:57	#1
travel89 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: cambridge, uk Posts: 1	importing lambrettas to uk is it possible to travel to india buy say 10 lambrettas and ship them back to uk, if so how much would export tax be? and scooter prices? is it even possible? is there shops that sell them like classic scooter sales? thanks j

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Nov 16th, 2009, 18:25	#2
redninja Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: melbourne australia Posts: 23	There are no shops like "classic scooter sales", and although classic 50's / 60's style lambrettas are around ,they are a bit thin on the ground-- and everyone knows their value, pretty much. Full resto's go for the same, sort of money as the UK, but the quality of the work is well below anything coming out of a western bike resto shop. Best bet is to visit India a few times, and then a few times more, and buy old ones that need lots of work, ship them home and restore them there, i don't think there would be indian export tax, the problem would be at your end, does the UK have an import tax? Finding that black shadow covered in dust at the back of a chi shop, is more than ever these days nothing more than a myth-----happy scooter hunting princess