"Khurasan Miniatures - UK supplier?" Topic

Does anyone know if Khurasan Miniatures has a uk supplier, ive been digging round the net all day and it dosnt look like it ;(

Heres hoping im wrong.

Brian.

I live in The Netherlands and have had absolutely no problem at all with dealing with Khurasan directly. Great figures, both fantasy and SF (those I have experience with).

Luc.

don't think anyone stock them here in the UK, and like Portos I have never had a problem getting them direct from the US

No, but I have ordered many times direct from the US of A without a problem and very timely. My requests for a 65% discount for being an all round good chap, however, continue to fall on deaf ears!!!

Tally Ho!

Thanks, just worried about HMRC charging me £100.00 GBP's for like $20 USD worth of minis or something.

Whats the top amount to not trigger customs duty?

Amounts up to £15.00 GBP are duty and VAT free

£15.01 GBP to £135.00 GBP you are liable for VAT

over £135.00 GBP you are liable for VAT and duty ( as long as the duty is more than £9.00 GBP overwise it is wavered)

The amount is based on cost of the goods and should exclude delivery costs if the sender rememeber to split it out on the customs declaration.

You will probably also get an admin fee from the courier if VAT/Duty needs to be paid.

Hope that helps

Khurasan have previously said that they only sell direct (so no UK suppliers).

Currently, the admin charge in the UK for Royal Mail to handle VAT/Duty parcels is £8.00 GBP-00.

If it helps, I've had several moderate sized orders which haven't attracted any attention or any surcharges.

And Jon fulfils orders very promptly considering he is shipping internationally.

Cheers have to look into it in the new year, im looking at replacing the chits in an old chit/hex game with figures.

TSR's Sniper – Bughunt.

Would there figures stand easily on a 1 cent euro coin?

I've done a few orders direct from Jon and had no problems yet (touch wood) always had a great service from him

Not sure about a 1 cent Euro, but mine are mounted on a US 1 cent coin with no problems.

Mike

Unfortunately the cost of the pieces, combined with the low price generally expected on 15s, means I could never sell to the trade.

I often sell pieces for about 60 cents each. They cost me 30 cents each. So 50% of the gross price of each figure goes to its cost to me. And that doesn't account for the (often considerable) investment in the sculpting and master casting.

So if I sold to the trade I'd never even earn my initial investment back!

Thanks for replying Khurasan. I can totaly understand that.

Right as for basing them the size of the base im wanting to put them on is 16.25mm is this too small for them?

Id be looking at your sci-fi range. Humans and Aliens

Thanks again.

I base the on australian 5 cent pieces, roughly the same size, with no problems. I also have some mounted on 13mm bases, again no problems. The not aliens may have a rough time on the smaller bases, but fit on the coin fine.

Khurasan are usually pretty quick to ship to the UK and, so far, I've not had any trouble with them.

I base my Federal troops on 1pence and 5pence pieces and it looks ok.

Thats great, now time to start pouring over his catalouge. The hexes fit the euro cent so thats why im using them, a penny is just too big :(

I've ordered quite few minis from Khurasan, and other US dealers, with no issues with VAT or customs charges. I did have one order from Darkest Star that went astray and eventually arrived on the same day as the replacement, but that's probably due to the UK festive postal service and weather at the time.

If you're looking for great quality, inexpensive bases, try warbases.com. They're UK based and supply laser-cut mdf bases to whatever size you require.

Colin @ Eclipsing Binaries

Right as for basing them the size of the base im wanting to put them on is 16.25mm is this too small for them?

No, that's fine. I can base Khurasan's historicals on 12.7mm diameter washers without any trouble, though they do look a bit funny standing on a 'hill'. I normally use 3/4" (19mm), and that's almost too wide. The 16mm basing you want to do should be quite nice.

No need – quick effecient service, I usually order once a month, keeping the order total to about $31. USD Never been hit yet.

Inner Sanctum, you get to spend $31 USD a month on minis?!?! I'd get my a*s kicked by my wife.

This post by Dom Skelton is still largely relevant regarding customs, VAT and handling charges:

TMP link

I have bought a lot from Khurasan over the years. Try to keep my purchases within the limit but sometimes not and havent been troubled by customes.

I don't mind the VAT, I do mind the bloody handling charge.

As it happens Jon has a lot of neat stuff and releases new items very regularly so I don't mind making lot's of smaller orders.

Regarding bases. I use 15mm round mdf bases from Warbases for all my 15mm Sci Fi (including Khurasan) and some of my 20mm figures too.

Cheers
Mark

just got a package from Khurasan today with a value of $16 USD in figures but was labelled as $50 USD so paid nearly the same amount in charges as the figures! Waiting to hear back from Khurasan as to why?!?!

HM Customs and excise make it very, very painful.

If it goes the other way, US customers can – and do – ask GZG (for example) to doc the VAT from their order and save that way but no such arrangement exists the other way.

John T

just got a package from Khurasan today with a value of $16 USD USD in figures but was labelled as $50 USD USD so paid nearly the same amount in charges as the figures! Waiting to hear back from Khurasan as to why?!?!

As I told you by e-mail this morning, I will check into it when I'm back in my office tomorrow, and assured you I would resolve any error in your favour.

Update: Mistake there end and will be resolved. Glad really as there figures look amazing!

It such a shame that customs/postage gets in the way. i have bought a few bits from Khurasan, and am very happy about the goods and the turnaround, everything in fact except getting it to me. The post doesnt help because the threshold is very low at £15.00 GBP i can get some figure packs, but maybe only one vehicle for that. I would probably buy significantly more if the VAT was waived at the US end or the threshold in the UK was just a bit higher. As the supposed bastion of free trade, it doesn't really reflect to well on US politics. But Khurasan miniatures are great, even on drip feed.

Yes, great product & service from Jon. Must be time to order my Christmas presents.

I would probably buy significantly more if the VAT was waived at the US end

There is no VAT in the US -- all of these duties and charges are imposed by the UK.

There is no VAT in the US -- all of these duties and charges are imposed by the UK.

Sadly it's like the extra tax I was charged in San Francisco in a restaurant to help pay the health care costs of local workers (or something)… the taxation – for whatever reason, for however good a cause, collected by whomever – is just onerous and outputting to trade.

Unless something can be done – some kind of easement – it can be off putting: just reality, I'm afraid.

John T

Yup, but that US tax is only charged to local sales, not to intra-state or international sales.