RE: cheaper X10 devices

["Mark Harrison" <Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx>]

> I don't know exactly, but I think that in UK the power is at 
> 240VAC and the plug is different as in other european countries.

The mains voltage in the UK is the same as in Western Europe. The plug is,
as you say, different. However, most of the UK distributors sell the
versions with continental plugs.

If you are at 110v, then you would be better off importing from the US.
While the duty will be higher, the costs will be much lower to start with,
so you're paying duty on a much lower number.

Note that this is NOT a dig at the UK / EU resellers - the problem of high
costs in Europe is primarily down to X-10 Europe, not price-gouging on the
part of the reseller.

> The custom fees here are smaller if the company is from inside the
EU.

UK is in the EU. The customs organisation is the European Union. This is
different from the Eurozone, which is the (smaller) set of countries that
have adopted the Euro as their national currency.

Regards,

Mark


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