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Where things are actually cheaper once they land in the UK.

Duty & VAT basics

The price you see on a US or Japanese site is not what you pay. Here is how the real, "landed" cost works for a parcel c

SSENSE ships from Canada, but for UK orders it handles customs for you, so the checkout price is the delivered price.

Both are now part of the same group (LuxExperience, since April 2025), but prices, sales and stock still differ.

Japanese stores and resale shops can have pieces you will not find in the UK. Here is how to work out the real cost.

Buying from a US store means UK customs: over £135, duty depends on where the item was made, and 20% import VAT applies