Ireland RED

[Michael Brennan]

Any Reds going to the greenest Isle of all?

Mike Brennan

[StephenMurphy]

I know of three heading that way at least

[Emanuel A.]

Nice people, nice country. I hope so, green land! :poster_oops: Actually, you beat me on my green thought, Mike! Green culture, green music, green hopes.

I have some expectations on co-production (features, docs) with Ireland. Whoever will be interested can PM me. We can build a nice network from EU with US too. Made by irish people, we shouldn't forget.

[mick doyle]

I know of two but I dont know who gets the first one.

[Volker Ehlers]

Hi Mick,
We are getting our first body around chrismas. We offer rental packages with Zeiss SuperSpeeds, Cooke Zooms and mostly ARRI accessories.
If you need more info please pm me.

Cheers

[James T Mather]

I've ordered one. (sometime dec/jan I think)

[Edmund Boyle]

Hope to order shortly!

[garageman]

I think I may be the first but can't be sure. Anybody sorted out customs?

[Billy McCannon]

I was onto the Customs Info Line about bringing in the camera.

It's not straight forward because its not clear what the camera is.

Computer hardware 0%
Digital Cameras: 0%
Camera accessory 3.5%
Broadcast Camera 40% (dumping tax)
Lenses 6.7%


You could argue that it is a video camera, a computer, a digital camera but until the camera has been classified somewhere in Europe it seems like it is up to the guy at the port to decide depending on what kind of mood he's in on the day.

As the camera doesn't have a lens or a recorder attached the customs official, after consuting with a colleague, felt it was best classified as a camera accessory (3.5%)

That works out at €406 on the body (+21% VAT)
Import tax + VAT = €2907
VAT (of course)is reclaimable.

[James T Mather]

what, praytell, is a "dumping tax" of a whopping 40 percent. because to the regular joe (aka the customs guy) the Red is certainly a broadcast camera - I don't relish the idea of paying 6 grand or so in import taxes.