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    Will Aero be posting the joint statement on their own website?

    No, sales going outside of the EU can be sold vat free as long as proof of shipping is filed. Most companies exporting do this as it gives them more competitive pricing.
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    Horween USA and Aero Leather Joint Statement

    Yes, it's new I believe. Kelso have updated their site recently with hi-res pictures. If you download them and zoom in you get a great close up of what they using. http://www.billkelsomfg.com/site/#!ourjackets
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    Horween USA and Aero Leather Joint Statement

    Just to clarify my post above. I'm saying the Roughwear looks like goatskin, not that it is goatskin. These days thing like chemical etching can pop the surface grain out if required.
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    Horween USA and Aero Leather Joint Statement

    A couple of people have mentioned having goat Aeros tagged as 'horsehide'. It's difficult to imagine how that could happen unless an unsupervised trainee was let lose on it. Or perhaps a drinking session at lunchtime dulled the senses ! Over on the vintage jackets forum kiltie posted some...
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    Will Aero be posting the joint statement on their own website?

    I doubt it. When I was in Japan there were lots of stores with large numbers of Aero jackets on the rack. It's their biggest market. Probably a more profitable one too, no fussing around with custom sizing and countless emails with customers. I would imagine Mark Moye's Ebay listing drummed up...
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    Horween USA and Aero Leather Joint Statement

    Perhaps a bit of dog hide thrown in ?
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    Horween USA and Aero Leather Joint Statement

    I've got a Lostworlds 'horse' sample that's 4oz. It's noticeable thicker (1.9mm) than my Aero FQHH 3oz sample. It's used on their Trojan bike jacket. The ultra heavy steer being talked about feels heavier, less of a garment grade material.
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    Stanley Baker wearing an electrically wired Irvin in the 1957 film Hell Drivers. This film is well worth watching as 3 actors who were later offered James Bond are in scenes together. Patrick McGoohan, Staney Baker and way down the casting directors first choice list Sean Connery. Almost...
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    It's a M-444. A USN jacket using the same 1/4" depth shearling type as the D1.
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    Adapt an Aero today...

    What sort of Frankenfreak jackets have you had to decline ? The mind boggles............
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    Aero price increase! Again? (Sept,2012)

    As I type the fields around my house in south Somerset are surrounded by sheep. Seems crazy to ship skins from the other side of the World given increased transportation costs and the higher value of the AUD. http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=AUD&to=GBP&view=5Y
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    Aero price increase! Again? (Sept,2012)

    Aero wrote: "having to compete with Chinese companies when we are trying to buy some of our horsehide supplies and all of our sheepskin, we are never going to be able to outbid factories with much lower overheads and wages than ours." Last year a sheepskin supplier to RealMcoy went bust here in...
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    FYI: Eastman and Aero including undisclosed upcharge on overseas sales

    In the EU the VAT is levied in the country supplying the output not in the country of destination. If somebody in another EU country is VAT registered they can give their number to the supplier and receive the exports without VAT. When they file their VAT return this import is chargeable for...
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    Who makes the BEST repro M442/ G-1?

    Looking forward to it. For most in the UK GW USN jackets must seem insanely expensive once import duty has been added. As a rough guide, can anyone say how much in percentage terms this adds to the price ?
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    FYI: Eastman and Aero including undisclosed upcharge on overseas sales

    It's very rare to have perfect information in a market that's why things like arbitrage exist. Go into a GAP branch in London and you can find an American company taking advantage of this. The prices are shown in Sterling and Euros. Most people without a calculator at hand are likely to assume...
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    FYI: Eastman and Aero including undisclosed upcharge on overseas sales

    The Nordic countries Finland and Sweden are in the EU so pay no additional VAT.
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    FYI: Eastman and Aero including undisclosed upcharge on overseas sales

    Nope. I was in Oxford St. just yesterday and a large clothing chain had the items tagged with the VAT inc. price and bellow that the price ex.VAT What is not allowed is to advertise or price something in the shop with only the ex. VAT price displayed. BTW. I'm VAT registered, as are ELC and...
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    FYI: Eastman and Aero including undisclosed upcharge on overseas sales

    Nonsense ! The VAT content is normally shown on receipts for more expensive items, unless of course, the vendor is bellow the threshold for VAT registration. Or, a UK website showing both prices http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/all/hard-drives-ssd/ssd-25-sata-iii-%28240gb-1tb%29
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    Sheepskin - Not Lambskin - Durability

    Many of those prices are insane to British eyes at least ! http://www.manufactum.co.uk/globe-light-bulb-spiral-filament-p1460055/?a=40300 I like this shearling jacket http://www.manufactum.co.uk/sheepskin-jacket-p1442180/?c=193762
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    FS: Unique AERO 1930s Half Belt Slim Fit - Fits Like Size 42XLong

    There can't be many people around with an arm to chest ratio like that !

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