Terms & Conditions
Payment
We now accept all major credit cards or Paypal. All prices in £GBP unless marked otherwise. Checkout will show £GBP, but your card or Paypal account will be billed in your own currency and converted at no cost to you.
1. Postage
Shipping is from the UK. Note that some items sent outside the UK may be liable to be taxed at customs. We are not able to give details regarding how much or on what items. In the event that you may want to return an item, any such fees are not refundable by us – only by the appropriate customs agency and we would advise keeping all paperwork.
Standard/Airmail
Standard applies to UK, and will normally be 1st class post, outside the UK normal airmail applies. Royal mail standard delivery methods are not tracked.
Special delivery (UK)/Tracked &/or Signed (outside UK)
We will insure any items sent via these methods. Tracked &/or Signed outside the UK does not guarantee any faster delivery than normal airmail.
Calculate postage geographically
After adding an item or several items to your cart, click on the Calculate Shipping button and choose your location from the dropdown menu. This will give you the postage options available to your country.
2. Customs import duty/VAT
Note that we cannot guarantee customs will get it right due to so much confusion even at the border around policy changes. We are unable to give advice on how specific countries treat duty/VAT on imports. It is the customer’s responsibility to be aware of any regulations regarding duty/VAT returns before purchasing. Purchases from US and EU should not have any extra applied at customs, but occasionally they make errors, for which Cafesaxophone cannot be held liable.
UK VAT
We are able to keep our prices much lower than products of comparable quality by not being registered for VAT. No VAT is applied to UK purchases
US tariffs
Currently tariffs do not apply to books and CDs.
15% tariff is paid in advance and is added to your purchase price for mouthpieces. This applies to mouthpieces ordered after *18 August 2026. There should be no extra to pay at US customs.
EU duty and VAT
EU countries now apply duty (€3 included in your shipping) and VAT which is added your purchase price (applies to orders made after *18 August 2026). Normally there should be no extra to pay at customs.
However we have found that one or two EU countries do not allow us to prepay the VAT, in those cases we will refund the part of the purchase price that was charged for VAT.
*All countries: orders place before 18 August 2026 are subject to our original original policy that was in place, i.e. tax was not added to your order but may be payable on import if added by customs.
Duty/tax on returned items
3. CD/Books Returns and Cooling off period
You may return or cancel Books or CDs in new condition within 14 days of receipt of order (provided the packaging is intact and the item is unused) for a refund. This does not apply to digital downloads. Refunds for returns cover the cost of the item, not shipping or customs charges unless the item is returned and deemed to be faulty under a warranty. Full refunds for cancelled orders can be made only before items are shipped and do not apply to custom orders.
4 Mouthpiece returns and trials
Returns on played but undamaged production model mouthpieces are generally accepted within one week of customer receipt of the mouthpiece, subject to a discretionary cleaning, disinfecting and restocking fee (see below). Returns can be made on test played mouthpieces with the packaging seal broken, and will be for the mouthpiece only not including any shipping costs. Please use a mouthpiece patch to avoid bite marks.
If you are returning to swap for a different facing there is no handling fee, only a shipping cost for the new mouthpiece.
Restocking/cancellation Fees
We try to keep these to an absolute minimum. Undamaged returns or cancellations are charged at £10 handling fee which goes towards our lost payment processing fees. Depending on any refurbishing/polishing due to ligature or damage there may be an extra £5 for refurbishing and possibly more for any more extreme damage. Always contact us before returning. This does not affect your statutory rights.
PPT mouthpieces do not come with cap or ligature. NB: metal ligatures can scratch mouthpieces, ideally use a fabric ligature or place some protective material, e.g. a piece of card or electrical tape, between ligature and mouthpiece.
Before returning any item you must contact us otherwise we may not accept the return.
Important for all Returns!!!
Refund will not include any customs duty/tax incurred by as on receipt of returned items due to incorrectly marked packages or custom form.
Returns using incorrectly marked customs forms may not be accepted .
Mouthpiece Consistency
Our mouthpieces may have slight inconsistencies in external appearance due to the manual machining and hand finishing process. You may see slight scratching or other marks on the table or inside the chamber, this is not a defect. Unlike mass produced mouthpieces, ours are not necessarily cosmetically finished, they are finished to the extent that the mouthpiece plays at its best. Further polishing after this point may be detrimental to the sound and response, so we do not take returns due to these very slight scratches caused by the machining process.
Ten year mouthpiece guarantee
If the product is found to be faulty due to either materials or workmanship it may be returned for a full refund. Note that bite marks are not included and are counted as normal use wear and tear. We advise the use of a mouthpiece patch.
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