Anyone know what import duty & taxes are payable on goods ordered from abroad?
Ive just ordered parts for mk1 RX7
New rear lenses/seals/wiper arms & blades/rear panel carpet etc
Goods cost £330,how much am i likely to be fleeced by customs?
cheers stuart....
Worst case roughly:
Duty 5-10% on cost of goods+shipping
then vat on the lot
Say goods inc shipping was 100 quid:
£100 x 10% duty = £110
£110 x Vat @ 17.5% = £129.25
Then may be a small admin/handling fee this end and any onward delivery charges.
As for fleecing - you pay it on entry yourself (or may be not if the paperworks scammed and/or your lucky) or its including in the price you buy the stuff from from a uk supplier...
expect to add approx 23% on top of total cost including shipping maybe plus handling charge
Im my experience there is no logic to it at all. Ive never paid import duty and have been charged anything from 3-17.5% VAT. The biggest con is that Parcel Farce stick their £20 on for doing very little.
always get the person sending to right sent as a gift usually works
Yeah,ive heard if the parcel is labelled gift or 2nd hand classic car parts,sometimes it will escape any taxes on entry to uk.
I have just paid £32 tax for about £240 worth of parts (smaller than a shoe box) which I didnt think was toooo bad. Admin fee was £6.50 :)
Quote from: syebbaAnyone know what import duty & taxes are payable on goods ordered from abroad?
Ive just ordered parts for mk1 RX7
New rear lenses/seals/wiper arms & blades/rear panel carpet etc
Goods cost £330,how much am i likely to be fleeced by customs?
cheers stuart....
WOW should of given me a shout man i have a full carpet in grey rear lights and wiper arms
Mark
Quote from: ascaudioalways get the person sending to right sent as a gift usually works
a gift or classic car parts, ive only had to pay duty on a couple of things and ive brought a lot!
Mark
@mark
Parts were for my 79 mk1,you had rear lights for this?
Afraid carpet no good,mines burgundy
cheers stuart.
sorry pal no mine would be a s3 panic over:Hammer
Mark
Just got some parts costing £235 from OZ inc shipping,only charge for goods coming into UK is V.A.T @ £28.24.I havent been charged any import duty,excise duty or other charges.
Ta:Thumbs-up
i\'ve got two parcels stuck in customs at the moment, waiting to hear the damage. How long does it usually take? do they open them?
It seems to be a different story for everyone!
Some people get charged more than others.
My parts got here from OZ within 7 days.
Parcelfarce wouldnt deliver goods until i\'d paid the vat.:Nono!
ta
Ive no idea if customs open parcels,but they have to assess the value of the goods to tax them,so unless invoice is available,they probably do open them.