Yeah, we used to have a lot of tax problems here with His Majesty's Tax
Collectors too. They even wanted us to pay tax on tea and a lot of
other things as well. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
jking@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> In the last 6 months I have had lots of problems with customs in the uk.
> If the postage cost is not *clearly* stated on the customs form then they
> invent their own which is typically 2 or 3 times what I actually paid and
> you then pay duty on that invented ammount and then vat is applied to the
> total. This is even if the ammount on the duty form says total incdluding
> postage. They still require a break down or you will pay dity and vat on
> the actual postage AND their invented ammount. FYI a negligable weight
> item is considerred to have cost at least 20 pounds to ship and THEN there
> is increments for the actual weight. Trying to sort out the mess is a
> waste of time. Also unless you have an account with the carriers you have
> to pay a deferment charge because you did not pay the duty the instant the
> item enterred the uk, this depends on the carrier but typically its 7 to
> 10 pounds but can be more.
> Yes you will have to pay duty and then vat on top of servicing cost,
> insurance cost, handling costs etc. And if you need to send the item back
> for any reason then it is a mess of paper work. All these charges etc
> apply regardless of if the item is new or second hand.
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