It really depends on what the item is that's being imported, the declared value, and how much the shipping costs are.

If there is duty to be charged, in some cases the customs charges can actually work out to be MORE than the value of the goods! :lol:

It's worked out as:

Declared value of goods + shipping costs = total amount liable for any duty and/or VAT.

Have a look on http://www.hmce.gov.uk for more information.

still cant see how a 77 pound screen costs an extra 55 pounds to get it here (28 pound import, 27 p&p & vat?)

The number of calls I used to get at DHL from people... "I ordered such and such off some web site and now you're billing me for duty and VAT, I already paid the seller P&P charges, blah blah blah etc." :lol:

People always make the mistake of thinking that duty and VAT are part of shipping charges - THEY AREN'T! :lol:

Buyer is under an obligation IF the item is liable to customs

jdesgovan( 12) 20-Jul-03 23:17:46 BST 3033585538 S
Neutral : were ok to deal with dont forget the VAT & import taxes not advertised


bdoyley( 14) 18-Jul-03 11:58:04 BST 3033585538 S
Praise : good seller but dont forget customs costs +


kespakev( 28) 04-Jul-03 16:52:48 BST 3030275679 S
Complaint : had to pay further 28 pounds to get it thru customs..= 55pounds delivery


Complaint : £39.80 charge (customs


cavyturbo( 4 ) 19-May-03 14:51:46 BST 3022892179 S
Neutral : other unit seems to work but customs charge £117 and note didnt SAY SAMPLE


77bobby( 3 ) 14-May-03 08:22:43 BST 3021490329 S
Complaint : They don't tell you the Custom Charges are an extra £47.00 !! Watch out...


Complaint : paid £25 p+p when item turned up still had £28.50 p+p to pay
Response by mini_tech - List clear listed"Buyer is under an obligation IF the item is liable to customs

That's the problem with buying goods from sites like eBay, unless you know what you're buying specifically comes from the UK, you're going to have problems with customs charges and such like... :(

calvinstanfield( 3 ) 28-Jul-03 10:17:58 BST 3029003296 S
DAN -

Complaint : Bottom of screen is missing in all PAL modes . Not faulty - this is how it works

sam, reading thru readers feedback on ebay........

a LOT of unhappy people buying tvs they think are from the UK when infact they are comming from hong kong

80 quid for monitor, 20 p&p (both stated) and then 30 quid import tax on top

just going by what a lot of ppl have said

ill try and find you an example

Also, as I previously stated, any electronics goods do not attract import duty, only just import VAT (if the declared value is over £18.00).

If someone sends you a 'gift' from outside the EU, customs in the UK give you an 'allowance' on the value, of £36.00. If the declared value is over that, you will have to pay any duty and VAT on the shipment, depending on what it is. Any retailer worth their salt cannot send something to a customer as a 'gift' as this is illegal, and the company can end up in some serious shit.

As for the £28-£33 'on top of everything else', what do you mean by this? Is this just for P&P? Because the sender will rarely offer to pay the destination country's duties and taxes for the recipient (I know all this as I used to work for DHL and had people call up about this sort of thing all the time, in case you were wondering).

i think its import tax, which is different to VAT

IIRC if u class it as a present for some1, then its import tax free (or summit along the lines :S)

sam

look thru ebay

they get lumped with 28 - 33 quid on top of everything else

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Originally posted by M2RV H
its about 30 quid on top

absolute waste of time

the screen are not tft, they are shite lcd or other


and they play uk format 1" lower on the screen so u miss the bottom of the screen and have a huge gap at the top

look on mig for a thread about it

wouldnt waste my money personally

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Search for something decent off Ebay in this country :)

Ive bought a few Sony 21" CRT (the normal ones) monitors from a company trading partly on Ebay, and had no problems with them

ps WHen something goes wrong with it, uve gotta pay to send it back to them 1000s of miles away, and then wait 4 them 2 fix it, and wait for them to send it back again

thats a long wait

its about 30 quid on top

absolute waste of time

the screen are not tft, they are shite lcd or other


and they play uk format 1" lower on the screen so u miss the bottom of the screen and have a huge gap at the top

look on mig for a thread about it

wouldnt waste my money personally

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Originally posted by Sam
Electronic goods are duty free, you only have to pay import VAT if the declared value is more than £18.00.

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rite basically i wana get a screen off ebay an it wrks out 2 about 80 quid so do i pay or not?

Electronic goods are duty free, you only have to pay import VAT if the declared value is more than £18.00.

an lcd screen from china or hong kong?