UK Customs

AlexGSi2000 · May 30, 2012

Just a quick rant -

Purchased an item on ebay USA - a Symphony II+ headunit that is quite hard to find here in the UK.

Paid $52 for shipping to the UK.
Checking the tracking details online - the parcel arrived in the UK two days after it was sent from the US - fantastic.

To cut a long story short, it arrived in the UK two weeks ago (15th May) - it has only just arrived at the local depo after the status read (Waiting customs clearance & charging)
For the privilege they are charging me £58 customs.

I honestly don't know how they can justify it - especially when I can get stuff delivered from China in a week without any customs.

hades- · May 30, 2012

the charge aint for delivery
its for vat and tax on the item you bought

shady-ninja · May 30, 2012

if the item was marked as a gift then you wont have to pay vat.

AlexGSi2000 · May 31, 2012

The item was marked as a gift!

hades- · May 31, 2012

sometimes the gift thing dont work
iv had to pay duty on 3 items sent as gift
with them comeing from a company there not daft
only ones i get through as gifts now are the ones sent from mates

brasiliangringo · May 31, 2012

Yep if there is any invoice or even a printed address containing papers then its a little hit and miss. Seems steep but they work it out on total price inc delivery. So for car imports it used to be 10% duty + VAT.

S3featesV9 · May 31, 2012

I had a similar thing. I got 8 new arp bolts from IE in America. Payed £41 for the bolts and £40 delivery. I then got a note from parcel force saying I owe a £38 customs charge!! All for 8 frigging bolts!

sidibear · May 31, 2012

I had to get a recoil buffer for a gun I own and there is only one place in the world that makes them, and charges $40, plus $38 postage to the UK. And when it got here I was hit with £24 of assorted charges.
The **** take is that its a small round bit of plastic. 21mm in diameter and 11mm high with a 40 degree taper, and its cost me the best part of £100.

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