Arrowhead said:Hunny, just to be absolutely sure about this, there are no customs implications for legal purchases within the EU, right?
Good morning Largo!Largo said:Have any of you purchased razors etc. from eBay in the United States? The choice on the American site is much wider than the UK site but I'm wary of the potential cost of additional customs duty and import VAT. What sort of sums did those of you who have bought from the US end up paying in duty and VAT?
Hi hunny,(just luv that shortened u/name)hunnymonster said:Spandex, can you break down that £19? If you take off the RoyalMail's highway robbery £8 fee, there''s £11 left.
£11 VAT suggests that the whole package was valued around £62 - so in that case the gift process wouldn't have made a difference at all (as all it does is - at HMRC discretion - double the amount before they start applying VAT from £18 to £36 - and as there's no "allowance" you pay on the whole amount not the whole amount minus the £18 (or £36 if it's a gift))
Any packages marked as gifts should be of an occasional nature (that's HMRC speak for birthdays, wedding anniversaries, Christmas..) and HMRC have ways and means beyond your wildest imagination of finding out "stuff".
If you can prove (by means of an invoice included in the package) that the package including postage was valued lower, you can appeal to HMRC and if successful they will refund the overpayment - and if you get the whole VAT amount back, you can then appeal to RM to get the brokers fee back too. I've done both in the past and it was painless.
Attero said:Its annoying and your dead right becuase there's a way better array of razors for reasonable prices on the US Ebay and the UK one is a bit hit and miss and of recent - pricey
spandexcodpiece said:The initial sum of money involved was $101.00- £68.00 at the exchange rates applicable last month + P&P + C&E. Can't remember what the brakdown was I'm afraid! Talk to you again this evening..
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