Import duty from Australia

[sniff diesel]

An item I wish to purchase on Ebay is £100 plus £80 delivery which I'm happy to pay as it still works out £100 cheaper than buying in the UK.

Was wondering if I'd have to pay any import duty on top of that price? if so is it on the £100 the item costs or on the £180 that includes delivery?

Thanks for your help.

[xllifts]

Hi rich anything that you import has to be declared by sender and you will pay tax unfortunatley

Hope you are well
cheers dave

[Pesty]

Yes and you have to pay tax on shipping as well and sometimes a handling fee from the shipping company. Works out at 22-25% on top!

Thtas if you get stung for it. its hit and miss.

Do a search on here. exact details have been posted many times
(PS don't belive that gift bullst, old wives tale)

[Oldandslow]

Short answer Yes. Long answer maybe not. It's a bit of a lottery, I regularly get stuff through the post that slips through the net but also some packages get stopped by Parcel Force etc and they won't release them until you pay Duty, VAT and their own handling charge(b@st@rds)

Check here
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/ch...

Excerpt

2.2 Do I have to pay import duties and/or import VAT on goods sent to me?
Most goods arriving in the UK from outside the EU are liable to any or all of the following taxes:

customs duty
excise duty
import VAT
and must be paid whether:

you purchase the goods or receive them as a gift;
the goods are new or used (including antiques)
the goods are for your private use or for sale

[sniff diesel]

xllifts said:

Hi rich anything that you import has to be declared by sender and you will pay tax unfortunatley

Hope you are well
cheers dave

Dave, haven't seen you on here in ages. Hope you and Hannah and the cat are fine.

[xllifts]

sniff diesel said:

xllifts said:

Hi rich anything that you import has to be declared by sender and you will pay tax unfortunatley

Hope you are well
cheers dave

Dave, haven't seen you on here in ages. Hope you and Hannah and the cat are fine.

yes all fine here just busy and i trust yourself and teresa are good?

[sniff diesel]

xllifts said:

sniff diesel said:

xllifts said:

Hi rich anything that you import has to be declared by sender and you will pay tax unfortunatley

Hope you are well
cheers dave

Dave, haven't seen you on here in ages. Hope you and Hannah and the cat are fine.

yes all fine here just busy and i trust yourself and teresa are good?

Yeah cool, start a new job on Monday as a train driver.

Sorry to hear about your van What'cha getting to replace it?

[xllifts]

sniff diesel said:

xllifts said:

sniff diesel said:

xllifts said:

Hi rich anything that you import has to be declared by sender and you will pay tax unfortunatley

Hope you are well
cheers dave

Dave, haven't seen you on here in ages. Hope you and Hannah and the cat are fine.

yes all fine here just busy and i trust yourself and teresa are good?

Yeah cool, start a new job on Monday as a train driver.

Sorry to hear about your van What'cha getting to replace it?

Oh god when they said keep death off the road thats not what they mean't

Renualt sport 150

http://www.renault.co.uk/vans/model/traficpanelvan...

[Justayellowbadge]

Don't quote me on this.

Send the seller a zero value package 'for repair'

They then return your item repaired or replaced at no cost.

Tax is payable on the work done, in this case nothing.

[Shaolin]

My experience of this is that size matters - if it's big, you're more likely to be charged on it, if it's small there's more chance it will get through the net, hit and miss like others say, so budget to pay tax and if you don't it's a bonus.