$65 on customs for 2x hoodies?!

Brisk.

$65 on customs for 2x hoodies?! what the fuck. I ordered the black Seattle one and got no charges but for the grey ones I do?

FoxyRedLa

I don't know what you're puttin down Brisk.

Zod

Not much anyone can say unless you provide more details. If I were a betting man I'd guess you were Canadian and received them via a courier? With couriers you usually end up paying more for their brokerage fees (What they charge you to assess the taxes) rather than taxes. When shipping things over the board you kind of have to know how it works, how to ship things, and how to avoid fees. Most Canadians learn the first time they get a UPS package shipped over the boarder. Even if you're not Canadian, it's probably similar.

Brisk.

I'm from the UK. Just comes through our normal postal Royal Mail system.

alexross42

Sounds like you were lucky the first time - anything over £15 incurs VAT at the applicable rate for the item ordered plus you'll get the added 'bonus' of a Royal Mail handling fee on top - when I ordered the Ten Super Deluxe I almost ended up paying for it twice through the additional fees!
It sucks but sometimes 10C is the only route for certain items and we ultimately pay over the odds.

pdalowsky

the shitty exchange rate isnt helping either

dottles

Customs are increasingly stopping parcels now. I heard that they have upped the ratio of checks and so in the past where things have gotten through without charges (luckily) they will be few and far between now. It's a way the Government can increase income as the threshold is £15.
10C declares the paid value on the customs declarations, I know some companies declare the production cost value which is often substantially lower, though if legal I'm not so sure!

Paul, on the exchange rate - I agree :(
Though I often use a prepayment card for buying stuff not in sterling. It's called Revolut and it uses the interbank rate, so I periodically add cash when the rate is better. I got it at $1.5 to £1 just before Brexit and before I went to Fenway I was getting $1.33 to £1 - which considering wasn't too bad. It has no charges for spending or withdrawal of cash and you can hold multiple currencies at one time (I have a balance in both Euros and $)

Brisk.

Dam thanks for the infos. Worst thing is I accidentally ordered 2. I need to return one so could I skip paying one fee and get them to send it back?

Zod

wow... I thought we had it bad in Canada, but it sounds like importing into the UK is even worse :(

weinerdog

Might just be better off putting the 2nd one on eBay and only selling to someone on your side of the pond.

Brisk.

That's a good idea weinerface

rock4ever

Brisk. said:

$65 on customs for 2x hoodies?! what the fuck. I ordered the black Seattle one and got no charges but for the grey ones I do?

Might be an Idea if you can get a mate in the US on here to buy the gear for you and then send it over and lover the cost on the customs declaration form, and send them as gifts. As everything seams to get checked now, plus the royal mail are bastards they even charge you £8 for the privilege of passing it through customs. Im expecting a hefty customs bill on the vault vinyl and the no code / yield re issues. $ rate is crap so the £17 we are allowed gets swallowed up pretty quick, I'M afraid.

Brisk.

After all of that the Small hoodie is still far too big for me. Why are all of their sizes so large! The Black Seattle hoodie actually fits great.

lolobugg

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