Customs/Tax Fee on shipping? [UK]

Murderers.
Murderers. Posts: 1,382
edited September 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I'd like to buy a t-shirt, but I can only get the one I want online from a US store. Will I be charged tax on this item when I recieve it?
What the fuck is this world?
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  • chime
    chime Posts: 7,839
    Murderers wrote:
    I'd like to buy a t-shirt, but I can only get the one I want online from a US store. Will I be charged tax on this item when I recieve it?

    You shouldn't do. Theoretically you can get charged on anything over I think it's £18 ... but often if it's not much over you won't get charged. If you do get charged though the Post Office charge a handing fee which I think is £8.

    You can check http://www.hmrc.gov.uk
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  • Murderers.
    Murderers. Posts: 1,382
    Thanks for the info. I checked and found this;

    If you buy goods online from a country outside the European Union, for instance the USA, Canada, China, Australia

    You will be charged:

    * Customs duty if the amount of duty is €10 (£7)* or over

    Kinda sucks.
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  • chime
    chime Posts: 7,839
    Murderers wrote:
    Thanks for the info. I checked and found this;

    If you buy goods online from a country outside the European Union, for instance the USA, Canada, China, Australia

    You will be charged:

    * Customs duty if the amount of duty is €10 (£7)* or over

    Kinda sucks.

    Yeah but the value of the goods to get custom duty over £7 will be less than a t-shirt I would think.

    I've got stuff from 10C and never been charged.
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  • Murderers.
    Murderers. Posts: 1,382
    Chime wrote:
    Yeah but the value of the goods to get custom duty over £7 will be less than a t-shirt I would think.

    I've got stuff from 10C and never been charged.
    Ok thanks. I guess I'll just get the t shirt. :)
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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,322
    Chime wrote:
    I've got stuff from 10C and never been charged.

    I did. Year's back, i bought a few t-shirts, and some vinyl's from 10club. Canada post didn't leave the packages at my house. The delivery slip had a charge of 20 bucks I had to pay when I pick it up at the post office.

    I bought a few shirts & vinyl's though one UK site too, and I wasn't paid any customs fees on it. The mail service is weird sometimes.
  • Murderers.
    Murderers. Posts: 1,382
    demetrios wrote:
    I did. Year's back, i bought a few t-shirts, and some vinyl's from 10club. Canada post didn't leave the packages at my house. The delivery slip had a charge of 20 bucks I had to pay when I pick it up at the post office.

    I bought a few shirts & vinyl's though one UK site too, and I wasn't paid any customs fees on it. The mail service is weird sometimes.
    Strange. Makes me kinda weery. Ahh screw it, it's only one shirt. I doubt they're gonna charge me £20.
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  • Jennytree
    Jennytree Posts: 5,340
    It depends on who delivers the post really. Some courier companies (the likes of DHL or whatever) may pass no remarks. I know An Post here are pretty vigilant. I think the max is €25, that includes shipping, and they will tax on the shipping. If you can, get the item marked as a gift (most companies won't do this though) and you won't get charged customs tax on it.
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  • duggro
    duggro Posts: 1,343
    i bought 2 prints from threadless.com totalling £35 ($70) and had to pay £19 more when it arrived

    Totally shit
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  • dust
    dust Posts: 133
    Same here, I bought some tees from threadless and the post office held them to ransom till I handed over £14.00....it sucks

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