Import duty question

[a98pmalcolm]

well it depends if u can get away with it....

 

When i went to the states a few years back i took an empty suitcase and spent about £750 on clothes... if i bought them here i would have paid double as DC and other skate clothes are sooo expensive in this country.

 

I sent the recipts via post back to mine so if they opened my case they would nevr know

 

Obviously a bit different to car parts... Id give an e-mail to inland revnue (i think its them that deals with it all)

 

Paul

[toyoti143]

i bought 18" used volk in USA and i think that i paid about 75 usd per wheel by usps,about 15-20 days in your home.

then i had to pay 20% of the total bill,about 200 euros,i don´t know how much is in UK the custom fees

[Paul]

i bought 18" used volk in USA and i think that i paid about 75 usd per wheel by usps,about 15-20 days in your home.

then i had to pay 20% of the total bill,about 200 euros,i don´t know how much is in UK the custom fees

 

I've just had a revised quote for shipping from the seller via UPS for $645 (usd) for all four wheels, little bit better than before but this leaves me with a possible bill for import duty still.

I assume it's 17.5%, the same a VAT over here??

[Chris Wilson]

You pay import duty AND VAT. You need to find someone sending a car or something containerised from the USA and have them put in with the big stuff, like Jurgen does.

[Paul]

You pay import duty AND VAT

 

LOL, not really looking good. At £1200 for the wheels, the cost comes to nearly £2000 with shipping etc and 17.5% vat and now there is import duty too !!!

Don't know anyone with a container coming from the states so it don't look good

[toyoti143]

and they can not be sent by USPS???it´s a lot cheaper.

 

when I've bought in the U.S. or Japan whenever I've asked the seller a small bill to pay here 20% of the false invoice, but now is much more strict here in Spain, and you can not submit documents with payment paypal customs.

 

are all thieves.

[Paul]

The problem with reducing the invoice/bill is that the insurance cover will be reduced too so if they go missing or are damaged I've got a major problem.

[toyoti143]

yes,it´s true,but i think it is difficult that they missing or damaged if the rims have a good protection.

the total cost difference is much,i think that you must risk.

[supra steveo]

i got something from DHL asking for £30 for a package for one of the group buys i did ages ago , it was address to "steve" lol no surname so they can whistle if they think i am paying it never heard anything from it after that

 

well got some paper work through today from Parcel Force it seems they do a better job of picking up on stuff like this as they have held my new alloys in the depot in Ipswich until i pay the import tax and VAT not a chuffed puppy today

[supra steveo]

anyone know of anyway possible of reducing the tax and VAT ?

[d_d]

reckon you may have to lump it, how much is it?

[Paul]

I gave up in the end and got a set to refurb off a member in the UK, the VAT and duty is just a joke imo

For what I paid for the UK set, get them fully refurbed, I'll still be quids in and they came with a nice set of P-Zeros too

[supra steveo]

kind of wishing i had gone for a set of Jade R 19"s now well might as well go the whole course hey............ the main thing is they are here now and i need to roll with it , will be worth it in the end, ive bought set of 18" Racing Hart M5s BTW

[Paul]

Nicw wheel mate, what sort of vat & duty are they asking for?

[supra steveo]

import duty is about £22 while VAT is around £130 cant see how they get away with that it will be like buying the wheels all over again

[Paul]

Yeah, I was looking at about an extra £800 for delivery/duty etc. on a set worth £1200

[supra steveo]

there must be a way round it tho , a loop hole or something, the seller is very helpful too they really want me to have these wheels

 

would saying they are a gift cut the mustard??

[Chris Wilson]

anyone know of anyway possible of reducing the tax and VAT ?

 

 

Emigrate.

[supra steveo]

think what the shipping company in the US has done is price each wheel at $1000 so the VAT and duty is totally blowing me out the water

[supra steveo]

just got off the phone to customs and the above is what has happened i should of only paid £170 VAT for all 4 wheels but it looks like they only have 3 of the wheels at the moment after ive paid for all the import duty and VAT i need to take it up with customs and they will refund me the difference so looks like customs will be owing me over £400

[Paul]

just got off the phone to customs and the above is what has happened i should of only paid £170 VAT for all 4 wheels but it looks like they only have 3 of the wheels at the moment after ive paid for all the import duty and VAT i need to take it up with customs and they will refund me the difference so looks like customs will be owing me over £400

 

So glad I didn't go this route now. So they've lost a wheel?

[supra steveo]

well they better bloody not have or am gonna go nuts

[supra steveo]

update:

all 4 wheels have been picked up and are now waiting for me in Ipswich, to get a hold of them i need to pay my import tax and its been screwed up by usps by them valuing each wheel at $1000, what i need to do now is pay the import tax, that stands at around £600, then i need to get the customs paper work off all 4 boxes and send that off with my paypal transaction print-off and a copy of how much postage was from the seller so they can tax me accordingly, a little bit perved off but ive been told by customs i will get the money back