Soonto_HAS_soop Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 If you had a package sent from the States that was delivered to you 3 months ago, could the courier then charge you VAT on the cost of the items 3 months later?? Is this legal? Ben.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_TC Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 It seems a lengthy amount of time, but I can't see a reason why not. Who was the courier??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soonto_HAS_soop Posted March 6, 2004 Author Share Posted March 6, 2004 Originally posted by NWS25 It seems a lengthy amount of time, but I can't see a reason why not. Who was the courier??? DHL!! Ben.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_TC Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 I've only had dealings with Fedex and UPS. Fedex send you the bill through in a couple of weeks. UPS want paying on delivery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 When I used FedEx last they wouldn't let it through customs until I'd payed and then they sent an invoice a couple of weeks later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 DHL did exactly the same with me. Thing is they never even said what it was! I just got an invoice in the post for "Services rendered" (or something equally oblivious like a DHL internal reference number), to which I thought "Dustbin. I've never done business with DHL and am certainly not about to send them a cheque." A repeat invoice came, then a demand / warning also stating that my account credit privelidges had been withdrawn. I phoned up to say get fucked, re-imburse me for this call and stop sending me unsolicited mail and they explained that it was the import duty/VAT on a DLT unit I'd bought from the states a few months ago. Less than impressed, I gave my card details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Not very professional of DHL. You don't want to mess around with the VAT man though...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 hah tell me about it! I cleared my backlog of five un-filed, unpaid quarterly returns by November last year. They were actually quite leniant towards setting up an agreement. I'm now in the process of deregistering myself and have registered a new vat number for a ltd co. sort of like a clean start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 last time i paid duty they charged me duty and vat even on the cost of the postage, part was $1000 and postage was $120 so they charged me on $1120. i explained to woman on fed ex she said she will take off the duty on the $120. then a couple of weeks got a letter to say that i owed them £22 in outstanding duty???? explained to them but they did not want to know. there are ways to save money. the dollar rate is very good to be buying stuff. who wants to buy things from rip off britain. its like when everybody was going to france on booze trips because they fed up getting ripped off in britain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 You do get charged duty and VAT on the postage too, that's how it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_y3k Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 well i used DHL and got letter 1 week after, everything seemed pretty clear. all done and dusted now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soonto_HAS_soop Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 Originally posted by paul_y3k well i used DHL and got letter 1 week after, everything seemed pretty clear. all done and dusted now. Yeah I know what you're saying, but 3 months after the bits turned up!?!? Surely they are taking the piss slightly, why they don't do what Parcel Force do, which is keep the goods till you pay up. Ben.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Need4Speed Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Soonto... The Customs can do almost anything they like. They have more power than the police. They can kick your door in at 3am without a warrant... AND they can bill you 3 months later. So.. you do have to pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 aye.. weren't the press reporting on them taking peoples cars without good cause and selling them a while back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_TC Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Originally posted by John Packham Soonto... The Customs can do almost anything they like. They have more power than the police. They can kick your door in at 3am without a warrant... AND they can bill you 3 months later. So.. you do have to pay. True, but the bills aren't directly from C & E, they're from the courier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soonto_HAS_soop Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 Originally posted by NWS25 True, but the bills aren't directly from C & E, they're from the courier. Exactly my point Dude, this is the courier that was happy to drop the goods off to my door and not charge me. Why wait 3 months to then charge me nearly £30 for £120 worth of goods? Ben.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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