extra tax

[badger]

I sentfor a verlinden figure from a guy in America,postage free.the figure arrived,but I cant get it until I pay 12 pound tax on it,is this unusual,never heard of it before? / badger

 

[Helm]

I sentfor a verlinden figure from a guy in America,postage free.the figure arrived,but I cant get it until I pay 12 pound tax on it,is this unusual,never heard of it before? / badger

Not unusual no mate and the PO will charge some more just for telling you too
Steve

 

[badger]

thank you,/badger

 

[Richie]

Hi Bill,
It is something that is quite common place, the threshold used to be about £18 so anything over that would incur import tax, unless it is an antique which are except. It is a big consideration when buying figures from outside of Europe.
cheers
Richie

 

[badger]

thank you/badger

 

[Tecumsea]

Always remember when buying outside of the EU your parcel may be subject to 20% vat plus any charges levied by parcel force. What will happen after the shambles of brexit is anybody's guess. If you need anything from the EU buy it now.

Keith

 

[Mirofsoft]

Here an exemple for a delivery from US to Belgium
Buying = 100€ Sending is 30€
OK now VAT (Belgium) 21% on price + sending ( 130E ) is 27,30€ ( 21%)
then custom costs : 15€
so you pay 42,30€ more
Thus for a buying value of 100€, you pay 72,30€ global cost = 172,30€

This is why I never buy outside EU community, buying in the community :
1) again 100€ if this price is vat included, only sending costs circa 15€ total 115€
if no included the seller will add the local sup (100 + suplier VAT +/- 20% total will be 135€
2) if buying via e-bay in the community, the price announced is VA included
3) the price indicated on a product from a supplier is with/without VAT ? This is rarely clear

Let me cry with you

 

[Huw63]

Living in Switzerland, which is outside the EU, I faced this problem all the time. I'd only get the VAT (Sales tax) deducted at source from larger companies who are registered for VAT because in many instances smaller producers are way below the required limit for registration. Anyway the VAT on goods imported by post is handled by the Swiss Post office who charge the VAT on the whole amount including postage, plus a handling fee based on a fix amount plus 3% of the total value, plus a "storage fee" which was usually quite high.

The good news is that I'm allowed to bring in 300 Swiss Francs worth of products every day with limits on tobacco, food products etc. I also live 1km from the German border. Some enterprising people in Germnay set up a delivery address service so I am now mainly getting things delivered there and collecting them and this is saving me quite a bit of money and also as it doesn't get delivered directly I am not getting an ear-bashing about another parcel turning up!

Cheers

Huw

 

[Red Five]

I used to buy a lot from the EU. Then the pound crashed and things became expensive!

 

[theBaron]

You guys should revolt.

 

[billyturnip]

You guys should revolt.

Can you give an example where that worked out Brad?

 

[Mirofsoft]

Can you give an example where that worked out Brad?

Can you give an example where that worked out Brad?

Yes in a far away English colony across the Atlantic about taxes on tea

 

[billyturnip]

Yes in a far away English colony across the Atlantic about taxes on tea

British colony.

 

[Babelfish]

I sentfor a verlinden figure from a guy in America,postage free.the figure arrived,but I cant get it until I pay 12 pound tax on it,is this unusual,never heard of it before? / badger

Is that including or excluding the 8 quid "handling fee" that ParcelFarce will want off you?

- Steve

 

[badger]

including/badger

 

[DEL]

British colony.

......... Trumpington is all yours Roger

 

[DEL]

Is that including or excluding the 8 quid "handling fee" that ParcelFarce will want off you?

- Steve

Add to that we've already paid +30% on our ￡€ in income tax, superannuation and national insurace

 

[badger]

so,have I ripped off? /badger

 

[billyturnip]

......... Trumpington is all yours Roger

You can't change history Derek, you lot were as much to blame as us.

 

[DEL]

Add to that we've already paid +30% on our ￡€ in income tax, superannuation and national insurace

Oh and don't forget Marsa Tax