I have just purchased a pair of Ugg boots from Australia. There was nothing on the website about hidden charges. However I received a letter from Parcel Force saying that I had to pay £42 import tax to have the parcel!!! £42 how can that be right when I only paid £72 for the boots ??? How can they charge such a large amount in tax compared to the low value of the goods ?? Has anyone else been caught out like this? Is there anything I can do as that seems like a highly excessive amount of tax for one pair of boots. xxxx
2007-02-16 05:00:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United Kingdom
"Rip Off Britain" - and it's our own Government that's doing most of the ripping off ...
Import Duty is a method of Extortion used by EU to keep 'foreign' goods out of Europe and to discourage us from ordering stuff on the Internet (otherwise we would be paying half the price for just about everything).
Why are your boots so expensive ? To keep Clarkes Shoes in business ....
NB you think boots are expensive ? - just go look at how much Tax we pay on Petrol, Wine/Beer and Tobacco ...
2007-02-16 05:11:03 · answer #1 · answered by Steve B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello I know , this question has been asked 4 year ago but I want to give my opinion on it, I think you need to contact with some local dealer or business company who deal with japan car import, I am sure they will give you clear idea about that...........If you do not find proper dealer then have a look here for it
2016-05-24 07:06:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to pay import duty on the boots.
Then add the shipping costs to the duty, and add VAT (at 17.5%) to the lot.
If in doubt, check with your local Customs office.
www.hmrc.gov.uk
2007-02-18 02:33:55 · answer #3 · answered by 86er 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋