Import tax?

Question

if i buy a pair of boots from an Australian Company and pay their shipping price, do i have to pay anymore on the item once it arrives in Britain???

Answer 1

I've bought a pda (handheld pc) from the USA. When it arrived in UK and was delivered by ParcelForce they also gave me a customs slip with a £40 charge. I gave them cash there and then and got a receipt.

A friend just bought an expensive cable for motor diagnostics (just a cable) from the USA... Federal Express delivered it. He thought he was in the clear. A week or so later he gets a letter from Customs with a £40 charge/invoice.

Sometimes you can receive items which slip through the Customs net... and if its a gift from a friend I think its not eligible for tax anyway.. but some foreign purchases are eligble for customs import duty.

Answer 2

I've done international online ordering before, and I didn't have to pay extra for shipping, I just entered it into the site and that shipping cost covered it, so no, you shouldn't unless Britain has some special rules for its own country.

Answer 3

Yeah duty price (3.25%) then after that is added you then have to pay 17.5% for tax, but only if the item is a gift and a value of less than £37

Answer 4

No you don't. I admit to not really understanding import tax but I regularly buy mohair fabrics from the USA/Australia and I pay their shipping costs but never pay import tax.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

yas it is called handling and if this is not a part of the deal ..yes