If i buy dvd's from america to the uk will i have to pay any import/customs charges?

Question

know my friend bought some a few years ago and he had to pay more than the dvd was worth. Does this still happen??

i know all about the regions - i have a multi region dvd player and the dvd i wanted to buy was regionless therefore i cdould play anywhere. This has nothing to do with my question.

Answer 1

Yes, you will be required to pay import duty.

I've recently received a bill for £23.77 for a DVD that I didn't even order. I'd already downloaded the program over the internet, but the company concerned decided to send me the DVD in any case.

Answer 2

DVDs offered interior the united kingdom can not be performed in u.s., till the area of the DVD is area a million. it is the comparable for VHS, regrettably. There are 9 DVD areas: 0 casual term meaning "playable in all areas" a million Bermuda, Canada, united states and U.S. territories 2 the midsection East, Western Europe, crucial Europe, Egypt, Greenland, Japan, Lesotho, South Africa and Swaziland 3 Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea and Taiwan 4 crucial u.s., the Caribbean, Mexico, Oceania, South u.s., Australia 5 something of Africa, Former Soviet Union, the Indian subcontinent, Mongolia, North Korea 6 Mainland China 7 Reserved for destiny use 8 worldwide venues including airplane, cruise ships, and so on.

Answer 3

THEY MAY NOT PLAY IN THE UK
WE ARE REGION2
AMERICA IS REGION1
you may be able to downloads region free players from the net but the firmware in the drives themselves will be region2 there is a limited number of times you can change it

Answer 4

Yes, it does still happen, they're import duties..

And, as stated above, the Region Code will be for the USA, not the U.K.

Answer 5

you may have to pay VAT & you will need a multi-region DVD player as already mentioned .....