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maniac886

Balls, did not realise this and have just spent $48 inc postage with them. Oh well!

SugarSpun

maniac886 wrote: »

Balls, did not realise this and have just spent $48 inc postage with them. Oh well!

You might still be ok. Our postman ignores all customs stickers and just puts the parcels through the letter box anyway.

custardy

SugarSpun wrote: »

You might still be ok. Our postman ignores all customs stickers and just puts the parcels through the letter box anyway.

expect that office to be royally ripped to shreds when the accounts dont add up

maniac886

SugarSpun wrote: »

You might still be ok. Our postman ignores all customs stickers and just puts the parcels through the letter box anyway.

I know its a bit hit and miss with the customs, sometimes I get charged sometimes I don't. Based on the fact I have bought $40 worth of stuff, does anyone know what the maximum I will be charged?

Ta

custardy

ive heard a few mentions of the tax threshold rising but not seen an official statement

http://www.independent.co.uk/money/invest-save/james-daley-postal-charges-go-down-to-the-wire-913126.html

this guy says december,however i dont know how he managed to type through the tears

purplemoon

Jazzy_B wrote: »

Sorry to burst your bubble , but the customs limit is £18 including postage costs.Don't know how much postage you paid, but I think you've gone over the limit.

My bubble is intact. I've had maybe 30 deliveries of approximately this value from abroad, mostly the States and none have been charged. I did hear that the postage is included in the allowance but they don't collect when only very minimal and delivery charges aren't mentioned on the HM rev and customs site:
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageVAT_ShowContent&id=HMCE_CL_000014&propertyType=document

Dack

The rule is the goods have to be less than £18. If over that then you are liable for tax on the item AND the postage.

So, if the total came to £25 - but a breakdown of £17.99 for item, £7.01 postage then you wouldnt pay. If it was £18.01 item and £6.99 postage you would be liable.

You can get the duty back from them if they've incorrectly charged - sending them a copy of the invoice etc.