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import tax

Hi, Im buying a panoramic head for my tripod. Im buying online from an american company. It is $75 + $18 postage. Will I have to pay import tax on this? (I did email the company and they didnt know).
thanks

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  • markelock
    markelock Posts: 1,735 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    quite possibly. on the export they should complete a small form detailing what it is for.

    in theory customs could stop it, and apply duty on it.
    Remember the time he ate my goldfish? And you lied and said I never had goldfish. Then why did I have the bowl Bart? Why did I have the bowl?
  • mrbrown
    mrbrown Posts: 101 Forumite
    so it might/might not depending on if customs decide to stop it? should i contact the seller and ask them to mark the package with something so that customs dont stop it? if they do stop it - how much will the charge be? (i guess there's some charging structure such as % of weight or something). Thanks.
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