importing info wanted

broke22

can anyone tell me a bit about importing something from china to the uk? would i have to pay any import charges ect?

JP86

I think you have to pay VAT and i think you may also need to pay a Customs Admin Charge, i think, not sure,

LittleCharlie

It really depends how, and what you are importing.

You will have to pay VAT and duty to HMRC, but then obviously you can claim that back as a VAT registered business.

You will need to appoint a broker on your behalf to deal with the shipping lines, Chinese factories and HMRC.

You will have to pay freight to get your goods to the UK - THIS IS NOT CHEAP!

I work for a forwarding agent (basically a broker mentioned above) and deal with this daily. I wrote a post on it a short while ago, basically even the big guys are struggling to import now because they're not making profit in the current economy.

I'll answer any questions I can.

The basic answer to your question above, is "Yes, potentially you will have to pay alot of import charges of various forms".