Customs and excise on parcels from usa to uk

glassact

Does anyone on the forum know what the limit on value of goods in a small package from the usa to uk is before you are charged customs and excise. I had a parcel recently sent from usa to here at value £40 stg and had to pay £20 c&e to post office before i could get it.thanks.

Cazo1

I think it is £18...I had to pay charges recently too...doesn't make what you're buying so much of a good deal! What really annoys me is the extra £7 (I think that's what it was anyway) for royal mail to deliver the package to you when you have already paid the correct postage, in my case $40, when making the purchase!

glassact

cazo1 wrote: »

i think it is £18...i had to pay charges recently too...doesn't make what you're buying so much of a good deal! What really annoys me is the extra £7 (i think that's what it was anyway) for royal mail to deliver the package to you when you have already paid the correct postage, in my case $40, when making the purchase!

thanks very much for that....i had thought it was that amount £18 myself but was not sure.no you think you are getting a good deal on something when infact it wasnt really.

custardy

Cazo1 wrote: »

I think it is £18...I had to pay charges recently too...doesn't make what you're buying so much of a good deal! What really annoys me is the extra £7 (I think that's what it was anyway) for royal mail to deliver the package to you when you have already paid the correct postage, in my case $40, when making the purchase!

sigh,where does it say the fee is for postage?
how do you think the admin for your item being cleared through customs is done?
perhaps you should ask HMRC why they didnt bill you direct