Help with FedEx Bill

visidigi

patman99 wrote: »

I remember a thread about a woman who contacted HMRC to find-out the actual import tax payable on an item that Royal Mail were billing her £50 for.
Turned-out that the actual fee was £25, so she went to the depot to collect the parcel, paid the £25, then threatened to call the Police if they refused to hand-over the parcel.

You could try this for a start. Most items have a fixed import tax duty regardless of value, so go to HMRC's website & search for the list of rates. Once you have this, you will then know how much you really owe FedEx. If you pay them for the fees they have paid, then they should release your parcel (don't forget that it is illegal to withold mail).

Apart from the rubbish advice did you actually read the thread?

Its a FedEx delivery. They already have delivered the package. The invoice is for the payment of Duties and Taxes on an item that cleared customs via a FedEx Advancement Payment of the amount owed.

patman99 wrote:

Most items have a fixed import duty regardless of value

Please provide proof of this to back up your statement.

The Duties and Taxes payment is made up of: Duty and VAT which is levied on the total value of the goods and the cost of transportation getting them to the destination plus the Advancement fee, which as outlines previously is 2.5% or £10.50 (£10.50 being the minimum due).

jumpedtheshark

I'm afraid you need to pay up. It might be worth mentioning it to whomever sent you the packages. I always used to send family Christmas presents to Canada in one big box for distribution at the other end but was worried about potential customs fees taking the shine off it. There are three things I've done in response: (1) hand made more gifts, as they're not 'worth' much - not practical for kids, but great for certain other family members; (2) split the presents into multiple packages below the gift threshold - you'll pay a bit more in postage but you'll ensure your family aren't hit with a nasty surprise; (3) offered to buy from local (ie. in-country) websites and have it mailed direct.

bris

patman99 wrote: »

I remember a thread about a woman who contacted HMRC to find-out the actual import tax payable on an item that Royal Mail were billing her £50 for.
Turned-out that the actual fee was £25, so she went to the depot to collect the parcel, paid the £25, then threatened to call the Police if they refused to hand-over the parcel.

You could try this for a start. Most items have a fixed import tax duty regardless of value, so go to HMRC's website & search for the list of rates. Once you have this, you will then know how much you really owe FedEx. If you pay them for the fees they have paid, then they should release your parcel (don't forget that it is illegal to withold mail).

Yea right and this is ever going to work.

MrsX_2

I've just fallen victim to this, A friend in the UK ordered a gift for me from a supplier the USA.
It arrived about two weeks ago, and I signed for it completely oblivious to any further charges.
Today I've recieved an invoice for £26.35.
My name on the letter is incorrect, they've used my christian name and my friends surname.

I'm a bit cross.

Exile_geordie

MrsX wrote: »

I've just fallen victim to this, A friend in the UK ordered a gift for me from a supplier the USA.
It arrived about two weeks ago, and I signed for it completely oblivious to any further charges.
Today I've recieved an invoice for £26.35.
My name on the letter is incorrect, they've used my christian name and my friends surname.

I'm a bit cross.

thats a strange name.

visidigi

MrsX wrote: »

I've just fallen victim to this, A friend in the UK ordered a gift for me from a supplier the USA.
It arrived about two weeks ago, and I signed for it completely oblivious to any further charges.
Today I've recieved an invoice for £26.35.
My name on the letter is incorrect, they've used my christian name and my friends surname.

I'm a bit cross.

Why are you cross? You had an item imported above the value of HMRC thresholds and as such are liable for the charges (according to the terms and conditions on the retailers site from where the items were ordered from).

MrsX_2

visidigi wrote: »

Why are you cross? You had an item imported above the value of HMRC thresholds and as such are liable for the charges (according to the terms and conditions on the retailers site from where the items were ordered from).

I didn't have an item imported. I had no knowledge of it being ordered.

Like others I've recieved an unsolicited gift, I had no knowledge it had been ordered and that it was going to be delivered to my address. When I took it from the delivery guy, I had no idea what it was or that it had been deliverd from oversea's. But it was my birthday, so I wasn't surprised to be receiving a parcel.

Other posters have made the point that you can arrange the customs yourself, which I would have been delighted to do so, had I known the gift was coming, the delivery guy didn't even mention the charges.

Seems a poor system that anyone can order a parcel to be delivered to another person without their consent and land them with a charge. Seems the most sensible arrangement would be for the charges to be paid upfront in the first place.

centgas

Can they make you pay it really?

I received a piece of art I sent myself from the USA. Fedex wanted to charge me £900+, I just blocked the payment via my bank and they went away after a while.

custardy

centgas wrote: »

Can they make you pay it really?

I received a piece of art I sent myself from the USA. Fedex wanted to charge me £900+, I just blocked the payment via my bank and they went away after a while.

So how did they get your bank details?

custardy

MrsX wrote: »

I didn't have an item imported. I had no knowledge of it being ordered.

Like others I've recieved an unsolicited gift, I had no knowledge it had been ordered and that it was going to be delivered to my address. When I took it from the delivery guy, I had no idea what it was or that it had been deliverd from oversea's. But it was my birthday, so I wasn't surprised to be receiving a parcel.

Other posters have made the point that you can arrange the customs yourself, which I would have been delighted to do so, had I known the gift was coming, the delivery guy didn't even mention the charges.

Seems a poor system that anyone can order a parcel to be delivered to another person without their consent and land them with a charge. Seems the most sensible arrangement would be for the charges to be paid upfront in the first place.

which can be done too
so how would(for example) Royal Mail deal with this?
packets coming from all over the world from multiple carriers