Best things to buy in US to make a profit in UK

Dogger69

emmaglet wrote: »

Oh this thread is for me! I go to Florida every year and buy things to sell upon my return. From the outlets (make sure you get a coupon book too) I get:

Yankee candle soy wax tarts (so they don't take up too much weight)
Converse! I often get pairs for £10ish. There's also clothes, where I got t-shirts for something like $3 each.

And from anywhere else:
Wilton gel icing colours (usually pay £8, sell for £16+)
Carmex cherry lip balm sticks. Not sold over here.
There's a toothpaste too...its red and a whitening one, not sold over here. Cannot for the life of me think of the name but it is on big displays in the stores. Sold them for loads.
Nerds (sweets) from $1 stores. Massive boxes that sell for £5 here.

Don't bother with Crest Whitestrips for reselling, no profit in it.


The beauty with these is that they're low outlay products so chances are you won't go over the customs duty allowance.

See below:

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

If you're importing with the intention of reselling then you must declare all the goods and complete commercial import documentation. You cannot take advantage of personal import allowances and to do so would be illegal.

You are also as first importer of the goods into the EU responsible for all product safety, labelling and other compliance issues.

mcfisco

Petrol, fill your suitcases up

dmister

I like the idea of petrol - a suitcase full would be worth a fortune!

penrhyn

Bushmasters.

silverwhistle

Seeing as it's illegal to import for resale without paying the import duty why not just take the opportunity to buy stuff for presents and any club/school raffle you might support. You'd still save yourself some money.