Customs charges from Japan

NorthFin

RFW wrote: »

New or old only makes a difference to VAT if it is within the UK, so you wouldn't pay VAT on a second hand camera but would on a new one. Totally irrelevant to this.

Could you please clarify this? Say I livind in another country and moved back, but I forgot my camera, so got my mate to send it to me in the UK. Its easy to see it has been used there are pictures on there and it is not a new one.

Would there be VAT and charges due?

Brooker_Dave

RFW wrote: »

New or old only makes a difference to VAT if it is within the UK, so you wouldn't pay VAT on a second hand camera but would on a new one.

From when did VAT only apply to new things, any VAT registered seller has to charge VAT regardless of the whatever it is being new.

Brooker_Dave

NorthFin wrote: »

Could you please clarify this? Say I livind in another country and moved back, but I forgot my camera, so got my mate to send it to me in the UK. Its easy to see it has been used there are pictures on there and it is not a new one.

Would there be VAT and charges due?

Yes, unless you could prove that you'd bought it here and paid the VAT here already.

Killerseven

You shouldnt have to pay vat twice, they want £33 something, but I want to appeal it.

campdave

Killerseven wrote: »

You shouldnt have to pay vat twice, they want £33 something, but I want to appeal it.

You haven't paid VAT twice.

shaun_from_Africa

Killerseven wrote: »

You shouldnt have to pay vat twice, they want £33 something, but I want to appeal it.

VAT will only be paid once and that is when it is imported by you.

It might have had sales tax paid on the original purchase in Japan but that is nothing to do with the tax due in the UK.

Killerseven

I already paid vat in japan when i bought it

if i pay in the uk as well, that is paying vat twice.

RMS2

Killerseven wrote: »

I already paid vat in japan when i bought it

if i pay in the uk as well, that is paying vat twice.

If it's a big retailer/specialist/well set up then it could have sold it without VAT for export. But if they aren't doing the export, then they can't tell that it has been exported and therefore have to charge it.


Yes, they could be given paperwork by the export company, but then it all becomes complicated and long winded
and really not worth the trouble for the seller.

trukdiver

NorthFin wrote: »

Could you please clarify this? Say I livind in another country and moved back, but I forgot my camera, so got my mate to send it to me in the UK. Its easy to see it has been used there are pictures on there and it is not a new one.

Would there be VAT and charges due?

Not according to this:

https://www.gov.uk/goods-sent-from-abroad

I sent personal possessions back from NZ and wasn't charged anything, but that was a long time ago!

NorthFin

As long as VAT has been paid in one country, you have to be able to prove VAT was paid. In Japan it is only 8% so preferable to UK which is 20%.

But you should not pay VAT twice, if its not been paid then you have to pay UK VAT, but if VAT has been paid in another country, then customs should not try and charge tyou VAT again to bring it inot this country.