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Ugg Boots from £62 delivered

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  • If you read at the top they say they are currently paying the tax and duty on any orders placed!
    Hope this helps!
    :j
  • Just thought I'd let everyone know how great the service from REI is. I placed my order on 23rd October.....my uGgs arrived today! Tall black genuine uGgs......no customs charges......total cost.....£94.67
  • Wanted to say thanks to Mookie for mentioning REI in the first place. I am eternally grateful.....my feet are sooooooo cosy!!
  • Benzanna
    Benzanna Posts: 125 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker Energy Saving Champion
    Hi, I don't know if anyone has mentioedn this yet but australia direct only take credit cards. Bit gutted as I don't really want to use my credit card!
  • hello everyone...i'm new but have been following these posts for a few days!
    I really , really need some uggs!:j
    i have tried rei.com an taylor shoes but neither have got my size (i want tall chestnut in a size 6/ uk4)

    sorry if this has been asked before but does anyone know anywhere else good, with genuine uggs with a reliable service that is still cheap? (i know I want too much!!! :p )

    hope you can help x
  • blue_monkey_2
    blue_monkey_2 Posts: 11,435 Forumite
    vix2000 wrote: »
    you still pay customs/vat even if its a gift over £18, but as I said before, there is no vat on kids footwear size up to uk 5.5 / us7.

    This is what I thought but it is wrong.

    I called the VAT office today and this is not right - I even questioned them saying they were kids boots for my children to wear, not boots I was inporting to sell (I have a VAT registered business you see and they could see my details - I am not buying them to sell and did not want to be charged different). They told me that the rate is 17% duty PLUS 17.5% VAT on childrens UGGS from the US. Slightly ramps the price up a bit if you end up paying but I wanted to confirm, might be better to go ith the site offering to pay the Duty for you if this is the case. I think the ladies are going to be too big for me having done the foot measurement on the website so I need the kids ones but there do not seem to be many places that have them in black. I thought they were VAT free and was trying to see if they would charge me duty on them but it seems they charge both if they can. I am worried about Fed Ex dealing with the package though if the value is noted.
  • blue_monkey_2
    blue_monkey_2 Posts: 11,435 Forumite
    Can I ask how REI delivered your boots (was it Fed Ex?) and how long ago, it can take a few weeks for them to bill the charges through from them so I am trying to determine whether or not the duty charges are going to follow later. Can I ask what the declaration said on the package. Many thanks.
  • Rozmo
    Rozmo Posts: 23 Forumite
    hello everyone...i'm new but have been following these posts for a few days!
    I really , really need some uggs!:j
    i have tried rei.com an taylor shoes but neither have got my size (i want tall chestnut in a size 6/ uk4)

    sorry if this has been asked before but does anyone know anywhere else good, with genuine uggs with a reliable service www.hartings.co.nzthat is still cheap? (i know I want too much!!! :p )

    hope you can help x


    Hi, I got my tall chestnut UGGs from www.hartings.co.nz and mine are 100% genuine, they seem to have your size in stock as I've just looked at the website. My credit card was charged £106.95 and there were no customs taxes to pay as they were delivered by parcelforce. They put a low value on the outside and said it was a gift. They took just under 2 weeks to arrive and I was so pleased I ordered a second pair in black which are due to be delivered this week :j .

    I hope this helps
  • GeCon
    GeCon Posts: 864 Forumite
    Hi, I don't know if anyone has mentioedn this yet but australia direct only take credit cards. Bit gutted as I don't really want to use my credit card!

    I don't think this is true as I paid with my debit card.
  • Rozmo
    Rozmo Posts: 23 Forumite
    Hi, I don't know if anyone has mentioedn this yet but australia direct only take credit cards. Bit gutted as I don't really want to use my credit card!


    If you have a Nationwide credit card they don't charge for foreign transactions. My husband has one, so I used his as I don't have one!!
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