Fed Ex Charges for Recipient - what legal claim do they have?

natforsyth

powerful_Rogue wrote: »

HMRC have to draw the line somewhere though, otherwise everyone would be ordering from businesses and classing it as a gift.

If person buying has different name address and is in a different country to the person receiving it surely there should be something HMRC can factor in to their admin forms. Otherwise you pay for the gift online pay for it to be shipped to you and then pay for it to be shipped again to destination. Either way couriers make a mint!

I'd understand if it was jewellery or expensive items like that but for a $30 cake sent as a joint present to me and my husband it's a bit hard to swallow (Pardon the pun!)

shaun_from_Africa

iammumtoone wrote: »

^^ I believe anything costing under £18 should not have any taxes due

It's now £15. It was reduced from £18 a few years ago.

Not that it matters in this case but when importing from the Channel Islands, there is now no lower limit so any items imported from there are liable for VAT irrespective of the purchase price.

natforsyth

MEM62 wrote: »

The consignment note that you signed will have shown what the 'terms of shipment' were. ie Who is responsible for paying what. Generally with most courier-type outfits the default setting is DDU - delivered, duty unpaid. Although the shipper can elect to pay the import duties and taxes as well if they want to. (This is DDP - delivered, duty paid) If you have accepted delivery of the consignment and the terms were clearly shown then you have also accepted any charges due. Although companies like FedEx usually get you to pay up before delivering.

Ah but I didn't get asked to sign anything on delivery and terms were not even mentioned, the courier just handed the parcel to me and walked away! I did look at it before he left but there was nothing on it to say who had sent it - I just know my sister is the only one I have received Fed Ex parcels from in the past so I assumed it was from her. Baffled how they can make me pay for something sent by someone else, without even my consent in writing, to say I have accepted the charges.