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Customs on goods returning to the UK
bbarroso
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I've been deployed overseas by my (UK) employer, just short of 6 months.
As I now prepare to return, I have a number of personal belongings I wish to post back.
Normally anything from outside the EU will incur duty on customs, so I assume I should include documentation with a sort of inventory with the goods I'm shipping back, an indication these are personal belongings posted at the time I fly back home, etc.
Any idea how I should go about this, what forms I need to fill and where to find them?
Or should I just post the items normally, pay on reception and claim reimbursement later?
As I now prepare to return, I have a number of personal belongings I wish to post back.
Normally anything from outside the EU will incur duty on customs, so I assume I should include documentation with a sort of inventory with the goods I'm shipping back, an indication these are personal belongings posted at the time I fly back home, etc.
Any idea how I should go about this, what forms I need to fill and where to find them?
Or should I just post the items normally, pay on reception and claim reimbursement later?
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Does this help?
https://www.ukimports.org/services/import/customs-clearance/hmrc-procedures/personal-effects-belongings-form-c3.php
But, it only seems to cover goods used for more than 6 months overseas.0 -
Are these goods you bought abroad or did you take them out with you?0
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