Royal Mail £8 Internal Post Handling Fee scam?

custardy

john-306 wrote: »

For the final time....
It says I owe £13.54 and directly underneath it, it adds
"Includes a £1 handling fee for underpaid items"

Not my fault RM are that sloppy that they'll put wrong cards through the door instead of the proper ones that state the £8 handling fee


I suppose it would confuse you, still, keep taking the tablets.

as i said that is the charge card for RM
it is the correct card
otherwise why would it have a section for customs charges?

joeyboy

yeah I don't exactly understand the charge either, in my experience (only twice I'll admit, but different item values) the charge is £8. Last order for instance I paid £7 VAT and £8 RM delivery charge.

Also I am a tad confused about people saying RM is collecting duty on behalf of HMRC and that's why it's £8 and not say £2-2.50, which posting a parcel of 3 t-shirts would probably cost. If an item has a value below £135 or if it is above but import duty is below £9, then import duty is wavered and you're only paying for VAT if it's over £18(£40 for a gift). It's itemised on the letter through the door so it's clear I have paid £7 in VAT and then £8 for Royal Mail to deliver it, amusing because last time I got nothing for ages, thought my parcel was lost, I got a slip through the door dated 11/08/10, when this was 19/08/10, I had to go to the local depot and get it myself....not worth £8.

crackers247

john-306 wrote: »

For the final time....
It says I owe £13.54 and directly underneath it, it adds
"Includes a £1 handling fee for underpaid items"

Not my fault RM are that sloppy that they'll put wrong cards through the door instead of the proper ones that state the £8 handling fee


I suppose it would confuse you, still, keep taking the tablets.

wow you have made yourself look stupid many times here. I thought that was only left to the many idiots who reside on this board.-


Notice how the customs box is checked.. That should give you an idea

custardy

joeyboy wrote: »

yeah I don't exactly understand the charge either, in my experience (only twice I'll admit, but different item values) the charge is £8. Last order for instance I paid £7 VAT and £8 RM delivery charge.

Also I am a tad confused about people saying RM is collecting duty on behalf of HMRC and that's why it's £8 and not say £2-2.50, which posting a parcel of 3 t-shirts would probably cost. If an item has a value below £135 or if it is above but import duty is below £9, then import duty is wavered and you're only paying for VAT if it's over £18(£40 for a gift). It's itemised on the letter through the door so it's clear I have paid £7 in VAT and then £8 for Royal Mail to deliver it, amusing because last time I got nothing for ages, thought my parcel was lost, I got a slip through the door dated 11/08/10, when this was 19/08/10, I had to go to the local depot and get it myself....not worth £8.

it has nothing to do with delivery

max_watson

OK, soo. i just got a letter through the post today asking me to collect an item from the post office and i have to pay a fee of £22!!!!

I am not happy at all, its a lens i brought from america privately worth a value of £30, He sent it to me using ups and he paid the full postage.
I tapped into google about this and this thread looked pretty helpful, someone please tell me if there is something i can do.

I am only 16 and cannot afford this, i didn't think i was meant to pay tax...

custardy

max_watson wrote: »

OK, soo. i just got a letter through the post today asking me to collect an item from the post office and i have to pay a fee of £22!!!!

I am not happy at all, its a lens i brought from america privately worth a value of £30, He sent it to me using ups and he paid the full postage.
I tapped into google about this and this thread looked pretty helpful, someone please tell me if there is something i can do.

I am only 16 and cannot afford this, i didn't think i was meant to pay tax...

well for starters i assume you mean USPS?
you pay tax like everyone else
what was the declared value on the item?
was the 'letter' from Parcelforce?
postage paid is irrelevant

max_watson

custardy wrote: »

well for starters i assume you mean USPS?
you pay tax like everyone else
what was the declared value on the item?
was the 'letter' from Parcelforce?
postage paid is irrelevant

I dont think there was a declared item on the item, he paid the standard rate with no insurance, ues i do mean usps and the letter was from royal mail

custardy

max_watson wrote: »

I dont think there was a declared item on the item, he paid the standard rate with no insurance, ues i do mean usps and the letter was from royal mail

there has to be a customs declaration on the package
postage/insurance is irrelevant bar its cost being combined on the value for tax purposes

max_watson

custardy wrote: »

there has to be a customs declaration on the package
postage/insurance is irrelevant bar its cost being combined on the value for tax purposes

I am sorry im confused, could you explain more about the customs declaration on the package, could this help me reduce my fee ? Thanks for your help

custardy

max_watson wrote: »

I am sorry im confused, could you explain more about the customs declaration on the package, could this help me reduce my fee ? Thanks for your help

no because this is how the duty has been calculated
they take the value (inc postage if it triggers duty) and calculate on that
theres no way it was £30 given you have £14 worth of duty charged