E: 30/06 Win an Astor by Blue Nile™ Diamond worth $10,000

prwilson

https://www.bluenile.com/jewelry-sweepstakes

BikerChick90

Wont there be an expensive customs charge to get this to the uk?

mjm3346

BikerChick90 wrote: »

Wont there be an expensive customs charge to get this to the uk?

The VAT at 20% would be the bigger bill at somewhere around £1,600 (given the massive markup on jewelry that could be most if not all of any resale value)

nickel279

Or you can get a cheap flight and pick it up, then you dont have to pay VAT

mickess

I would strongly warn anyone against nickel279's option. I hope it was 'tongue in cheek' as it is encouraging smuggling.
You are only permitted £390 worth of other goods duty free into the UK!

Daphne01

mickess wrote: »

I would strongly warn anyone against nickel279's option. I hope it was 'tongue in cheek' as it is encouraging smuggling.
You are only permitted £390 worth of other goods duty free into the UK!

[STRIKE]I'm not up to scratch on the laws but would it be classed as smuggling if it was a prize and not purchased?[/STRIKE]


Ignore me


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

trogdor

If you're going to resell it anyway, presumably you could resell it while you're in the US picking it up and bring the cash back…