FedEx invoice

KeithP

Remember that VAT is also charged on the shipping cost too.
20% of £32.09 = £6.42.

mattyprice4004

It’s your responsibility to be aware of any VAT and duty on the way in - if you weren’t there’s no one to blame but yourself. 

It’s common knowledge. If you weren’t ever told it’s not OK to steal from Tesco does that make it alright?
Nope - and it’s the same with importing. Just because you haven’t done your homework doesn’t mean you can get away with VAT and duty on your import. 

You’re responsible for the amount, if you don’t pay they’ll take you to court for the amount due. 

It’s not their fault you don’t know what’s due when you import goods. 

Johny86

Thank you all for your input. I am aware of the VAT and had no intention to avoid. I have shopped previously from the same company and the import amount FedEx used to charge me was no where near what they are charging now. The shopping total was over £300 and the VAT was only £13 something. When I saw the amount this time I thought FedEx are trying to rip me off. Anyway Can I ask FedEx to show me the original paper work to make sure they havent added anything artificially?

Aylesbury_Duck

Of course.  Ask FedEx to send you a breakdown of what you're being charged for.  But you're still missing the point: It's not FedEx that calculates the import duty.  They are passing on to you what they have already been charged.  The only thing they will have added is an administration charge, which is entirely fair of them to do so.

32Battalion

Johny86 said:
 Can I ask FedEx to show me the original paper work to make sure they havent added anything artificially? 

You can ask, but the numbers you have given us all add up.  The seller in the past has probably lowered the invoice value to minimise your duty and VAT.  

Of you are importing stuff you should calculate the worst case scenario before buying.  Sometimes you get lucky sometimes you don't, sounds like you have in the past.

Sandtree

Johny86 said:

I am aware of the VAT and had no intention to avoid. I have shopped previously from the same company and the import amount FedEx used to charge me was no where near what they are charging now. The shopping total was over £300 and the VAT was only £13 something. 

If you are aware of VAT, which is 20%, then clearly £300 shouldn't have been £13 VAT unless the previous order was for items that are either exempt or 0% (eg books or childrens clothing)

justcool

some of the comments on here are very rude and direct and the buyer knows all about duties please be a little more understanding.
I am going through the exact same thing with a third party seller on amazon which i bought and was free delivery and no mention of any costs then i got bill from fed ex saying duty and postage seems it was underpaid too on weight it was lcd tv smashed to pieces on delivery and repacked so they knew it was broken i guess. i had to pay postage to return and fighting for it back through amazon but they say they cant help with fed ex but understand my fustration i now got debt collection agency at me not nice atall and i'm well aware of import  duty and have paid much of it also paid on usa side before items shipped to aviod costs here so has anyone got any advice on sender not declaring proper weight as i have this issue too and please no sarcastic answers we are all here to try and offer advice not to be taunted about where if atall we went wrong !

justcool

Johny86 said:

Can I ask FedEx to show me the original paper work to make sure they havent added anything artificially?

i have all the info from fed ex they will send it on request 

ssparks2003

justcool said:

some of the comments on here are very rude and direct and the buyer knows all about duties please be a little more understanding.
I am going through the exact same thing with a third party seller on amazon which i bought and was free delivery and no mention of any costs then i got bill from fed ex saying duty and postage seems it was underpaid too on weight it was lcd tv smashed to pieces on delivery and repacked so they knew it was broken i guess. i had to pay postage to return and fighting for it back through amazon but they say they cant help with fed ex but understand my fustration i now got debt collection agency at me not nice atall and i'm well aware of import  duty and have paid much of it also paid on usa side before items shipped to aviod costs here so has anyone got any advice on sender not declaring proper weight as i have this issue too and please no sarcastic answers we are all here to try and offer advice not to be taunted about where if atall we went wrong !

I suggest you start your own thread to get help rather than taking your questionon to another thread that has a very loose connectionto your question.

Also not best form starting out complaining about the help people offer on this forum for free, it will not aid you in getting assistance.