Brexit Import Tax

phillw

MEM62 said:
If the goods were imported into the us from somewhere like the US then duty would apply when the goods are imported into the UK as we do  not have a free trade agreement with the US.   

It's actually way more complicated than that.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-your-goods-meet-the-rules-of-origin#products-you-make-using-goods-originating-from-one-country

washingclip5

MEM62 said:

Deleted_User said:

MEM62 said:

Deleted_User said:

It's not import duty

There may be a duty element.  It would depend on where the goods were made.  

Also depends what they (didn't) declare on the HTS code, must stuff should be tariff free though 

It is only duty free if is of EU origin.  If the goods were imported into the us from somewhere like the US then duty would apply when the goods are imported into the UK as we do  not have a free trade agreement with the US.   

It needs to be EU preferential origin, if  preference rates are to be sought as part of the UKEU free trade agreement

MEM62

phillw said:

MEM62 said:
If the goods were imported into the us from somewhere like the US then duty would apply when the goods are imported into the UK as we do  not have a free trade agreement with the US.   

It's actually way more complicated than that.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-your-goods-meet-the-rules-of-origin#products-you-make-using-goods-originating-from-one-country

Agreed, my post was poorly worded,  It is the origin of the goods that dictates duty liability.   

washingclip5 said:

MEM62 said:

Deleted_User said:

MEM62 said:

Deleted_User said:

It's not import duty

There may be a duty element.  It would depend on where the goods were made.  

Also depends what they (didn't) declare on the HTS code, must stuff should be tariff free though 

It is only duty free if is of EU origin.  If the goods were imported into the us from somewhere like the US then duty would apply when the goods are imported into the UK as we do  not have a free trade agreement with the US.   

It needs to be EU preferential origin, if  preference rates are to be sought as part of the UKEU free trade agreement

Which is dictated by the origin of the goods, not the country from which they are consigned.  

[Deleted User]

I suspect over the next few years we may see companies set up to handle the hassle, or companies set up to sell imported goods, again without the hassle for the consumer. Just a bit more cost! In addition some companies may open up official offices in the UK to allow easier purchase of their products.

Sandtree

[Deleted User] said:

I suspect over the next few years we may see companies set up to handle the hassle, or companies set up to sell imported goods, again without the hassle for the consumer. Just a bit more cost! In addition some companies may open up official offices in the UK to allow easier purchase of their products.

Couriers have offered larger merchants the ability to charge the customer the landed price up front and the courier deals with the taxes and duties etc (merchant obviously pays them) for several years already.

I've ordered a few times from larger US companies that have given the option of either paying $X and being responsible for import costs or paying £Y and not having anything to pay on import. In those cases my back of a fag packet calcs said it was better for me to pay the dollar price but I think that was more to do with them hedging the currency than the payment of the taxes... over the course of a month (took me a while to decide if to buy) the price didnt change at all so clearly not using any form of live ticker on the exchange rate.

Robbieo67

Good news, the company finally got back to me and offered a refund or to recall the goods and re-send with proper paperwork.
Well done Reprapworld.
I have the refund an will try to buy from a UK source as I thought I had done in the first place.
Thanks all for your input.

DodgyDave

I ordered 2 lanterns from Amazon. Price was £89.99 + £2.00 delivery.
I received the items but a week later a Duty & Tax demand from FedEx arrived wanting me to pay them £21.15  !!!
There was no mention of this on the Amazon selling page (which I still have a copy) and I would not have agreed to it had they told me.
Has anyone else had the same experience with Amazon ?
I have asked the company,through Amazon,to refund me the £21.15 so I can pay FedEx who have just sent me a Final Reminder.
Any advice appreciated.
                                        David

bris

[Deleted User] said:

I suspect over the next few years we may see companies set up to handle the hassle, or companies set up to sell imported goods, again without the hassle for the consumer. Just a bit more cost! In addition some companies may open up official offices in the UK to allow easier purchase of their products.

The Chinese have been doing this for years, they have huge shipping warehouses all over the world where the import goods, pay the import costs and VAT and then sell to the public using marketplaces like Ebay and Amazon.

Returns can sometimes be problematic though as a lot of their return addresses is back to China, buying is easy, returning not so easy.

bris

DodgyDave said:

I ordered 2 lanterns from Amazon. Price was £89.99 + £2.00 delivery.
I received the items but a week later a Duty & Tax demand from FedEx arrived wanting me to pay them £21.15  !!!
There was no mention of this on the Amazon selling page (which I still have a copy) and I would not have agreed to it had they told me.
Has anyone else had the same experience with Amazon ?
I have asked the company,through Amazon,to refund me the £21.15 so I can pay FedEx who have just sent me a Final Reminder.
Any advice appreciated.
                                        David

You need to link to the product so we can see the T&C's as 99% of the time it's there in the small print.

Sandtree

DodgyDave said:

I ordered 2 lanterns from Amazon. Price was £89.99 + £2.00 delivery.
I received the items but a week later a Duty & Tax demand from FedEx arrived wanting me to pay them £21.15  !!!

When did you order them?
What is the breakdown of the demand from FedEx?
What is the country of origin?