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Customs Charge Question

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sho_me_da_money
sho_me_da_money Posts: 1,679 Forumite
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edited 3 August 2023 at 9:15AM in Shop but don't drop
If I buy something from the Netherlands and ship to Dublin, will I have to pay any customs charges?

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  • sarah1972
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    edited 3 August 2023 at 5:05AM
    Pmd the team to move to an actual board as it’s currently not posted on one x


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  • CKhalvashi
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    No charges in this case unless you have purchased excise goods.

    This transaction is a domestic EU transaction. You must declare your item to UK Customs if you bring this to mainland UK though.
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  • When you declare to UK customs, what charges would one pay for say a Television costing around 2000 GBP?
  • CKhalvashi
    CKhalvashi Posts: 12,134 Forumite
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    When you declare to UK customs, what charges would one pay for say a Television costing around 2000 GBP?
    https://www.gov.uk/bringing-goods-into-uk-personal-use/arriving-in-Great-Britain

    The answer to this is not a simple one, but as a minimum will be 20% VAT.

    You should be able to reclaim the EU VAT using tax free shopping via e-invoice.

    From recent experience at the Poland/UK (airport) and Poland/Ukraine (road) border there is a 50/50 chance of this being successful.
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