How much import duty will i have to pay?

hunter4

so would you advise i claim the value of the 2 phone's to be £200 each rather than £130 to be safe or what?

custardy

i cant advise anything,however if you state £200 then you will be charged on £200

salsar12

You will only pay duty on the price paid so long as the seller includes all the correct paperwork and completes the CN23.

You may be better asking the seller to send them in 2 separate parcels a couple days apart and pay the extra postage. This will work out cheaper for you, as each parcel will be below the £270.00 Customs allowance

hunter4

so what paperwork should i get the seller to include as i bought the item from ebay so you dont get a reciept like you would in a shop? Also should i get the seller to mark the item as normal or as a gift?

buglawton

Did you pay by Paypal? I assume you will have documents or something you can print out to prove how much money changed hands and this is what I would have the seller declare as the value - he should put a copy of the INVOICE with the packing note. If it was £130 per unit then fine. Should seller say gift or commercial goods? It does not matter, you will be charged the same either way based on declared value. I suppose s/he could say "sample".

edit: salsar12 - where did you get the £270 figure from? I know is used to be that under about £20 was tax free by post from outside EU - has there been a change?

I have also seen this this info: "£145 worth of all other goods including gifts and souvenirs" tax free when you bring things personally from outside the EU - see This HMRC Link

hunter4

yes i payed via paypal so thanks i will get the seller to print off an invoice and put that in with my iphones. Also going to get him to post them seperatly a few days apart to reduce the chances of them being taxed

custardy

do you know what courier he is using?

pinkpig08

I bought a watch a while ago which was £430. I got a letter from Parcelforce saying I needed to pay £51 in duty to get it. Just in case this gives you am idea of what you may need to pay...

hunter4

naa not yet as he has not posted the item yet. I asked him to wait until i found out the best way post the item 1st. Which courier would you suggest is best?

salsar12

buglawton wrote: »

Did you pay by Paypal? I assume you will have documents or something you can print out to prove how much money changed hands and this is what I would have the seller declare as the value - he should put a copy of the INVOICE with the packing note. If it was £130 per unit then fine. Should seller say gift or commercial goods? It does not matter, you will be charged the same either way based on declared value. I suppose s/he could say "sample".

edit: salsar12 - where did you get the £270 figure from? I know is used to be that under about £20 was tax free by post from outside EU - has there been a change?

I have also seen this this info: "£145 worth of all other goods including gifts and souvenirs" tax free when you bring things personally from outside the EU - see This HMRC Link

Off the back of the customs label I have here in my hand (CN22) It says...
"If the value of the contents is over £270 you must use a CN23 form. You must give the senders full name and address on the front of the item"