Threadless summer sale; hip T-shirts for $10 each.

Red_Lozzer

These t shirts look ok but i always buy mine from play.com when they are having sales. £5 t shirts can be found and they're good quality and that includes postage as well.

josh.meller

£15 for customs is a bit steep! It's hardly encouraging international trade.

savvy

Red_Lozzer wrote: »

These t shirts look ok but i always buy mine from play.com when they are having sales. £5 t shirts can be found and they're good quality and that includes postage as well.

I buy them then too, but the Threadless ones have much more unusual designs which we go for. I only ever buy 3 of the $10 ones at a time (so that order value is under £18) and have so far never paid any charges except the normal P&P

M4RKM

hmm.. i think i may own over 20 - 25 threadless t-shirts... they're great..

i normally order in 2's and 3's... and had customs charges once or twice.. amusing thing is, sometimes it has had customs charges on, but the t-shirts have arrived through the door!!! hmm...

M

P.S don't buy the designs i have.. please... ..

Sexy_Em

loving this print http://www.threadless.com/print/1290/More_Reasons_Not_To_Go_Camping_Print

Sexy_Em

just a thought...

If you did want a load of these t shirts, would it be cheaper to buy them in bundles of 3 or 4 at a time to avoid paying customs?

Em

greencode

Wow, this is confusing:

3.1 How are customs charges calculated?
Charges are raised by Customs staff at the postal depots where the packages are received. However, in some cases special arrangements are in place for goods purchased on the internet (see paragraph 3.4 below).

The amount of customs charges payable will depend on the type of goods imported and the value (converted using the rates of exchange for the month of importation as shown on the HMRC website) stated on the customs declaration (CN22/CN23):

Customs duty - this is usually charged as a percentage of the value. The percentage varies depending on the type of goods and their country of origin. Duty is charged on the price paid for the goods including any local sales taxes plus postage, packing and insurance costs. However, postage is excluded from the calculation for duty on gifts sent by post except for Express Mail Service (EMS).

Where the value of gifts is below £290 per consignment a flat rate of duty of 3.5% will be applied, but only if it is to your advantage.

Note: Customs duty will be waived if the amount is less than £7.

Excise duty - this is charged on alcohol and tobacco products and is additional to customs duty. The excise duty on wines and spirits depends on the alcohol content and whether wine is sparkling or still. Duty on cigarettes is based on the percentage of the recommended retail selling price combined with a quantity charge. On other tobacco products eg cigars or hand rolling tobacco, it is charged on the net weight.

Value Added Tax (VAT) - Import VAT is charged at the same rate that applies to similar goods sold in the UK. The value of the goods for import VAT is based on the value for customs duty plus any import duties charged.

So basically nobody knows how, when and how much you'll get charged!!! I'll report back when I get my 3 t-shirts though in a few weeks time.

Helix

I thought the general rule was it should be less than £18. Which would allow your order to be upto around $34/35 at the moment.

greencode

Helix wrote: »

I thought the general rule was it should be less than £18. Which would allow your order to be upto around $34/35 at the moment.

Who knows!? That's probably why sometimes you get charged and sometimes you don't!

Tinkywinks108

Can anyone tell me what the t-shirts are like, are they quite thick material like you seem to get a lot from t-shirt print companies these days? I actually prefer my t-shirts to be a bit thinner. Those thick ones are too hot to wear for summer, which is when I tend to wear t-shirts, also they don't hang so well.