Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
Location: Lochgelly, Fife
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If i buy something from the US of A will i get raped on fees to get it into the country? Ive found something that will cost £280ish from the us but over here it is £450. Would i have to pay vat or anything, i really have no clue.
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Matt H
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Registered: 11th Sep 01
Location: South Yorkshire
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Vat.. yes
Admin fee.. yes
Inflated shipping costs.. Yes
What is it?
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C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
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Yeah you'll get stung. Everytime I've bought something from the US it has worked out slightly cheaper still but nowhere near as cheap as if I'd got it for the list price.
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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I bought a downpipe for $660, got charged £125 customs tax, raped a new arsehole
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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Have it marked as gift?
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Toby
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
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import tax and was around 25% when vat was 17.5 but you cam claim the tax back you would have paid in that country unfortunatly tax in America is usually from 6-8% depending on the state so your going to be hit quote hard
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
Location: Area Motorsport Drives: Race EP3
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Car parts carry a Duty charge of 4.5%.
Vat is 20%.
So you'll pay roughly 24.5% of the combined shipping and item cost.
50 pound item + 50 pound shipping + VAT/DUTY = £124.50
Admin fee with fedex atleast is quite low so n ot worth worrying about/
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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will the seller post to uk? bought a few things, still cheaper
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Rob_Quads
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: southampton
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
Have it marked as gift?
This only increases the tax free limit to around £36. Anything more and it doesn't matter if its a gift or not you will get stung.
Generally two ways to try and avoid paying taxes
1) Mark it as under value - but if it gets lost you will only get back that value not the real value.
2) Mark it as a warranty replacement.
Obviously both these are the sort of things that they look out for, specially with bulky items.
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jmepamplin
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Registered: 28th Dec 07
Location: Essex
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Last week i bought £233 of clothes from ae.com. Postage was $50 and the customs fee was £21 as a rough guide for you... still worked out way cheaper for me!
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sc0ott
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Registered: 16th Feb 09
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Be cheaper flying across and bringing it back yourself.
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Matt H
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Registered: 11th Sep 01
Location: South Yorkshire
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What are you buying?
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leon.
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Registered: 24th Jun 08
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http://www.dutycalculator.com/new-import-cost-calculation-for-ebay-item/
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