corsasport.co.uk
  Not logged in [Login - Register]  
You Are Not Registered Or Not Logged In  

Corsa Sport » Message Board » Off Day » Import tax..


New Topic
New Poll 		  Subscribe | Add to Favourites

You are not logged in and may not post or reply to messages. Please log in or create a new account or mail us about fixing an existing one - register@corsasport.co.uk

There are also many more features available when you are logged in such as private messages, buddy list, location services, post search and more.


Author Import tax..
Rickavo
Member
Registered: 2nd Jul 09
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 00:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Anyone clued up on import taxes?

I want to import a cd player from the us, price is £1100, anyone know what taxes i would have to pay?

Ive googled it and cant really make sence of it
Matty SRi
Member
Registered: 3rd Dec 08
Location: Stockton-on-Tees Drives: Mk3 Golf GTi
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 00:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no idea mate but 1100 for a cd player??
Rickavo
Member
Registered: 2nd Jul 09
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 00:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its a dj cd player mate
LeeM
Member
Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 00:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Probably a cdj
LeeM
Member
Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 00:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
pioneer 2000?
Rickavo
Member
Registered: 2nd Jul 09
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 00:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by LeeM
pioneer 2000?


LeeM
Member
Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 00:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Good price, but if they mark the package with the true value you'll have to pay tax
Rickavo
Member
Registered: 2nd Jul 09
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 00:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
aye thats why i want to know, if it is to much then i might aswell pay the extra and get it from england
LeeM
Member
Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 00:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Think you pay import tax then vat on top of the total. Will probably work out more!
I got conned on my new controller
Rickavo
Member
Registered: 2nd Jul 09
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 00:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ye i just seen that

Name and shame tbh
LeeM
Member
Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 00:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
From what I've found online he seems to be a reasonably successful dj, if I don't have this controller in my hand by tomorrow I'll be naming and shaming
Rickavo
Member
Registered: 2nd Jul 09
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 00:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
U2u me his name lets have a goosey
LeeM
Member
Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 01:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not yet
Rickavo
Member
Registered: 2nd Jul 09
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 01:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If hes a dj he'll be glad of the publicity...

charge him 1 controller for advertising
LeeM
Member
Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 01:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What happens tomorrow determines how much his publicity will be worth lol
DaveyLC
Member
Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 09:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
There is a loop hole: you could have them mark it as a sample and you can pretend to be a retailer.
Jerham
Member
Registered: 18th Aug 04
Location: Cambridgeshire
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 10:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Could you not get them mark as a gift? Put a bit of ribbon on it or something.
LeeM
Member
Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 10:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jerham
Could you not get them mark as a gift? Put a bit of ribbon on it or something.


Isn't there a problem with insurance etc?
Sam
Moderator
Premium Member

Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 11:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Add together the cost of the item and the delivery charge.

20% of that combined total is your import VAT. There shouldn't be any duty to pay as electronics are duty free.

You will also have to pay an admin charge to whoever clears it through customs on your behalf - if it's Parcelforce for example I think they charge about £7, maybe more if it's a high value item like yours.

So you're probably looking at about £230 roughly for import charges...

[Edited on 16-03-2012 by Sam]
Sam
Moderator
Premium Member

Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 11:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by LeeM
Good price, but if they mark the package with the true value you'll have to pay tax


Customs can and do open up parcels randomly and also if they suspect you are importing drugs or anything else that's banned. So if your sender marks the cost of the item as £20 and then customs open it up to see a brand new shrink-wrapped item that is worth £1100, they will charge you import VAT on the £1100 not the £20.

quote:
Originally posted by Jerham
Could you not get them mark as a gift? Put a bit of ribbon on it or something.


corsadonk
Premium Member

Registered: 4th Jul 09
Location: Marlborough, Wiltshire
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 18:46   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sam's price is about right.
Toby
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 29th Nov 05
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 21:58   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
but remember the retailer in the US should be able to help you claim back the tax paid in the US which is about 6%-8% depending on the state
Sam
Moderator
Premium Member

Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
User status: Offline
16th Mar 12 at 23:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wrong.
Rickavo
Member
Registered: 2nd Jul 09
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
17th Mar 12 at 01:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
care to say why hes wrong?
Sam
Moderator
Premium Member

Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
User status: Offline
17th Mar 12 at 08:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sales tax is a state imposed tax, whereas the tax we pay on goods and services in the UK is a value added tax which is managed at national level (and VAT can be refunded to tourists who are returning back to their own country - provided it's outside the EU).

Having said all that - if you can buy something from the state of Delaware then do that as they are the only state in America that does not impose a sales tax at present. Alaska and Hawaii, and probably some other states too also don't impose a sales tax but Alaska has local borough taxes and Hawaii businesses sometimes pass on any taxes to the consumers from what I remember.

So in short - no you can't claim sales tax back, and buy from Delaware if you don't want to pay any sales tax.

[Edited on 17-03-2012 by Sam]

 
New Topic
New Poll

Corsa Sport » Message Board » Off Day » Import tax.. 22 database queries in 0.4810879 seconds