Importing parts from USA to UK.

[30316]

I am thinking of importing a cruise control kit from USA from a forum member. Any one who has done this before remember how much customs and vat duty they had to pay?

[steve_k]

it should all be explained in here

https://www.gov.uk/goods-sent-from-abroad

[Brianmoooore]

I bought two of them a few years back, and I don't remember paying anything extra.

[30316]

Customs & excise are more strict these days I think. I remember years ago getting stuff from USA and not paying anything sometimes costing nearly 1k. Recently I have had to pay.

Looked on the link above and looks like 2.5% on the total cost plus vat at 20%. I think if it is Royal Mail as the carrier then levy a clearance charge.

[steve_k]

Customs & excise are more strict these days I think. I remember years ago getting stuff from USA and not paying anything sometimes costing nearly 1k. Recently I have had to pay.

Looked on the link above and looks like 2.5% on the total cost plus vat at 20%. I think if it is Royal Mail as the carrier then levy a clearance charge.

If Royal mail are the carrier UK side they you will have to pay a "handling fee" before you can get your goods.

There's no real way round it.

[DHFiS]

After Brexit how long until we have a free trade deal with the USA?







years probably

[bab-91]

It’s a grey area, as in it 100% isn’t, pay your tax!

If it’s sent as a gift, no invoice, and the sender declares the value under I.e. $50. A customs officer may open the package to assess its worth. A used cruise control kit will look like a box of old tatt to most. You could pay nothing, as Brian said.

I’ve only ever paid once but that was for a set of Mag wheels that I asked not to be sent as a gift. Big, round and shiny, wouldn’t take Sherlock Holmes to realise somebody was playing games. Import & tax was enough to make me sit up and take notice. 23% iirc.

[M3KUK]

Is it from Richard? When I buy stuff he marks the value down to below the threshold. Never been done yet! Touch wood!

[Satan]

As the post above, can be marked up as return etc etc to get around the "rules and regs"

[30316]

Is it from Richard? When I buy stuff he marks the value down to below the threshold. Never been done yet! Touch wood!

Yes it’s from Richard.