Working out import taxes?

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

Hi all,

There are some items I want from America and as I think I understand it anything over £20 I will pay import tax on, is there a way to work out how much I will pay in tax?

Adrian

[Guest]

Hi Adrian I would suggest going to the source and looking it up on there, as far as I can tell it`s a percentage on goods, hope this helps.

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel= pageTravel_Home

[John]

You will also have import duty which I think is £13.50 and/or £8 for Royal Mail, they work out the import tax/vat by guessing what they think it's worth then add a little for good luck and charge you that, usually same as normal VAT 20%

[Ian M]

And just for good measure, you get to pay duties on the postage/shipping charges as well :-/

As far as possible I always try to stay within the EU and slip for all the expenses and hassle.

Another way that sometimes works, is to get a friend to buy it and send it as a gift. "Commercial" packaging with company logo' and the like get pulled all the time, handwritten addressed and postage stamps more often than not slip through...

Ian M

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

I'm after the lighting kit for a Starfury at $49.99, I've tried looking around the internet but cant see it anywhere else

Adrian

[Ian M]

I'm after the lighting kit for a Starfury at $49.99, I've tried looking around the internet but cant see it anywhere else Adrian

What scale and brand is that. I know less than nowt about sci fi kits.

Ian M

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

Here you go Ian, this is the lighting kit and the model is a 1:72 scale. Love the kit so much I just bought another 2

Adrian

[Ian M]

You could try an electronics shop. If they cant help directly, they might have a customer that can...

LED lights are cheaper than chips and not that hard to sort out once you know what you need.

Ian M

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

Thanks, but I'm like when O'Neill has things explained to him in Stargate,,, hopeless!

I guess I could buy one then copy in for other builds

Adrian

[flyjoe180]

I feel sorry for you lot, you get charged over the top for everything in the UK by the sounds of things.

[John]

I'm after the lighting kit for a Starfury at $49.99, I've tried looking around the internet but cant see it anywhere else Adrian

I've just had something delivered the other day and they put a value on it of $50 and it cost me £13.80 to get it from the the post office

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

I've just had something delivered the other day and they put a value on it of $50 and it cost me £13.80 to get it from the the post office

Thanks John that gives me a great idea of what I'm paying

Adrian

[Guest]

Bizarre, I had the same as John, but I never paid anything,.......o_O