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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: trevboy on February 11, 2012, 04:38:18 PM

Title: buying from USA
Post by: trevboy on February 11, 2012, 04:38:18 PM
I need to buy a Kato double crossover £47.60 +pp in the UK or £35.30 including pp from USA any idea how much i am likely to pay in customs duty
Title: Re: buying from USA
Post by: AndyGif on February 11, 2012, 06:03:22 PM
just prey you don't get lumbered with a handling  charge. dhl charged me £30 on some camera bits that only cost £100 including import duty. and parcel force cost me £23 in handling last time i had something come through them!

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageTravel_ShowContent&id=HMCE_CL_000014&propertyType=document#P24_2132 (http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageTravel_ShowContent&id=HMCE_CL_000014&propertyType=document#P24_2132)
Title: Re: buying from USA
Post by: oscar on February 11, 2012, 06:34:11 PM
I got a motorised t/t from america, £36 + S&H and never paid any extra. :thumbsup: