Hi folks,

I know a number of you have bought stuff from abroad, the Far East for instance.

Daft question... Is there a minimum financial value at which taxes and duties start to be charged by HM Customs & Excise?

The reason I ask is my fiancée has been buying gifts and favours for our upcoming wedding, from Amazon and EBay, and a lot of them are coming from China. She's just had a message from DHL to say that she owes £15 taxes and duty for them to deliver. The products were about £40, and she paid £21 for shipping.

Advice would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers, Timmo

This was discussed only recently:
http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=19738.msg202090#msg202090

Here's the info from the Royal Mail website which should answer your question http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=19738.msg202067#msg202067

Thanks Keith and Caz, I think I missed those posts. Explains it all tho, so thank you.

Cheers, Timmo