Import charges

[Markh]

Hi some info needed please

I saw the post about Canadian silver savers YouTube prize giveaway, I checked out there website and decided I'd purchase one of the hockey sticks for a present for a mate.

My question is will I be liable for import charges on this item.

 

 

[BackyardBullion]

3 hours ago, Markh said:

Hi some info needed please

I saw the post about Canadian silver savers YouTube prize giveaway, I checked out there website and decided I'd purchase one of the hockey sticks for a present for a mate.

My question is will I be liable for import charges on this item.

 

 

It depends on the value of the item, what is written on the parcel, and whether you get lucky with customs believing what is written on the parcel (assuming CSS has put a "gift" designation and a value less than £15)

Worst case scenario for you is a customs bill of about £4 but the killer part is royal mail will charge you £8 admin/handling even if you only have to pay 1p in import charges! 

Good luck!

[Markh]

25 minutes ago, BackyardBullion said:

It depends on the value of the item, what is written on the parcel, and whether you get lucky with customs believing what is written on the parcel (assuming CSS has put a "gift" designation and a value less than £15)

Worst case scenario for you is a customs bill of about £4 but the killer part is royal mail will charge you £8 admin/handling even if you only have to pay 1p in import charges! 

Good luck!

Than you BYB.

Totally slipped my mind about import charges... I think it was because I saw it as a present and not bullion.

Top man

[sixgun]

The pirates should not apply extortion money on goods if they are a gift and less than £39.

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

As far as i can see the hockey sticks are 2oz so the silver is worth less than £39. If the item were declared as a gift with a value of $34 then it could pass the gauntlet and escape being plundered.

[Murph]

I won around 8 or so coins on ebay recently all within a day or two but when I emailed to ask for them to be sent together they had already been posted so I ended up with 5 or 6 royal mail customs bills for values in the range of £10 to £14 with of which £8 was handling fees.

I couldn't believe every one was stopped.  The strange thing was the amount billed didn't always tally with the declared value.  One with a declared value or just under $60 cost me £10 while another around $38 cost over £14.

[BackyardBullion]

38 minutes ago, Murph said:

I won around 8 or so coins on ebay recently all within a day or two but when I emailed to ask for them to be sent together they had already been posted so I ended up with 5 or 6 royal mail customs bills for values in the range of £10 to £14 with of which £8 was handling fees.

I couldn't believe every one was stopped.  The strange thing was the amount billed didn't always tally with the declared value.  One with a declared value or just under $60 cost me £10 while another around $38 cost over £14.

Buying off eBay can be tough because the sellers often print off the postage labels directly from eBay and International labels will have the full value and often description printed on them.

But that sucks you got stung so many times!

[Jay2]

I always check first if a seller will combine shipments. I ask in a way that reveals I will be bidding on X amount more listings if they do, otherwise just this one is fine for now.

They get potentially more business if they say yes in advance. If not, they can enjoy packing up a lot more separate parcels I suppose. I sell too so I know the hassle.

[Markh]

1 hour ago, Murph said:

I won around 8 or so coins on ebay recently all within a day or two but when I emailed to ask for them to be sent together they had already been posted so I ended up with 5 or 6 royal mail customs bills for values in the range of £10 to £14 with of which £8 was handling fees.

I couldn't believe every one was stopped.  The strange thing was the amount billed didn't always tally with the declared value.  One with a declared value or just under $60 cost me £10 while another around $38 cost over £14

[Markh]

Wow...sorry to hear that. 

Some good advice about buying of eBay.  I Wouldn't have thought about extra charges buying on eBay. Never bought owt from international eBay sellers.

Thanks guys

[Xander]

I received an item from the US, delivered by Fed-ex, the week after they sent me a bill for £74 duty fees, I'm told they make these up to suit themselves.the annoying is, I didn't arrange for them to ship the goods, the seller did. The same with Royal Mail, between them and the duty, it cost me another 1/3 of the value of another purchase. It somehow takes the bargain out of the bargain.