Golden State Mint

[LemmyMcGregor]

Has anybody bought from them? What kind of taxes could I expect on top?

They have some nice rounds that I really like, but around here they go for a fortune on eBay, so I thought I'd place a sizeable order with them with the stuff I like and get some extras to sell to recover shipping. I've totalled about $400 plus $50 for shipping, what kind of taxes am I looking to around here? As I assume it will be stopped by customs, is it just VAT? More?

It will be a mix of silver and copper, are they treated the same for the sake of customs?

[Gordy]

I've bought from them, its just VAT charges

[LemmyMcGregor]

Cheers, much appreciated.

[LawrenceChard]

14 hours ago, LemmyMcGregor said:

Has anybody bought from them? What kind of taxes could I expect on top?

They have some nice rounds that I really like, but around here they go for a fortune on eBay, so I thought I'd place a sizeable order with them with the stuff I like and get some extras to sell to recover shipping. I've totalled about $400 plus $50 for shipping, what kind of taxes am I looking to around here? As I assume it will be stopped by customs, is it just VAT? More?

It will be a mix of silver and copper, are they treated the same for the sake of customs?

12 hours ago, Gordy said:

I've bought from them, its just VAT charges

There will usually be a "Customs Clearance / Handling Fee, by Royal Mail or whoever the courier is.

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[Gordy]

Just now, LawrenceChard said:

There will usually be a "Customs Clearance / Handling Fee, by Royal Mail or whoever the courier is.

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Fedex delivered mine, the shipping charge covered it all, they also charged me the VAT instead of customs 

[LawrenceChard]

9 minutes ago, Gordy said:

Fedex delivered mine, the shipping charge covered it all, they also charged me the VAT instead of customs 

Sure, but "Customs Clearance / Handling Fee" would be for collecting the VAT from you on behalf of HMRC, not "Customs Duty". Some people conflate the two things.

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