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Buying from Ebay from USA

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By *onnydayz OP   Man
over a year ago

preston

I wish to purchase some old photographs from USA via Ebay. Does anybody know if I will have to pay a UK Customs charge or VAT to bring the goods into the UK. They are for my personal collection and not for resale and will cost about £1000 as they are very old

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Most likely, yes.

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By *onnydayz OP   Man
over a year ago

preston

Aren't some goods exempt

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Don't know. I've always had to pay with things being posted from the States.

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By *onnydayz OP   Man
over a year ago

preston

Ok. As they were only old photographs for personal use and not for resale I was hoping they were exempt

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By *ob Carpe DiemMan
over a year ago

Torquay

Luck of the draw sometimes, I've bought stuff from there and didn't

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

I've never had anything come over for resale

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Check the customs web site. There are some items that dont carry import duty.

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By *onnydayz OP   Man
over a year ago

preston

They are 90-100 year old photographs in an album so I class them as antique but Ebay doesnt, just photos in an album.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I wish to purchase some old photographs from USA via Ebay. Does anybody know if I will have to pay a UK Customs charge or VAT to bring the goods into the UK. They are for my personal collection and not for resale and will cost about £1000 as they are very old "

If on the shipping value for insurance it’s values over £100 or £50 I can’t remember...you have to pay import duity.uless the seller can mark the value down it can save you a bit but then it’s not insured for the correct amount..if that makes sense.

Or you can try to ask em to mark the package up as a gift but I don’t think that works anymore..,

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By *onnydayz OP   Man
over a year ago

preston

Will be around £1000 total

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By *omnlynneCouple
over a year ago

milton keynes

If the sender marks the custom form as a gift there will be no duty to pay however if the seller is a business you will struggle to get them to do this

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