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Tax and customs for goods sent from abroad

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By *ribsa OP   Man
over a year ago

A box at end of your bed

Has anyone on here bought any sex toys from USA if so what sort of Tax and customs duty did you have to pay?

My FwB and I are after getting one of the Bad Dragon dildo's since the come in from US I believe we will have to pay import duty anyone know how this work as we cannot follow the info on gov.com site.

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By *omnlynneCouple
over a year ago

milton keynes

theres no import duty but you will have to pay VAT @20% of the item value before it will clear customs unless the sender marks it as a gift then there is no duty to pay

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here


"theres no import duty but you will have to pay VAT @20% of the item value before it will clear customs unless the sender marks it as a gift then there is no duty to pay"

To qualify as a gift it also has to have been sent by an individual - not a company or business.

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

Could've asked them to send it as a repair.

Then it's value is also covered on the insurance.

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

I order loads of stuff from China, clothes mainly but other things too, and never had to pay any duty or tax. I wonder how it works? Bookmarking this thread.

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


"theres no import duty but you will have to pay VAT @20% of the item value before it will clear customs unless the sender marks it as a gift then there is no duty to pay"

Duty depends on the value. It’s not a lot from memory (buying car parts) vat is also chargeable on the postage costs too. Chances are the Royal Mail will hold it and send you a letter asking for £8 for the privilege and you need to collect or pay a further fee for them to deliver. Utterly shite system. I used to only use places that quoted fed ex as they take care of it all at source and deliver to the door.

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By *ribsa OP   Man
over a year ago

A box at end of your bed


"theres no import duty but you will have to pay VAT @20% of the item value before it will clear customs unless the sender marks it as a gift then there is no duty to pay"

That sounds Ok, how does that work how do we pay that to post office when parcel is delivered or via their website/phone call before it's delivered.

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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago

Near Wells

You can order lots of stuff from overseas and not pay any duty or taxes.

Then you order something of value and sods law says you get a card demanding about 20-25% duty and an administration fee

There is no knowing until you receive the item.

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By *ribsa OP   Man
over a year ago

A box at end of your bed


"theres no import duty but you will have to pay VAT @20% of the item value before it will clear customs unless the sender marks it as a gift then there is no duty to pay

Duty depends on the value. It’s not a lot from memory (buying car parts) vat is also chargeable on the postage costs too. Chances are the Royal Mail will hold it and send you a letter asking for £8 for the privilege and you need to collect or pay a further fee for them to deliver. Utterly shite system. I used to only use places that quoted fed ex as they take care of it all at source and deliver to the door. "

The company uses FedEx priority international or economy. Maybe it's just me find it very confusing.

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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago

Near Wells


"theres no import duty but you will have to pay VAT @20% of the item value before it will clear customs unless the sender marks it as a gift then there is no duty to pay

That sounds Ok, how does that work how do we pay that to post office when parcel is delivered or via their website/phone call before it's delivered. "

Usually you will receive a reference number either on a card, email or even a letter. The courier or Royal mail keep the item and they bill you for the duty. Generally they will give you a website where you can pay it online. Then a couple of days later your parcel will arrive.

I wouldn't worry, its more than one in ten parcels that I get charged for duty.

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By *elma and ShaggyCouple
over a year ago

Bedworth

I used to work in customer services call centre for Parcelforce and would get asked about taxation several times a day.

Parcels sent from USA using United States postal service usually get delivered by either Royal Mail or Parcelforce. If an item is sent marked as a gift with a value over £39 then it will be taxed. If it’s marked as a purchased item over £15 it will be taxed. The rate of tax is vat at 20%. If the item is over £135 then further tax of customs duty is payable. Also, items such as tobacco, alcohol and perfume are liable to excise duty associated with them too. If the item is valued over about £800 then you will be sent a letter requesting more information such as invoices and it will not be processed until you provide the info to the high value customs processing agents.

You will also be charged a processing and handling fee. For Royal Mail it’s £8. For Parcelforce it’s £12 for standard items and high value goods it’s £25

When it’s processed through you will receive notification of the charges by letter. The parcel will be held for 20 days and if payment is not made it will then be sent back.

Beware of paying extra for faster delivery, the parcel will still get held up in customs, possibly for over a week and you will be charged tax on the extra you paid to ship it here faster!

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By *elma and ShaggyCouple
over a year ago

Bedworth

Forgot to add a link to the government info about taxation.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/notice-143-a-guide-for-international-post-users/notice-143-a-guide-for-international-post-users

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


"theres no import duty but you will have to pay VAT @20% of the item value before it will clear customs unless the sender marks it as a gift then there is no duty to pay

Duty depends on the value. It’s not a lot from memory (buying car parts) vat is also chargeable on the postage costs too. Chances are the Royal Mail will hold it and send you a letter asking for £8 for the privilege and you need to collect or pay a further fee for them to deliver. Utterly shite system. I used to only use places that quoted fed ex as they take care of it all at source and deliver to the door.

The company uses FedEx priority international or economy. Maybe it's just me find it very confusing. "

Fed ex is self contained. They will charge you what you need to be charged so no surprises. The others are like US postal/ parcel force kind of thing. They’re the ones that catch you out. In my experience anyhoo.

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By *ribsa OP   Man
over a year ago

A box at end of your bed

Ok thanks everyone think I now know what happens. We had better get ordering

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By *icentiousCouple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills


"theres no import duty but you will have to pay VAT @20% of the item value before it will clear customs unless the sender marks it as a gift then there is no duty to pay"

Unsolicited gift, or sample works.

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

Enjoy your new toy! (Love all of mine from bad dragon!)

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