if i buy a phone from the usa will i have to pay customs
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Can depend how they mark it up.
Also luck of the draw I think.
Also luck of the draw I think.
You should do, it depends how seller labels it and posts it though.
Always expect stuff to have it added.
Use this to find the fees http://www.bundlebox.com/landed-cost-calculator/
Obviously you can ignore their shipping and other fees as you wouldn't be using them.
Always expect stuff to have it added.
Use this to find the fees http://www.bundlebox.com/landed-cost-calculator/
Obviously you can ignore their shipping and other fees as you wouldn't be using them.
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If customs catch it you'll pay 20% of the declared value and RM's service fee (around £9 or £14). If the item is marked under £18 it won't or under £40 and marked as a gift.
They're pretty good at not missing stuff these days.
They're pretty good at not missing stuff these days.
I used to get stuff through quite frequently, but these days it's all caught. Not that I'm trying to dodge it, sometimes I just plum forget about it.
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if its under £80 then no.
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You are mistaken, they might miss it but otherwise only if it's under £40 marked as a gift or under £18.
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Aren't phones from the U.S worse than the European ones? They all seem to have a lot of features cut and there's something about CMDA being crap compared to GSM too if I remember right.
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must have changed then. thats how it was when i got a gtx480 from the usa
a gift a no value so there is no charge and anything under £80 has no charge
i spoke to customs when my gtx480 got stopped in customs and i got out of paying. i said it was a warranty return he he
a gift a no value so there is no charge and anything under £80 has no charge
i spoke to customs when my gtx480 got stopped in customs and i got out of paying. i said it was a warranty return he he
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All other goods
If you order or send purchased goods other than alcohol, tobacco, perfume and toilet water from a country outside the EU then you:
don't have to pay Excise Duty
may have to pay Customs Duty on goods with a value that exceeds £135
will have to pay import VAT on goods with a value that exceeds £15
Note that on all goods from outside the EU, Customs Duty is waived if the amount of duty calculated is £9 or under.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/customs/post/buying.htm#1
these are the new rules
If you order or send purchased goods other than alcohol, tobacco, perfume and toilet water from a country outside the EU then you:
don't have to pay Excise Duty
may have to pay Customs Duty on goods with a value that exceeds £135
will have to pay import VAT on goods with a value that exceeds £15
Note that on all goods from outside the EU, Customs Duty is waived if the amount of duty calculated is £9 or under.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/customs/post/buying.htm#1
these are the new rules
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You can read the rules here:
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channels...abel=pageTravel_ShowContent&id=HMCE_CL_000014
Further down this link shows £18 and £40 as a gift:
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channels...avel_ShowContent&id=HMCE_CL_000014#P221_24672
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channels...abel=pageTravel_ShowContent&id=HMCE_CL_000014
Further down this link shows £18 and £40 as a gift:
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channels...avel_ShowContent&id=HMCE_CL_000014#P221_24672
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anything to make some extra money out of us
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They aren't making any money from you if you buy abroad, this is the point. Whereas you pay tax when you buy domestically or in the EU.
Er what? VAT is now extra money?
People who dodge paying legally owed VAT are as bad as benefit cheats.
It also undermines local businesses as they can't compete against imports which evade tax.
No, they're not as bad.
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Let's not get into the whole tax is theft thing, it becomes harder to justify when you're buying something second hand though or that doesn't have an equivalent in the EU yet still gets the 20% mark up.
It's also hard to swallow thanks to the service charges, getting stung with an extra £14 fee on a low value item can make it very expensive if you're ordering lots of small items separately. Makes you wonder why RM is in trouble when they can add that kind of charge on top.