Hi I bought a cpu off 'that bidding website..' The seller said he was in the U.S and he'll be bringing the item over and if that was ok or if I wanted a refund i'm just curious is a U.S intel cpu identical with the one's over here plus how would the warrenty work in other words shall I keep the item or get a refund..?
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cpu from usa?
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Just tax invasion.
How is there a tax evasion if seller initially bought it?
Because the seller is technically smuggling it in so the OP doesn't have to pay VAT, thus evading the tax.
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Depends how much the CPU is worth though.
i stand corrected 
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channels...pertyType=document&id=HMCE_CL_000014#P26_2848
2.2 Do I have to pay import duties and/or import VAT on goods sent to me?
Most goods arriving in the UK from outside the EU are liable to any or all of the following taxes:
customs duty
excise duty
import VAT
and must be paid whether:
you purchase the goods or receive them as a gift
the goods are new or used (including antiques)
the goods are for your private use or for re-sale
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channels...pertyType=document&id=HMCE_CL_000014#P26_2848
2.2 Do I have to pay import duties and/or import VAT on goods sent to me?
Most goods arriving in the UK from outside the EU are liable to any or all of the following taxes:
customs duty
excise duty
import VAT
and must be paid whether:
you purchase the goods or receive them as a gift
the goods are new or used (including antiques)
the goods are for your private use or for re-sale
Unless it's £15 or less then import VAT should be paid.
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Ah yes the infamous Royal Mail/ParcelForce ransom. The charge of £8/£13 for the "administration cost" of their desk monkey to press a single button on their computer...
Also, to be honest I don't think the deliberate delay of the delievery is actually legal, but they do it anyway. Don't we just love it when we receive the ransom letter through the letterbox with the message of "If you want to see your parcel reach your home in one piece, you got 30 days to pay us up or you will never see it again"?
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What if someone in the USA came over for a month holiday, bought their PC with them and during the time someone offered them £500 for it? Would that same person then have to send £100 to the TAX office?
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Big companies dont bother with paying tax, why should you??
Well they do have rather large legal department....
I guess its more of a dont tell dont pay, if it is being sent as a gift doubt anyone will bother or if handed in person...
Well they do have rather large legal department....
I guess its more of a dont tell dont pay, if it is being sent as a gift doubt anyone will bother or if handed in person...
If he's sending it from inside the country you will get away with it. Unless the airport has a problem with him bringing a couple hundred pound CPU over with him.