Import tax prices?

[luckyguy20]

Planning to order items for a watercooling loop from the US. Anyone knows how much the import duties would be? All items will cost $750 after the items have been shipped.

 

[Lopéz]

It depends what commodity code the goods are shipped under.

 

[Mynight]

Probably be about £87ish

 

[Phantom Shadow]

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/customs/tax-and-duty.htm

Import VAT at 20% will be approximately £88.

Customs duty could be anywhere between 0% and 85%, though one calculator I looked at gave 0% for 'computer parts' so you may get off lightly with that, depends how it's classed as said above.

 

[Attu90]

Isnt it the commodity code (lets say 10%) plus VAT (20%) plus the handling charge ?

It always seams a very vague area, Ive been stung on some printer inks from the US before that would have cost less to get from the UK in the end but not charged fro an expensive lens from HK ...its so hard to know.

 

[Arthur Hucksake]

I don't understand this stuff. I'm not sure anyone does. The tax office don't. You ring them three times, get three different answers.

Get them to ship it as a "gifted torch" and pay insurance. That always worked for me.

 

[CREATIVE!11]

I bought drum piece from USA about 90 quid

Didn't get any vat put on it far as I noticed.

 

[Raymond Lin]

Do I win?

 

[Pudney]

I don't understand this stuff. I'm not sure anyone does. The tax office don't. You ring them three times, get three different answers.

Get them to ship it as a "gifted torch" and pay insurance. That always worked for me.

There's a list, a very long list. It has lots of generic categories and descriptions. Any goods coming into the EU has to be classified with the list, it's not easy getting a definitive description for most stuff.

 

[pooley]

I don't understand this stuff. I'm not sure anyone does. The tax office don't. You ring them three times, get three different answers.

Get them to ship it as a "gifted torch" and pay insurance. That always worked for me.

Not surprising tbh Arthur. It not lawful for a start, they make it up as they go along.

 

[Pudney]

What's not lawful?

 

[pooley]

What's not lawful?

The concept of 'Tax'.

 

[BDEE]

The concept of 'Tax'.

LOL. Just LOL.

 

[[TW]Fox]

Do I win?

Win what? I believe he is asking for advice, there doesn't appear to be anything to 'win'? Is there a watercooling loop in that box?

 

[Destination]

Win what? I believe he is asking for advice, there doesn't appear to be anything to 'win'? Is there a watercooling loop in that box?

I think its a reinforced version with its own puncture repair kit....