What does revised custom charges mean?
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Saw DVDBunny's name after hearing the stories of said legend got excited.
Realised it's a revived thread.
Realised it's a revived thread.
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@Spook187
Depends on the what postal service it is coming by. Some deliver first and then bill (had this with Fedex and DHL) other delay delivery until you pay (Royal Mail, Parcel Force). With the latter you can sometimes phone up and pay if you have the tracking number to speed the process ... although with my luck the last time I had Customs charges with Royal Mail it'll probably **** it all up (their system which tells the depot to release the package as you have paid failed to do so ... chaos reigned).
@Werewolf
Isn't it normally the value of the item plus postage is >£15 then you are subject to charging ... It has for me at least, i.e. item was less than £15 before postage but item plus postage was more than £15 and I was charged.
Duty is applicable any value but isn't charged unless the value of the duty (at whatever applicable rate) exceeds £9. So the figure it cuts in at would depend on the value and the duty rate for that item rather than a fixed figure.
(currently waiting for a fedex bill for £130 of concert BDs)
)@Spook187
Depends on the what postal service it is coming by. Some deliver first and then bill (had this with Fedex and DHL) other delay delivery until you pay (Royal Mail, Parcel Force). With the latter you can sometimes phone up and pay if you have the tracking number to speed the process ... although with my luck the last time I had Customs charges with Royal Mail it'll probably **** it all up (their system which tells the depot to release the package as you have paid failed to do so ... chaos reigned).
@Werewolf
Isn't it normally the value of the item plus postage is >£15 then you are subject to charging ... It has for me at least, i.e. item was less than £15 before postage but item plus postage was more than £15 and I was charged.
Duty is applicable any value but isn't charged unless the value of the duty (at whatever applicable rate) exceeds £9. So the figure it cuts in at would depend on the value and the duty rate for that item rather than a fixed figure.
(currently waiting for a fedex bill for £130 of concert BDs
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Scientists bring your maths to the equation we need to master customs charges!
I was looking on Google for an answer and seen overclockers had a similar thread, are we not encouraged to continue threads instead on making new ones, to be fair I didn't look at the date until after I replied.
this is what makes it so painful. so many times pay like £2 for customs, then the insane amount to rm or others. Unfortunately no way around it that I've seen.
be nice if customs could go online and if you had a tracking number pay in advanced.
It's a shame the damage that customs fees do to our economy. Economics experts all agree that unilaterally allowing free trade across the borders benefits us.
The cost to the consumer, the business, the postal service, the delays in the shipment of goods, all for the sake of protectionism.
The cost to the consumer, the business, the postal service, the delays in the shipment of goods, all for the sake of protectionism.
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dvdbunny was the greatest forum member ever
Loads on here remembers him....
Can we have a short version of who he was and why he was so great please?
Can we have a short version of who he was and why he was so great please?
He was an occasionally funny troll.
Reply:
His reply:
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17998627
Parcelforce just clobbered me with £21.55 charge, import vat £13.55 and £8.00 clearance Fee, for a product that cost £46.45 plus £10.40 postage, had no choice as the item i can't buy in the uk as of yet
Thats nothing. I once has to pay £11 (£3 plus £8) on a £15 item from the states when i used to import dvds.
Good thing was only about 1 in 10 every got asked for import duties so still way cheaper than buying from the UK plus quite often you could get dvd's before the film was even on at the cinema over here.
Get moaned at for creating duplicate threads....Get moaned at for bumping a thread that's the exact same question that you have....
Can't win eh?!