when getting free product samples from a company do you have to pay tax importing it?

Neodite · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:20

You dont realy exspect people to belive a company is sending you $700 of beef jerky samples do you?

Brian Stuart · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:26

Oh go away its not funny anymore.

Craig321 · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:31

Would be quite funny if they've charged you $500 postage for 5 small boxes of samples

.

*waits for next "Where do I stand getting my money back from a company in USA" post*

Burnsy2023 · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:31

Have a look here: http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?type=RESOURCES&itemId=1073790604

bledd · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:33

bledd. yesterday

ffs ban him

Aruffell · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:35

I get samples from taiwan all the time and never pay a penny.

Andy

Pilky01 · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:35

Raikiri · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:35

dvdbunny said:
Do I just tell HMRC that it's for a business and then I get exempt?

Why are you under the impression businesses are exempt fro... oh, it's you. **** off.

Cogwork · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:37

As far as HMRC are concerned everything has a value and so you will get tax and duty on the whole value.
However depending on the items and end-use you can sometimes get exemption or claim it back. For example if you were importing items to be tested to destruction there will be a schedule that allows you to reduce the import charges as long as you follow the procedures. There are literally hundreds of schedules. Considering you have 5 boxes of food good luck convincing the HMRC that they are not for resale or commercial use.

Cogwork · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:43

Aruffell said:
I get samples from taiwan all the time and never pay a penny.

Andy

The shipper is probably putting a £1 value on them or similar.
It's very common (but illegal). I have weekly arguments with other departments here at work who tell us to send stuff out as "just a quid", despite me knowing it's worth thousands.

G|mp · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:45

Why does he continue to get away with this crap :confused:

Bennie-Mac · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:47

What company is it supplying the beef jerky? Im feeling very retarded and would like some of these free samples

Duke · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:48

G|mp said:
Why does he continue to get away with this crap

No idea.

V4NT0M · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:50

dvdbunny said:
okay guys fine it's 5 massive boxes of beef jerky

Right ok, by my calculations $700 worth of beef jerky would probably be about 500 packets(which makes sense 100 packets each box no?), assuming 25g (which is the average) gives us a parcel weight of 12kg, there's no way it costs $500 to send a 12kg parcel (or 5 2.4Kg parcels).

(I know it's all trolling but I'm bored)

GarethDW · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:53

Are you paying by Western Union?

uber soldat · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:54

Some of these threads are legendary, dvdbunny should have his own questions area on the forum

Burnsy2023 · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:56

Skyfall said:
Right ok, by my calculations $700 worth of beef jerky would probably be about 500 packets(which makes sense 100 packets each box no?), assuming 25g (which is the average) gives us a parcel weight of 12kg, there's no way it costs $500 to send a 12kg parcel (or 5 2.4Kg parcels).

(I know it's all trolling but I'm bored)

Maybe they're secretly charging him for the jerky?

bledd · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:56

uber soldat said:
Some of these threads are legendary, dvdbunny should have his own questions area on the forum

access to testing forum only would be nice

V4NT0M · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:58

Burnsy2023 said:
Maybe they're secretly charging him for the jerky?

Secretly? Who would do such a thing!?

Burnsy2023 · 20 Mar 2009 at 14:58

bledd. said:
access to testing forum only would be nice

Or do what they did to Yantorsen.