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Buying bits from the USA.......... - Customs Loop Holes
Orange777:
--- Quote from: Mdbh on April 08, 2012, 10:02 AM ---If you knock the price down would you not be in trouble if it got lost? Or would it be coverd by a separate insurance?
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Very good point! Something else I forgot to consider. I will have to ask what cover I am getting as it won't have any from my end!!
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sparky:
Just a thought but what about marking on the customs form that it is a replacement for a previously received damaged item.
I can't see that you'd have to pay customs on a replacement item, could be wrong though. :daumenhoch:
Just found this, see 12.1 to 13.1
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageVAT_ShowContent&id=HMCE_CL_000230&propertyType=document#P349_40589
Orange777:
--- Quote from: sparky on April 08, 2012, 10:18 AM ---Just a thought but what about marking on the customs form that it is a replacement for a previously received damaged item.
I can't see that you'd have to pay customs on a replacement item, could be wrong though. :daumenhoch:
Just found this, see 12.1 to 13.1
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageVAT_ShowContent&id=HMCE_CL_000230&propertyType=document#P349_40589
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Cheers Sparky! :D
Not sure I could get away with that as some of the bike will look a bit like scrap metal! Will have a look through that site though for loopholes! Thansk for sharing!!
markyp:
i paid customs on friday on an item that was marked at just $45 which is a joke cos im sure i read on the letter from parcel force which explains about charges that any item worth less than about £40 is not due any custom charge!!i cant find the letter either to confirm this but it doesnt matter as ive got a set of bars winging their way to me from the states too so am expecting more customs to pay so will get the same letter no doubt,im pretty sure this items been marked waaay down too so will be interesting to see the outcome.good old parcel force not honouring their own policies :2gunsfiring_v1:
Orange777:
--- Quote from: markyp on April 08, 2012, 10:31 AM ---i paid customs on friday on an item that was marked at just $45 which is a joke cos im sure i read on the letter from parcel force which explains about charges that any item worth less than about £40 is not due any custom charge!!i cant find the letter either to confirm this but it doesnt matter as ive got a set of bars winging their way to me from the states too so am expecting more customs to pay so will get the same letter no doubt,im pretty sure this items been marked waaay down too so will be interesting to see the outcome.good old parcel force not honouring their own policies :2gunsfiring_v1:
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Think you have been robbed by HRMC!! :2gunsfiring_v1:
I am looking now at section 2.4 of this about gifts and it mentions the £40.00 rule!
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageTravel_ShowContent&id=HMCE_CL_000014&propertyType=document#P56_5044
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