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advice on import duties from the US

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generallee:
I recently took deliveries of two looptail pk ripper frames, two  quadangles, two pairs of  answer pro forx, two pairs of landing gear forks, all seperate deliveires, asked all the senders to mark the customs form as second hand childs bike part and not worth more than $50 - they ALL arrived with NO import tax straight to my door.You do run a risk of them being lost and then not being insured for the full amount,but sod it its always worth a gamble and for me it paid off!
Also, I had a Race Inc early looptail frame and forks sent, the guy insured it and marked it as $700 worth, and I got an import duty etc of £97 - so not too bad I suppose!

moley:
I have never had to pay import duty when items come through USPS.   I have not bought any frames though but did buy some skyways with coaster and loads of other stuff. 

On the other hand I always get charged when they ship with UPS.   From the US,  Hong Kong and elsewhere.  UPS suck.

Stick with United States Parcel Service and you should be okay most of the time.   

Anything with a value over £18 could be taxed and I think that also includes postage costs too.   So by rights everything could be taxed.    I asked a postie once about this and he said (and he could be lying) that they randomly check goods for duty, so most could slip through. 


Check out the rules here

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageVAT_ShowContent&id=HMCE_CL_001454&propertyType=document

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageVAT_ShowContent&id=HMCE_CL_000014&propertyType=document

BrianP:

--- Quote from: woody allen bars on February 08, 2008, 05:43 PM ---Sorry for the thread hi-jack but I guess you've finally found your DBI frame then Brian?

Anyway, back on topic.............

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Unfortunately not, Craig mate, still looking out for that one. This was another purchase I was toying with, lol.

Still trying to decide whether to go for this one tho, really seems quite inconsistent with the fees charged and is making it hard to budget, and I can't decide if I want it bad enough to say "fkit" yet and just go for it, lol.

Thanks for all ur replies guys.  :daumenhoch:

brian.

jimwise68:
Brian,  in my experience this whole thing is a lottery mate. I have had frames sent that cost $300 marked as a used childs bike (gift) and been charged import. I have had wheels sent that cost £250 not listed as anything to try to bypass the import duties and been charged nothing.

Had all sorts of stuff sent and can never tell if I am gonna be charged or not. Still have worked out what the rules are.  :-\

OrgasmDonor:
i was charged £30 for 2 pairs of tuffs about 3 years ago, i buy nearly all my stuff from the states (frames, wheels, stems, bars, etc) and havnt been charged since for any of it, luck of the draw

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