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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: chrishil1 on June 26, 2007, 11:23 AM
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dreaded customs letter arrived this morning from parcelfarce.
paid £8 for frame and £20 delivery from us - took 8weeks to get here.
now I get the letter.....
you owe us £11.95 vat and £8.00 clearance fees = £19.95 in total
Is this about right, or could I claim some of the £20 back? or would they charge me more for importing a bike frame?
Told the seller to put the true value on box when sending.... ie £8
Why do we put up with this country?
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from what others have said that sounds about right?? what frame was it for £8??
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handling charge , i usualy get slapped with similar charges .
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The Cusoms charge you wont get away from and it's pretty near to the true cost.
VAT at £11.95, pm me some details, i work in freight and that seems nutty for an £8 bike
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from what others have said that sounds about right?? what frame was it for £8??
probley a burner ::)
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180112681942
mongoose fs-1
So £20 sounds about right?
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that does seem a bit steep for something so cheap even with inc the shipping costs
esp when lots of peeps get new school redline cranks shipped over and pay nothing extra
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sounds like they have misread the value because that level of customs charge would equate to a value including shipping (as that is charged too) of £67 - something is definately wrong
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They usually do include the shipping charge. They charge you on a percentage of the VALUE + SHIPPING!
It still seems tight that they bothered to charge you for an £8 item.
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my mistake, i misread it.
The charges are
import £0
excise £0
vat £11.95
other £0
Parcelforce Clearance Fee £8.00
total £19.95
so just got the vat from customs, the £8 is the parcelforce charges and paperwork.
(as per man at depo - I called them up)
But as you say vat 17.5% would equate to value around £67
when it really was $54 inc postage - around £28
may email them when it turns up tomorrow.
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Hit and miss, I have found.
Had a $200 frame land and get hit with duty, following week got @250 wheels and nothing :crazy2:
I always ask the seller to list it as a gift and label it as child's bicycle parts.
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I have one better than that, had some decals yesterday with a customs sticker saying £15 charge VAT and handling but they posted it anyway :4_17_5:
Had the shitta today, a seat arrived which will remain nameless for now with £26 on which I have had to pay :knuppel2:
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would that be the 5 gold (I think that is it) for a DBHL??