cliveb;287394 Wrote: > Interesting. I stand corrected. What's confusing is that I've bought > various items from abroad and have NEVER been charged import duty: just > VAT at 17.5%. (This was the reasoning behind my previous posting). For > example, the table in the document you reference says that there's duty > of 3.5% on audio CDs. I have bought these at various times from the USA > and only ever been charged VAT. So it seems that the rules are not > being applied consistently.
Some importers check every item for potential customs charges, others just randomly check line 1 in 5 packages. It's the senders responsibility to make a valid customs declaration on the outside of the package regarding the content. "Gift" used to be a popular option amongst CD/DVD retailers when shipping overseas. I know one vendor that used to include a B'day card hand written to the buyer, lol. -- jaffacake ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jaffacake's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3206 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45734 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
