Several other things to check. There is said to be no duty on antiques (older than 100 years I believe) , and a friend brought in a new instrument which the customs agent looked at and when told it was hand-crafted, determined it to be excluded. Marjy
On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 1:57 AM, Dave Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 11:05:25PM +0100, Colin wrote: > > The opposite way around is expensive. > > Yes, I got stung for import duty when I won a HG figurine on Ebay USA. > The favourable exchange rate did help take the pain away though. :-) > > > I've never paid anything on CDs and DVDs although there is a charge shown > > on the package! > > There's a minimum item value (£15-£20), they don't charge duty on items > below that. > > Dave >
