Lee-Anne333

Does anyone know how much duty/customs charges are for ordering a T-Shirt from the USA to the UK?

Do you always have to pay, or is it done on a random checking scheme?

How do they know the value of my order?

 

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mystysue

ok.. are you buying a shirt or selling a shirt and shipping it..??
the seller never pays..
and its gonna depend on how much the shirt if valued at weather or not you (if you are buying the shirt) have to pay.
I found this online
that the following items are tax free for import duty taxes
GOODS of £18 (22 Euro / ~$US 32**) or less in value (before postage, packing and other miscellaneous costs - i.e. the basic intrinsic value of the goods). This allowance excludes alcohol, tobacco products, perfume or toilet waters . If the value exceeds the allowance figure, tax has to be paid on the whole value - not on only the excess over the allowance figure.


Hope that helps some

How they know the value of the order is that the person mailing it has to fill out a customs form and its attached to the package.. It states how much the item is worth..

 

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dim116

The shipper has to fill out a form stating what is being shipped and what the value of it is.

 

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natmad

Sorry, I have another question: does it mean that if a buyer buy 2 t-shirts at £15 each (before P&P), it doesn't get taxed ?
Thanks for clearing that up...

 

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ino

If you buy 2 shirts at 15 Pounds each, your total value is 30 pounds and so you would be charged duty + VAT on the total.

 

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