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Posted by MA on 10/21/87 11:25
John Howells wrote:
> "loz" <lawrencenospam@nospamwilkesworld.co.uk> wrote
>
>>> IIRC, no duty is payable unless the total value of the shipment
>>> exceeds a couple of hundred pounds. It is VAT only @ 17.5% of the
>>> declared value excluding postage charges, plus 4 Royal Mail
>>> service charge.
>>
>> I believe duty is payable on everthing, no matter how small the
>> shipment is worth. (18 allowance aside)
>> That is, on products and countries where duty is applicable of
>> course.
>
> No, the previous poster is correct - duty is only payable on larger
> orders, as if less than 7 (the sterling equivalent of 10euros) it is
> waived. At
> 3.5% for DVDs that makes the limit before duty is charged 200, as
> noted, which means that on any normal DVD order duty will not be
> charged, only the VAT and the carrier charge. I used to keep
> correcting this, but gave when everybody kept ignoring me!
Yes, customs duty is waived if the amount is less than 7 however excise
duty and import VAT may be payable. So for DVDs over 18 you should always
get charged import VAT (but clearly that's not always the case, but you
should plan for paying it)
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