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Posted by John Howells on 01/13/06 20:37
"Andy F Batter" <uknewsgroups@gmail.com> wrote
> Am thinking about importing a watch, and figure it's cheaper to buy in the
> US even if duties are incurred.
>
> One thing, I'm confused by the last point in paragraph 2.4
>
> http://tinyurl.com/cbd4h
>
> It says duty is not charged if it's a gift of an occasional nature - ie
> birthday or anniversary. So, if the watch is marked as a birthday present
> does it become exempt? I'm inclined to suspect that it doesn't, but if
any
> expert importers in here know for sure, I'd welcome any clarification.
An item will not be accepted as a gift by HMR&C unless sent by a private
individual, as noted in the third bullet point, and must not be paid for, as
noted in the fifth bullet point, so the final bullet point would seem to be
irrelevant anyway as you will probably already have failed both of those
tests.
To be a valid gift the watch would have to cost less than 36 (in the
estimation of HMR&C, in the absence of a receipt, in which case the likely
saving would not seem sufficient to make it worth the bother, particularly
if anything were then to go wrong with the watch), as noted in the first
bullet point, and bought by a friend who sent it to you with no indication
they had bought it on your behalf and were expecting to be repaid for doing
so.
John Howells
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