Posted by MA on 10/17/87 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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