Posted by John Howells on 01/20/06 17:21

"Dragon" <davewhitnospam@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote

> .. i contacted customs
> and they told me there rates where higher than the store i ordered from as
> they are set rates for a yearly basis not like stores that may go up and
> down.

If they told you that it was wrong (though they are correct in nothing that
the store rate will change daily). The HMR&C rates are set on a monthly
basis but may be updated weekly for those currencies where there are
significant changes to the rates of exchange. See
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?
_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageVAT_RatesCodesTools

John Howells

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