does any1 know how it works?

i basically what to know how much i need to add to something when importing it from another country.

for example a £600 car part from the states.

any1 know?

 

you pay the shipping cost, then 10% duty on that total amount, then add 17.5% vat on the total of the previous amount.

Chris

 

its a skank! dunno howt works but i got charged £35 to receive something from the states of a value of $250

 

Plus the courier handling fees

 

10%?

I thought it was 3%, plus VAT on the whole amount.

Also, as Tony said, around £15 that the UK courier charges for filling in the forms!

 

Its between 3 and 4% for car spares, 10% on a full car,
plus Carrier's collecting fee, as they have to pay out the duty Before the package is released from customs, then plus vat.
If they have to return the package they get the duty refunded.

There are different rates for different classes of goods, some tools are around 15%, and different rates from different countries.
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dont you have to take off the local tax tho?

like if sending out from here you take off the 17.5% VAT and they add thier own tax on???

or am i looking roughly,
£500 for the part, allow 5% so thats another £25, then 17.5% vat making it £615 than the courier charges of say £35

so total is around £650?

 

YES. Its Parts cost, plus freight costs, plus import duty on that total. Plus U.K carriers' collection cost THEN all Plus VAT at 17.5%
£500 + £65 =£565 + 4% = £587.60 + £15 = £602.60 + 17.5% = £708.05

Apart from Texas and somewhere else I can't remember, there is no local tax in the states (VAT etc). The price THEY state on websites or Catalogues, is the price YOU pay. I buy parts for my Mustang and for my Focus project regularly from U.S.

.Rough way to look at it is Whatever they show the price in DOLLARS, call it pounds and that's the price here all tax paid.

Sometimes freight charges are high for heavy or fragile items.

I paid $200 for a pair of genuine FORD headlamps for my Mustang, but had to pay $200 frieght as the supplier would only send them DHL who are expensive but don't break things.

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