Hello im looking at buying some engine bits from the states, but im not sure how it works does any inport tax or anything like that get put on when its in the country.

Dont want to buy something only to find i need to pay loads more

Cheers
Rich

 

All depends on who you are dealing with and if they will fiddle the price for you EG remove them from packaging and say they are 2nd hand parts and also try and get them sent by a company called BAX global, my dad my brother and I all have had stuff brought over by them in the past and you just have to pay the duty on them on delivery and we have had all sorts brought over the pond from wheels to body panels all in a1 condition !!!

 

Start with the purchase price, add cost of shipping, then add 4% (import duty) onto that, then add approx Ł15 (charged by the U.K carrier to deal with paying/ collecting the duty on your behalf) on top of all that add 17.5% vat and your there.

A simpler quick guide is to call the price in Dollars, pounds ,and that about converts to the U.K delivered price.

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Nice one cheers , if it wasnt marked 2nd hand etc what would the charges be, worst case.

Rich

 

Oh nice one, dont think it will work out cheaper now

Rich

 

Ive bought a few bits from the states, If the seller marks the item as a gift you dont pay any duty etc

 

I got stung with a Duty bill about a month after buying some clothes from abercrombie in the states.