Where do i stand? (Import Tax)
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Where do i stand? (Import Tax)
i bought a turbo and fuel pump about 6 weeks ago from Canada. i wasn''t charged any import tax, so i'd assumed i'd gotten away with it. the company had agreed to sent it as a gift but i couldn't find any sign of this when i got it.
now i've just received a letter from DHL asking me for £93 for import VAT and/or duty invoice. it says "this money was paid by DHL to customs on your behalf in order to expedite clearance and delivery of your goods"
why would they pay this without my permission? are they just trying it on and if i just ignore the letter will i get away with it?
if i knew it was going to be another 100 on top i wouldn't have fucking bothered. someones fucked me along the way (probably the company that sold it to me for not marking it as a gift)
now i've just received a letter from DHL asking me for £93 for import VAT and/or duty invoice. it says "this money was paid by DHL to customs on your behalf in order to expedite clearance and delivery of your goods"
why would they pay this without my permission? are they just trying it on and if i just ignore the letter will i get away with it?
if i knew it was going to be another 100 on top i wouldn't have fucking bothered. someones fucked me along the way (probably the company that sold it to me for not marking it as a gift)
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Marking as gift does not exhonerate you from import duty - and it ain't a new trend - this has been being done for years.... Customs are like insurance companies - they know a shit load more about it than you or than you give them credit for
But if it was me, I'd ignore it and when someone comse knocking I'd say that you never gave any authority for payment to be made and that if you had been told when it came into the counrty that you'd have to pay XX you would have retunred the item, so not your fault they paid it and not your problem....
But thats just me, and it will probably land you in court
But if it was me, I'd ignore it and when someone comse knocking I'd say that you never gave any authority for payment to be made and that if you had been told when it came into the counrty that you'd have to pay XX you would have retunred the item, so not your fault they paid it and not your problem....
But thats just me, and it will probably land you in court
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Originally Posted by Neil
as long as the goods are less than 145 pounds then no import tax or vat applies
"ye everyone tries that on, so we went on the insurance value of $50"
oh boy did i kick up a fuss,
i dont mind paying my dues but not twice ,
companies like dhl and ups are a law unto themselves as far as duty is concerned, i got a £300 import duty bill for some parts so i tried to contact ups because they had calculated the charges wrongly, its a friggin answerphone in their customs dept and no one ever gets back to you.
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