ot..getting stuff from the states....
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looking at importing a wakeboard and a few other odds and sods from the good old usa as they are soooooo much cheaper over there, postage is no problems, but does anyone know what i wil get stung for in the way of import duty, vat etc? i have doine a really quick search, but havent been able to find anyting conclusive.....

hoping one of you guys might know....

Cheers,

Pete

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i had some autometer gauges sent from the states i paid duty to the couriers when it arrived

was told later that you can write on the package like its a present or something and you dont have to pay duty not sure how true this is

my mates had a fair bit of trick stuff for his honda come from the states and has managed to get away with paying any duty. pretty sure you can get away with it if it's marked as a gift or under something like £30.

Doesn't make any difference if it's a gift or merchandise. Over £30 and you will get clobbered by customs.

However, I find most of the time, a lot of things come in under the wire. Just make sure that you add about 21% onto the purchase incase you get charged. If you don't, then you have a few extra beer vouchers!

Andy

Its not unusual to get stung 17.5%

I've had to pay this on a guitar neck i got from the states, also contact lenses too, my mate bought a guitar from the states and got stung for 17.5% of 1500 quid OUCH!

its just a case of if they think it's worth something they will follow it up and try to screw you over. It also seems less of a problem going from us to uk i.e.

My sis works for Forbiddon Planet shipping stuff and she had to send some sample's to New York for an exhibition, (bearing in mind they were going to throw them in the bin at the end of the exhibition) US customs decided that the items (dolls with a sale value of around £30) were worth £100 each and as they had been declared as no value (samples) they were going to charge double that figure as a fine!

these custom dudes are a law unto themselves

they are a pain in the thruster

get them to write GIFT on the package in large letters this tends to help it snake through!

so if i were to get stung buy customs, how ,much would it be? 17.5%?, 21%?

i am not THAT bothered if i do get stung, as wakeboards are that cheap over there it is still well worthwhile me doing it, that said, if i can aviod it great!!! but would like to know what percentage it will be....

cheers for all info so far!!!

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i think you can get around it if theyre second hand aswell