Import Tax

[Jamesb4uk]

ok, from what i read of it - if your shipping stuff from the USA & mark it as a gift your free from import duty.... i know you still have to pay VAT - but is that Gift part right??

whats stopping me getting a few parts shipped over from the USA & asking them to mark them as gifts?

J

[Fidgits]

A. its illegal to mark something a gift if the intention is to avoid tax

B. The tax exclusion is only up to a certain amount

C. Companies may not be happy marking products as a gift for shipping

[Leeky]

Really?

I order things from Amazon.com all the time and always have to pay the import duty when they get here. That would be great if i could get around it.

[emicen]

99% of American companies will tell you to straight :censor: off if you ask them to gift mark anything for shipping.

The limit is either $100 or 200 i cant remember which.

[Jamesb4uk]

im not really avoiding tax - if someone can tell me where to find out how much tax ill be paying that would help...

id like to know the full price of something im buying so i dont get any supprises when it comes thru..

J

[emicen]

im not really avoiding tax - if someone can tell me where to find out how much tax ill be paying that would help...

id like to know the full price of something im buying so i dont get any supprises when it comes thru..

J

Take the cost of the product on the website ($A). Depending on which state it is, add between 13 and 17% sales tax for the US tax laws (say 13% $A*1.13 = $B). Then add the cost of shipping ($C). So total cost of item, $B+$C = $D

Convert to pounds, $D/1.64ish = £E

Then add UK import duty @ 10%, £E*1.1 = £F

Then VAT on all of that @ 17.5%, £F*1.175 = total cost.

[Jamesb4uk]

someone who knows!!!!! Hallelujah! you dont know how confusing it was reading the UK tax website

cheers - so if i was buying privatly id take of the state sales tax???

one final question - canada - do they have sales tax?

J

[gordypix]

Remember how powerful Custons & Excise are.....

They have the power to open & investigate ANYTHING THEY LIKE. So they can tell what is what and they know what to look for from certain companies and people who send stuff regularly......

[Oli]

I paid £53 import duty on £180! Don't hold your breath.