Please help. import tax on shipping?

tomwh85 · 10-28-2014, 10:11 AM

Hi guys I need some advice.

I wanting to buy something from the USA but I'm not sure how much it would cost with import tax or whatever it's called?

Anyone bought anything and how do they charge?

Cheers.

xenon · 10-28-2014, 10:48 AM

It's basically VAT, near enough.

gangzoom · 10-28-2014, 10:55 AM

Roughly take what it costs in $ and just change that to £ for roughly final cost including shipping/import duty etc.

tomwh85 · 10-28-2014, 11:33 AM

Thanks for the advice guys.

adam246 · 10-28-2014, 01:29 PM

Anything less then Â£36 has no fee

tomwh85 · 10-28-2014, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by adam246

Anything less then Â£36 has no fee

It's $449 and I've Googled it to pounds which is the equivalent £277

gaza01 · 10-28-2014, 07:50 PM

It works out to about 23-25% in my experience

SO8 · 10-29-2014, 04:05 AM

I got charged £20 import duty, VAT and handling charge by UPS .... for a £19 computer mouse !!! So just be aware ... I had no idea that a handling charge of £10 would be imposed !

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gangzoom Brigadier General 1685 Rep 3,286 Posts Drives: E90 335i M sport Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Leicester iTrader: (1)	Roughly take what it costs in $ and just change that to £ for roughly final cost including shipping/import duty etc.
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adam246 Banned 14 Rep 374 Posts Drives: BMW E90 320d Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Doncaster iTrader: (4)	Anything less then Â£36 has no fee
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SO8 Major 243 Rep 1,205 Posts Drives: BMW G42 M240i xdrive Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Earth iTrader: (0)	I got charged £20 import duty, VAT and handling charge by UPS .... for a £19 computer mouse !!! So just be aware ... I had no idea that a handling charge of £10 would be imposed !
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