What exactly am I paying for at customs?
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Probably not the correct forum here, kinda the law I guess?
What exactly am I paying customs for here?
Almost seems like a bad joke really, I already paid VAT to the retailer and now I'm basically paying another 25% on top of that? Is everything I buy outside the UK going to be subject to this? I also recently bought something off Etsy that came from Croatia which cost £45 + £15 delivery, but by the time it got here it was £90.
I was under the impression customs charges was like a tenner lol.
What exactly am I paying customs for here?
Almost seems like a bad joke really, I already paid VAT to the retailer and now I'm basically paying another 25% on top of that? Is everything I buy outside the UK going to be subject to this? I also recently bought something off Etsy that came from Croatia which cost £45 + £15 delivery, but by the time it got here it was £90.
I was under the impression customs charges was like a tenner lol.
TheLoraxxZeus said:
Probably not the correct forum here, kinda the law I guess?
What exactly am I paying customs for here?
Almost seems like a bad joke really, I already paid VAT to the retailer and now I'm basically paying another 25% on top of that? Is everything I buy outside the UK going to be subject to this? I also recently bought something off Etsy that came from Croatia which cost £45 + £15 delivery, but by the time it got here it was £90.
I was under the impression customs charges was like a tenner lol.
If the shipper did they're job correctly, you will not be paying an local VAT, The brokerage charges will be for the completion of the Customs paperwork, everything else, duty and VAT.What exactly am I paying customs for here?
Almost seems like a bad joke really, I already paid VAT to the retailer and now I'm basically paying another 25% on top of that? Is everything I buy outside the UK going to be subject to this? I also recently bought something off Etsy that came from Croatia which cost £45 + £15 delivery, but by the time it got here it was £90.
I was under the impression customs charges was like a tenner lol.
It's usually import VAT customs duty and excise duty (depending on the item).
...and just because you've paid the VAT at source, doesn't mean the seller has paid it...so you may get double-charged.
But the only people who can tell you exactly what the 'government charges' are in your specific case would be the handler/agent.
...and just because you've paid the VAT at source, doesn't mean the seller has paid it...so you may get double-charged.
But the only people who can tell you exactly what the 'government charges' are in your specific case would be the handler/agent.
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