import duty

[mfp4073]

Those of you who have imported parts from the states how much duty did you pay together with vat on top I suppose. How do they work it out?
I was looking at the Vararam intake for the 05 GTO. The only problem I could see was the difference in throttle body diameter between the LS1 and LS2 engines.I take it the LS2 6 litre must be bigger than a 5.7?

[stevieturbo]

for about the millionth thread....


Import duty on most car parts is circa 3.5-4.5% of the declared value.

VAT for the greedy bds again, is currently 15%...wont be for much longer, back to 17.5% again based on the declared value.

Oh....and they also kindly take into consideration shipping costs in that value too !! Anything for a few extra quid.

Then of course various couriers will be ever so kind, and charge you a further handling fee of whatever takes their fancy. Parcel Force being one of the worst IMO.

[ARAF]

Duty will vary depending on what the goods are, and how the courier classifies it on the declaration. Work on 8% for the duty if unknown, as sometimes they will classify it as misc car parts. I can classify goods at work, and if you get the seller to put the tariff number on the invoice, then the courier company will go by that (saves them looking it up). As already said, non-EC freight is also dutiable, so factor this in. If the total duty due is under 10 euros, then the charge will be waived. VAT (rates already given) is payable on all of the above, including any duty you have paid (yes, they tax the tax). Courier clearance charges are usually between £10 and £15 - which is a lot for a small consignment, but is about a quarter of commercial rates.

[H15HSV]

It all depends on luck I bought in a clutch kit including slave cylinder by UPS and no import or vat. Also the AP slave cylinder was only £57 a bit different from what I was quoted over here. The clutch is also one of the easiest ones to bleed a lot better than some Fiestas and Focus I have done.