How much import duty?

[monkey_tennis]

I am about to order goods from New York to the value of £2340.

How much will it cost for me to get them into the country? I have had a look online but find all of the information too confusing!

Could someone give me an estimate of the duty cost etc?

Thanks.

 

[Christiane]

Is it door to door, i.e. Fedex or UPS? Is it including freight?

If Fedex/UPS, you pat 15% VAT on the whole amount inc freight, duty (depends on the product) and VAT on duty, plus the Fedex or UPS fee.

There is a list somewhere on the hmrc website to find out the duty for each product.

Fedex will invoice you, UPS request payment on delivery.

 

[monkey_tennis]

It is door to door, no idea who it is through though.

The item is a digital stills camera. What import duty price will that fall under?

Many thanks.

 

[linkappliances]

Hi Monkey Tennis, you had better to find a local forwarder, who know the import business and they can make custom clearance for you. Also you can tel your local Custom directly.

 

[wizzard]

Digital Cameras are 0% duty, so you would add on the shipping charge then the VAT. I would do as linkappliances suggests, contact a freight forwarder to make sure.

 

[mangoprint]

if you get it marked as a gift with a value under $40 it will get through free.

But then there is always the slight risk with insurance if it's damaged.

 

[wizzard]

if you get it marked as a gift with a value under $40 it will get through free.

But then there is always the slight risk with insurance if it's damaged.

Which I believe is not legal.

 

[Mister B]

Which I believe is not legal.

Not only that, but if it gets lost in transit, imagine claiming $40 instead of £2340. Sweet justice for the insurance companies some might say

As for the actual rate of duty applied, there seems to be lots of conflicting opinions. I had a quick search and the rate of duty varies from 0% to 4%. So, best to call the HRMC.

Mister B

 

[monkey_tennis]

Thanks for your replies guys - but I actually found the goods on home soil in the UK, £1000 cheaper!