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Anyone know of a good way round being robbed by customs? I bought a snowboard few years ago from the US and paid more than the cost of the boar :-[d in Import TaxFound a bike in the US and the seller is suggesting he will mark it as "Vintage Bike Parts"Any help is appreciated!!
Obviously if there are any customs men reading this Nickswan1 isn't my real man. It's Darren K.A.P.
If you knock the price down would you not be in trouble if it got lost? Or would it be coverd by a separate insurance?
Just a thought but what about marking on the customs form that it is a replacement for a previously received damaged item.I can't see that you'd have to pay customs on a replacement item, could be wrong though. Just found this, see 12.1 to 13.1http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageVAT_ShowContent&id=HMCE_CL_000230&propertyType=document#P349_40589
i paid customs on friday on an item that was marked at just $45 which is a joke cos im sure i read on the letter from parcel force which explains about charges that any item worth less than about £40 is not due any custom charge!!i cant find the letter either to confirm this but it doesnt matter as ive got a set of bars winging their way to me from the states too so am expecting more customs to pay so will get the same letter no doubt,im pretty sure this items been marked waaay down too so will be interesting to see the outcome.good old parcel force not honouring their own policies
have a word with 58delray as he has a way of bringing stuff in
Quote from: Orange777 on April 08, 2012, 09:49 AMAnyone know of a good way round being robbed by customs? I bought a snowboard few years ago from the US and paid more than the cost of the boar :-[d in Import TaxFound a bike in the US and the seller is suggesting he will mark it as "Vintage Bike Parts"Any help is appreciated!! Get them to tick as a GIFT and dumb down the value on the label. I've received parcels with "Happy Birthday" scribbled all over them in the past too
There you go. Clear as mud!