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If I buy some bike parts from the USA for £1500 how much extra will the duty and import tax set me back?
The supplier won't put anything like warranty replacement or gift on the paperwork, but I can't get them from anywhere else 🙁
If the £1500 includes postage then a bit over £300.
I believe it to be 15% vat plus 17.5% import duty,plus a handling charge.
think duty on parts is 4%
as said the other day - just trying to sus the search function!
JohnClimber - Member
Anyone?
Posted 5 days ago # Report-Post
antigee - Member
should be FAQ google TARIC database - this give you commodity codes and tarriff rates -its a good idea to have the supplier code the invoice with the commodity code otherwise the clearing agent (courier co'0 may guess it -you can get lucky or very unlucky
prepare to be corrected but goes like this
parts cost plus shipping to uk sum then add duty at this point 4% on parts, add vat 15% then add shipping co's handling/clearance fee anywhere £10-£40
plenty of peeps go for having marked up as a gift or warranty rturn or lower value - if can persuade shipper and you can accept risk if gets lost
Posted 4 days ago #
Cheers Simon, that's what I thought but I was just double checking
bought a seatpost recently for $100 posted and the fee at this end was £23
I suppose the £23 was manly the shipping companies handling/clearance fees, wasn't it?
And this would be the same on most things what ever the price I guess.
When the pound was strong last year, I rang a NY bike shop, he told me plenty of Brits ordered their new bikes, flew over, picked up the bikes, put them in a bike bag and flew back again, duty free (not declared) and still cheaper than buying here even with the flights!