[Healeys] VAT

[Oudesluys]

VAT=Value Added Tax in the UK. So if goods are exported abroad from the 
UK one does not pay this. If the value of imported goods exceeds a 
certain value, you are liable to pay local taxes, usually plus a 
handling fee. If send by Royal Mail you often do not have to pay these 
taxes as long as the indicated value is not exceeding the max. allowed. 
Also when the parcels weigh less than 2kg the chance that you have to 
pay taxes is minimal. There will be no delays.
However when goods are shipped using firms like FeDeX, UPS and what have 
you, you nearly always end up paying a stiff handling fee plus taxes, 
whatever the value of the shipped goods. The tax is calculated from the 
value of the shipped goods plus the shipping costs. This procedure can 
cause delays of several weeks.
The chance of having to pay taxes is also reduced somehow if you use the 
surface mail service. Air mail increases the chance.
So if possible always have goods shipped using surface mail by the post 
office of the country you have the goods shipped from and have it 
shipped in parcels not exceeding 2kg.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL


Op 15-6-2012 6:32, Alan Seigrist schreef:
> Greg -
>
> Are you serious?  This sounds like an outright violation of the
> Constitution's Commerce Clause!  I guess the ACLU will take this up...
> right.
>
> Best,
>
> Alan
>
> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 8:07 AM, Greg Lemon <glemon at neb.rr.com> wrote:
>> "Fred -
>>
>> If you order from outside the UK, you don't have to pay VAT.  VAT is sales
>> tax.  For you it will be zero.
>>
>> Same with GST if ordering from Australia, or California sales tax if you
>> order from outside of California.  Always zero.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Alan"
>>
>> But in the states in the USA which have a "Sales and Use" tax you are
>> supposed to declare and pay tax on out of state purchases, probably one of
>> the most broken/ignored/unknown tax laws on the books.  They usually only
>> collect it on automobiles because you have to license them.
>>
>> I will add that I have ordered from the UK about half a dozen times and
>> never had any delays or issues with customs, but I have talked to others
> who
>> have, seems to be the luck of the draw to some extent.
>>
>> Greg Lemon
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