Re: Buying R1 from playusa.com


"P Pron" <paulatspambegone.pron@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> ||| ?10 on top of my ?34!! How is that justified???
> ||
> || About 20% (VAT+duty) of the value of whatever you have bought
> || (including postage) PLUS a fee for the Post Ofice to collect the
> || money and pass it on to C&E.
>
> IIRC, no duty is payable unless the total value of the shipment exceeds a
> couple of hundred pounds. It is VAT only @ 17.5% of the declared value
> excluding postage charges, plus £4 Royal Mail service charge.

I believe duty is payable on everthing, no matter how small the shipment is
worth. (£18 allowance aside)
That is, on products and countries where duty is applicable of course.

Loz


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