bought a macbook pro off ebay from USA 2 be shipped 2 England. any hidden tax? ETC

[jake020793]

hi guys and gals.
so i bought a macbook pro off of ebay for $800 because it is sooo much cheaper than here in england. the laptop is second hand and its from a guy not a business. i was just wondering would there be any hidden charges like extra vat or import tax because its coming from america to england?
the guy is shipping via 'UPS'

please help,if there is a tax or something would like to know in advance.

thankyou

 

[Music_Producer]

hi guys and gals.
so i bought a macbook pro off of ebay for $800 because it is sooo much cheaper than here in england. the laptop is second hand and its from a guy not a business. i was just wondering would there be any hidden charges like extra vat or import tax because its coming from america to england?
the guy is shipping via 'UPS'

please help,if there is a tax or something would like to know in advance.

thankyou

Yep, UK customs will charge VAT/customs duties on this - I ship international all the time and out of all the countries I ship to, UK customs are most strict and love to levy duties on everything. Australia is relatively lenient - I've shipped items worth $1000 with no duty charged to Australia, but something worth $300 shipped to UK and slapped with a 40 pound duty/tax.

 

[jake020793]

Yep, UK customs will charge VAT/customs duties on this - I ship international all the time and out of all the countries I ship to, UK customs are most strict and love to levy duties on everything. Australia is relatively lenient - I've shipped items worth $1000 with no duty charged to Australia, but something worth $300 shipped to UK and slapped with a 40 pound duty/tax.

ohhh ok thanks for the quick reply.
how much extra do you think i will have to pay?
many thanks

 

[Bbusyb]

Count on paying at least 15% of the declared value for VAT.

Over and above that they can and will often charge import duty, but I'm not too sure about what the rate is.

One think to keep in mind is that if the declared value is very low (I.e looks false to them) they can and will charge you on what the fair value would be in the UK.

So if the Declared value (Which you probably will have for insurance Purposes) is $800, You can probably expect a VAT charge of at least $120 (£80), with a flat transection charge of £12-20 by the Shipper. I'm not to sure what UPS charges, but Fedex charged me £17 last time I had a Package arrive from the US.

If the Package is marked as a Gift (Which is what most Ebay Sellers do) you might just get hit with just the VAT or a lower charge but don't count on it.

 

[weckart]

Count on paying at least 15% of the declared value for VAT.
Over and above that they can and will often charge import duty, but I'm not too sure about what the rate is.

As import duty is currently 0% for computers and software throughout most of the EU, you should only expect to be hit for VAT on the computer and the associated shipping charge and a "handling charge" by the shipper.

 

[jake020793]

As import duty is currently 0% for computers and software throughout most of the EU, you should only expect to be hit for VAT on the computer and the associated shipping charge and a "handling charge" by the shipper.

Hi weckart u seem to know what ur on about. So how much do u reckon I will have to pay?
Thanks

 

[logana]

If you budget for around £100....

You won't get much change - but you may be lucky and it slips through Customs (not likely though).

Depends what the seller declared the value at - plus you have to pay VAT on the shipping too .........

 

[old-wiz]

and all this is assuming the seller actually ships it.