Fed Ex
May 7th 2007, 9:23 pm
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Has anyone used them to send stuff from Oz to UK before?
OH just sent me a dijiridoo and I have a bill for £58 tax, I think this is a bit of a rip off but they only give an automated reply to a query and warn you that if you dispute it they will charge you $30!!
OH just sent me a dijiridoo and I have a bill for £58 tax, I think this is a bit of a rip off but they only give an automated reply to a query and warn you that if you dispute it they will charge you $30!!
May 7th 2007, 9:35 pm
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May 7th 2007, 9:38 pm
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Just told oh, he said that you have to put GIFT on the package then they don't charge tax. That is what happens when friends buy car parts from america any ways might be the same in oz.
May 7th 2007, 9:43 pm
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May 7th 2007, 9:47 pm
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Asher we had the same problem a couple of years ago when my brother sent some diving regs over for my son. i got home to a card saying they had tried to deliver a parcel and that i owed over £200 - thought it was a misprint but unfortunately it wasnt
After a quick phone call to my brother to find out the actual contents of the package we decided to pay and accept the goods as it was a good deal. Thankfully my son had been saving and had the money - i would have just refused delivery but then again im tight
After a quick phone call to my brother to find out the actual contents of the package we decided to pay and accept the goods as it was a good deal. Thankfully my son had been saving and had the money - i would have just refused delivery but then again im tight
May 7th 2007, 9:56 pm
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Asher we had the same problem a couple of years ago when my brother sent some diving regs over for my son. i got home to a card saying they had tried to deliver a parcel and that i owed over £200 - thought it was a misprint but unfortunately it wasnt
After a quick phone call to my brother to find out the actual contents of the package we decided to pay and accept the goods as it was a good deal. Thankfully my son had been saving and had the money - i would have just refused delivery but then again im tight
After a quick phone call to my brother to find out the actual contents of the package we decided to pay and accept the goods as it was a good deal. Thankfully my son had been saving and had the money - i would have just refused delivery but then again im tight
I am not happy
you think when you pay for a gift and the postage that that is it or you will at least be told there is a vat charge! blinkin thing cost £150 turning out to be V expensive
May 7th 2007, 10:04 pm
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they say it is VAT but at 17.5% should only be £29 not £58!! and they dont show how they work out the tax!!
I am not happy
you think when you pay for a gift and the postage that that is it or you will at least be told there is a vat charge! blinkin thing cost £150 turning out to be V expensive
I am not happy
you think when you pay for a gift and the postage that that is it or you will at least be told there is a vat charge! blinkin thing cost £150 turning out to be V expensive
I even rang customs and exise i was that disbelieving about it. Cant remember the exact names now, as it was long ago, but was along the lines of import tax. reckons we were unlucky ones for a spot check
May 7th 2007, 10:20 pm
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May 7th 2007, 10:30 pm
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May 8th 2007, 9:02 am
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No, sadly, probably not a rip off, but customs duty etc 
I haven't had stuff sent from Oz yet, but plenty of experience of stuff sent from the US and Canada (CDs, books, small bits of electronical equipment). Sometimes I get an invoice from the carrier a few days later, sometimes not.
I think it depends on how UK Customs & Excise feel on the day. If they charge the carrier customs duty then the carrier will (rightly) pass that on to you. If customs let your parcel in "for free", then you've been lucky.
You can try and argue with customs: google for their website and check why they would have charged duties for your didgeridoo - then try and argue with them. You will still have to pay the carrier, but if you're REALLY lucky, customs may pay you back ......... Oh! Look! There is a pig flying by!
Gina
I haven't had stuff sent from Oz yet, but plenty of experience of stuff sent from the US and Canada (CDs, books, small bits of electronical equipment). Sometimes I get an invoice from the carrier a few days later, sometimes not.
I think it depends on how UK Customs & Excise feel on the day. If they charge the carrier customs duty then the carrier will (rightly) pass that on to you. If customs let your parcel in "for free", then you've been lucky.
You can try and argue with customs: google for their website and check why they would have charged duties for your didgeridoo - then try and argue with them. You will still have to pay the carrier, but if you're REALLY lucky, customs may pay you back ......... Oh! Look! There is a pig flying by!
Gina
