Customs and Tax Charge for cargo?
Aug 22nd 2018, 12:47 pm
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Customs and Tax Charge for cargo?
Hi everyone,
We are due to move to the UK in october i wondered if anyome knew what they charge for cargo? just some extra clothes n shoes some books... I have heard that the charge is a lot for a few boxes when it goes through customs so just trying to decide whether we should bring the extra or not.
Hope someone can help.
We are due to move to the UK in october i wondered if anyome knew what they charge for cargo? just some extra clothes n shoes some books... I have heard that the charge is a lot for a few boxes when it goes through customs so just trying to decide whether we should bring the extra or not.
Hope someone can help.
Aug 22nd 2018, 10:30 pm
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Re: Customs and Tax Charge for cargo?
Aug 23rd 2018, 6:54 am
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Re: Customs and Tax Charge for cargo?
Thank you so much... no I had no idea you could fill in a form such as this.
Aug 23rd 2018, 8:58 am
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Re: Customs and Tax Charge for cargo?
As BritInPairs said if you've owned/used the goods for more than 12 months you can import them duty free under ToR if you're moving your main residence to the UK
Anything new will be subject to duties and taxes depending on what the item is.
Anything new will be subject to duties and taxes depending on what the item is.
Aug 23rd 2018, 3:25 pm
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Re: Customs and Tax Charge for cargo?
https://public-online.hmrc.gov.uk/lc/content/xfaforms/profiles/forms.html?contentRoot=repository:///Applications/Customs_B/1.0/TOR1&template=TOR1.xdp
Conditions to obtain relief
To obtain the relief you must be moving from a country outside the European Union (EU) to the UK, in order to live in the UK. You're thereby transferring your normal place of residence to the UK. If you don't yet have a UK address you should consider other relief's such as temporary admission or place the goods in free circulation and make a retrospective claim to ToR when you've established your residence in the UK. Except in exceptional circumstances, you must claim ToR within 12 months of your date of entry to the UK.
You must also:
• have lived outside the EU for at least the last 12 consecutive months
• have used and had possession of the goods for at least the last 6 consecutive months
• have used the goods and are going to continue using them in the new place of residence in the UK for at least the next 12 months
• be importing the goods within 12 months of coming to live in the UK
• not lend out, pledge, give away, hire out or transfer the goods within the first 12 months after the date on which they were imported
To obtain the relief you must be moving from a country outside the European Union (EU) to the UK, in order to live in the UK. You're thereby transferring your normal place of residence to the UK. If you don't yet have a UK address you should consider other relief's such as temporary admission or place the goods in free circulation and make a retrospective claim to ToR when you've established your residence in the UK. Except in exceptional circumstances, you must claim ToR within 12 months of your date of entry to the UK.
You must also:
• have lived outside the EU for at least the last 12 consecutive months
• have used and had possession of the goods for at least the last 6 consecutive months
• have used the goods and are going to continue using them in the new place of residence in the UK for at least the next 12 months
• be importing the goods within 12 months of coming to live in the UK
• not lend out, pledge, give away, hire out or transfer the goods within the first 12 months after the date on which they were imported
Aug 23rd 2018, 3:40 pm
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Re: Customs and Tax Charge for cargo?
Oops, sorry you're right, I was getting my destinations mixed up 
at least someone's on the ball today! thanks durham_lad
at least someone's on the ball today! thanks durham_lad
