maggiemou

Hi all, I'm really hoping that someone here can give me some reassurance on shipping our household goods back to UK less than a year after we moved out here to NZ. We are heading back in mid-May and are just getting the quotes in for shipping. Looking through some of the paperwork that we have been given it seems that as we have been out of the UK for less than 12 months we are liable to duty and VAT on our household goods and effects. Does this just mean on things we have bought here? We arrived in NZ in early June 06 on visitors visas then got work visas in early August (our household goods were then sent out from UK in mid August) - we got PR in September I think (!!). So in all circumstances it definitely looks like we cannot meet the requirement that we have been outside UK/EU for more than 12 months. I know there are others on here who have moved back within the year, did you have to pay VAT on new goods or ALL your consignment?

Thanks in anticipation

Maggie

kevinl

Its on new goods only.

Kevin

Meow

No tax liability ofnthings you took with you. Only likely to be charged on valuable items/electrical goods anyway.

loopylorns

Do you think they check records on what was in container on way out compared to on way home?

We have a few additions that we are trying to work out weather to take or not.

Meow

I think that fairly unlikely. Can you imagine the workload? I would expect random checks & obvious things to be picked up.

If you want it take it - if it'll cost more to replace when you get to UK.