Duties on UK purchases from 1st January
Dec 29th 2020, 10:26 am
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Duties on UK purchases from 1st January
More Brexit red tape , it appears we shall have to pay extra duties on parcels shipped from the UK as well as filling out extra paperwork in the UK
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...-more-than-390
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...-more-than-390
Dec 29th 2020, 5:49 pm
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Re: Duties on UK purchases from 1st January
Direct transport told me there's a 6 month grace period for their deliveries to Portugal [and the other way I assume].
But that was before the deal was announced.
When I get parcels from outside the EU delivered to Portugal, the customs clearance takes 3 weeks to forever [One item could not get through because it was a free gift, so I had no invoice].
When I can get enough documents to satisfy them, and manage to navigate the troublesome CTT customs website, the charges are around 50%.
Supposedly items worth less than 10 euros get let through. I have ordered small items from China and that seemed to hold up.
But that was before the deal was announced.
When I get parcels from outside the EU delivered to Portugal, the customs clearance takes 3 weeks to forever [One item could not get through because it was a free gift, so I had no invoice].
When I can get enough documents to satisfy them, and manage to navigate the troublesome CTT customs website, the charges are around 50%.
Supposedly items worth less than 10 euros get let through. I have ordered small items from China and that seemed to hold up.
Last edited by liveaboard; Dec 29th 2020 at 5:52 pm.
