Locin

I am thinking of importing a used engine into Lanzarote from the UK can anyone tell me what local taxes I will have to pay, or perhaps where I can find out
Thanks

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Mitzyboy

Why would you pay tax, its in the EU

Fred James

It's not in the EU from a taxation point of view.

The customs rules about importing from the Canaries to the UK are very different to importing from the EU but I have no idea how it applies the other way around.

Mitzyboy

Its in the EU as part of Spain as known as one of the outermost regions
Tariff suspensions apply (and also this is a second hand personal effect?)
From my experiences in the Freight Industry and HMRC, that is ....

Best for the Op to ask the authorities I guess

Fred James

It has pretty much the same customs status as the Channel Islands and Gibraltar - such as no VAT - which is contrary to normal EU rules.

They are outside the EU customs territory and VAT area, but politically they are part of the EU.

As an example you are limited to the amount of cigarettes you can bring back to the UK whereas coming from from the EU it is more or less unlimited.

As I said, I don't know how it affects exports to the Canaries but as you say, it is a used personal item.

As you say, a question best answered by the customs people in the Canaries.

tommy.irene

Fred .. your right..its best to talk to customs.

MaryJones

http://www.cargolanzarote.es/en/services/
try that website. Its eems to deal withall sorts of import export stuff.

Fred is right, we always have loads of issues about paying customs etc in the Canaries. Even if we order something through M&S, for example, then it gets stopped and taxes have to be paid. Its usually a percentage of the value, so how it would work with a second hand engine, i dont know. Ship it through an agent and then you wont get any nasty surprises.

Mitzyboy

Yes, but you are talking about new product there.
For example (and I do not condone this) people evade duty into the EU for equipment from the States by declaring it as repaired items, or second hand effects. Its not a legal way of doing it of course

Here, we are discussing a used and therefore possibly classed as a personal item. Different rules apply. Thats why people can move their personal effects around the globe without (normally) paying duty and taxes on them.

If you ship it through an agent then you may well incur extra charges for handling it .. probably better to go direct to a carrier who will sort all that out to you

In fact, this is a good page from your link
http://www.cargolanzarote.es/en/impo...anary-islands/

Pippyn

We use T C Freight, door to door collection and delivery.Just give Cathy a ring on 020 8 890 7888 she is brilliant all very clear and easy.