Customs duty on DVDs sent through the mail
Jul 26th 2008, 7:05 am
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Customs duty on DVDs sent through the mail
If someone (with an US address) orders DVDs from Amazon.co.uk, is there likely to be any customs duty? From what I can see on the CBP website, normally packages upto $ 200 do not attract duty. Just wondered if anyone else in the US has had experience in ordering DVDs from the UK.
Jul 26th 2008, 10:45 am
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Re: Customs duty on DVDs sent through the mail
If someone (with an US address) orders DVDs from Amazon.co.uk, is there likely to be any customs duty? From what I can see on the CBP website, normally packages upto $ 200 do not attract duty. Just wondered if anyone else in the US has had experience in ordering DVDs from the UK.
Jul 26th 2008, 10:58 am
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Re: Customs duty on DVDs sent through the mail
I order all the time from Sendit.com sometimes 5 or 6 at a time and I never had to pay customs duty on them.
Jul 26th 2008, 12:16 pm
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Re: Customs duty on DVDs sent through the mail
I've never had problem either, but that's when ordering small amounts (less that $100). I've no idea what it would be like if you ordered loads of them...
Jul 26th 2008, 1:48 pm
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Re: Customs duty on DVDs sent through the mail
Agreed. Never had any problem with packages containing a few DVDs and books.
Jul 28th 2008, 1:55 am
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Re: Customs duty on DVDs sent through the mail
never had an issue - and you dont pay VAT in the UK!
