hitman2k
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Registered: 27th Aug 03
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Hiya guys is there anyway around it? i.e pack as gift??? my m8s moved there on a placement for 1yr so thinking of importing some items elec i.e lcd screen ICE etc.......
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vibrio
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yes if it is sent as a gift
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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iv had syuff sent as car electronics but only valued at 25pounds, that was for a £200 vtec controller. they are getting a bit harsh on stuff marked as gifts, lots get thru but a a fair bit gets checked now
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lee gsi
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Registered: 21st Jun 02
Location: Portsmouth (Way down South)
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Declaring it as a gift will make no difference unless it is under valued under £40 or thereabouts if its picked up.
Disguising the contents will make no difference as customs will only see the invoice for the parcel and not the parcel itself, wrongful declaration of items on commercial invoices is a federal offence so dont expect the shipper to be helpful in that way.
If its small thing's its just pot luck if they pick your item.
I import stuff and as its 7-8 big boxes at a time they allways charge custom's.
Check the shipping charge first, if it comes with the likes of UPS/Fed-Ex then it will be pricey and customs charges will apply to anything over the value of $38. Vat @ 17.5% and 10% import duty then the couriers/customs admin charge on top.
[Edited on 07-11-2004 by lee gsi]
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Kris TD
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if you mis represent the goods and get caught you can get huge fines. we just had customs and excise in at work checking all our imports and exports, if the shipping company get it wrong then they get huge fines.
as said they will check the invoice, they dont actually open the packadge up.
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nickyboy01
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
Location: Oxford-ish
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quote:
Originally posted by lee gsi
Declaring it as a gift will make no difference unless it is under valued under £40 or thereabouts if its picked up.
Disguising the contents will make no difference as customs will only see the invoice for the parcel and not the parcel itself, wrongful declaration of items on commercial invoices is a federal offence so dont expect the shipper to be helpful in that way.
If its small thing's its just pot luck if they pick your item.
I import stuff and as its 7-8 big boxes at a time they allways charge custom's.
Check the shipping charge first, if it comes with the likes of UPS/Fed-Ex then it will be pricey and customs charges will apply to anything over the value of $38. Vat @ 17.5% and 10% import duty then the couriers/customs admin charge on top.
[Edited on 07-11-2004 by lee gsi]
I swear you quoted what i was going to say almost word for word Lee 
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Sam
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Click here for duty & VAT info from HMCE web site
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