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Does anyone have any ideas how to calculate what import duty?
The Web has let me down on this one.
Do they make it up as they go along??
Of to collect the dog Next Tuesday.
maviczap
03-02-14, 12:54 PM
Does anyone have any ideas how to calculate what import duty?
The Web has let me down on this one.
Do they make it up as they go along??
Of to collect the dog Next Tuesday.
Depends on where its coming from
No, they don't make it up as they go along, the Customs Tariff is about 3 inches thick with all the various duty rates.
Expect to get charged if you're importing from the USA. I did the other month, as did my wife on parcels arriving from there.
The carrier (royal mail, UPS, Fed Ex, etc etc) will also include their 'ADMIN' fee
http://www.dutycalculator.com/new-import-duty-and-tax-calculation/
That checker doesn't include a real life dog!
Is there a maximum % of the purchase cost?
It's comming from New Zealand
Rang Heathrow ,It's workiing out at about 90% of the purchase price,But they didn't say how they came to that figure though?
maviczap
03-02-14, 03:02 PM
Ah an unusual import
It'll be in the tariff somewhere, live animals dogs, cats, lizards. They all have a value, so the duty calculation is based on that.
Sometimes the duty rates are high to deter imports of this kind, but its based on government policy or some international agreement, linked to stopping the spread of animal diseases etc etc
I can see the latest information as 20 vat. But I guess when we collect her there be a itemised bill.
They charge 3%for card transactions so pound notes it has to be
maviczap
03-02-14, 05:07 PM
Yep, standard VAT rate
Can't you get them to send you an email of the charges broken down?
They said on the phone you can appeal the charges.
As the invoice for the dog is 1,000 nz dollars I worked it out about £500.
Even if you pitch it at the usual UK cost of them it's still only £200 vat.
I'm confused. Com
Spank86
03-02-14, 10:04 PM
They often charge VAT on the postage too, the greedy feckers.
Teejayexc
03-02-14, 10:41 PM
They often charge VAT on the postage too, the greedy feckers.
As to be said....
Where do they stick the stamp? :smt009
Littlepeahead
12-02-14, 08:10 AM
Hold on, there's hundreds of dogs in shelters over here desperate for homes and you are paying £500 plus duty costs to import one from New Zealand? Why? And it won't even be able to bark properly, have you heard the Kiwi accent?
It's a specific breed. Was dad's idea before he fell ill.
And line breading has caused issues with the breed.
It's a brave new world.
maviczap
12-02-14, 07:17 PM
Did you get a break down of the charges?
That's one expensive puppy
It's being posted
I'd have expected one. Buy wasn't going to mess about when I wanted to get her home
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