What's the tax rate when impoting things from US?
Cheers

 

free nowadays

 

Hasnt the law changed recently but only up to a certain value, which isnt much over £100?

 

Hasn't changed, I ordered a new Ice hockey stick from the us a few weeks back, the stick and delivery cost me £125 altogether, think fedex or whoever it was charged me £18 for customs tax

 

It always used to be 10% import tax plus VAT. Has that changed now?

 

Your local library will have a massive (several volumes) tome called 'The Tariff'. In here you will find every applicable rate of duty for every type of goods, from every country.

 

Online version of the Tariff
UK Trade Tariff | Business Link

 

Thanks but in which category would car parts (downpipe) be classed in ?
I guess metals etc...?

 

Heading | Business Link

 

For a camera for example, looking at Commodity | Business Link
does that mean that total tax is 4.2% (3rd country duty) + 17.5% (VAT standard rate) ?

 

I once paid £29 something tax for an induction kit...

and around the same for a pair of fog lights..

dont know xactly what charges but it had to be paid on top of everything else or it gets sent back to the sender

 

I've just imported a 2.5 bottom end and ACT clutch plus flywheel imported and didn't pay have to pay any tax/vat on top.

Also, they where still insured for the full replacement value which was clearly marked on the pallet it arrived on!

just ask your supplier to mark it as a "warranty replacement".