RON

Guy's, i'm thinking of getting a few bits from the states, is there a way of just getting it delivered straight to me all taxes paid, or would it be up to me to sort that afterwards or what, i've not done ought like that before, so ain't gotta clue!!

Cheers.

Ron.

ps, it's not a 2.5 block!

andrewdelvard

You've got to be candid with the seller and ask them to send it as a gift or at a v low value. If they won't, try someone else. In any case it's the luck of the draw even if the seller puts the true value on the customs note. Sometimes you just don't get charged. I guess it's fair to say the larger the item the more likely it is to be spotted.

wwp8

i use to ask the person(company) to please declare a low value on the item.
and i explain that the tax/vat etc costs a bomb.

normally they do, sometimes they declare it under 10% of the real value of the item

sometimes i don't pay tax/vat
once i paid over £20. imagine how much would it be if they declared it full.

RON

The cost of the item is around $700, I'll have to ask if they'll reduce the value for import purposes, or possibly get it shipped to a friend in the states and then forward it from him as a gift!!

Cheers.

awd wrx

I just bought steel rods and forged pistons from the states , they put on the customs note that they had mchined my pistons and rods at a cost of $150 , it actually cost me about $1500 and didnt pay any duties on them , they said they do it for all UK customers

wwp8

tell them to declare $70 or $50 and say its a gift.

if they want your business they will do it