hi. i am thinking of getting some parts from courtsey nissan as they are very cheap. do i need to worry about any other costs? i have never bought anything from abroad and have heard about all the ridiculous taxes that may be put on to purchases. could someone give me more info on what to look out for and possible charges etc. cheers

 

rav

 

p.s. if i didnt to for a sh!t behind closed doors and with the light off i wouldnt be suprised if i got taxed for everything that came out of my arse.

You'll pay shipping and import duty and then VAT on the whole lot. :(

I forgot the "handling fee" too, which will probably be around £10 and is charged because the courier company are nice enough to deal with customs for you! :rolleyes:

 

The import duty should be between 3 and 5% for car parts, I think.

No import duty under £18, Im not sure about the vat, I think its vat free too under £18.

 

I know people who import dvd's..........no vat or duty

 

 

John

Originally posted by dixonjohn

No import duty under £18, Im not sure about the vat, I think its vat free too under £18.

 

I know people who import dvd's..........no vat or duty

Yeah, sorry I forgot about that. I assumed that it would only be worthwhile importing from Courtesy if the order was a lot more than £18.

 

Some smaller packages will get through customs without charges if they're either sent via normal mail, or if the paperwork on the outside of the package shows a value of under £18, or that it's a gift.

 

I'm not sure what happens if customs open up the package and find that it either isn't a gift, or it's obviously worth more than £18 though! :eek:

 

I know some people have imported stuff duty & VAT free from the states using that method (mentioning no names), but I'm pretty sure that Courtesy wouldn't do that for you...

Also if it is 2nd hand you dont pay duty on it. Or you shouldnt do anyway.

Originally posted by SRRAE

Also if it is 2nd hand you dont pay duty on it. Or you shouldnt do anyway.

 

Not strickly true. anything over $32 is liable to duty!

 

Quite unbelievable isn't it?

 

I've been hammered for duty on a few things I've bought through eBay.

 

Tim

I got creamed for £87 squids for about $500 dollars worth of bits from Courtesy...Still works out whey cheaper than Nissan Uk though....:rolleyes:

how big are the parts you need to order?

 

Vijay