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mm0fmf wrote:
On 17/02/2021 09:29, Andy Burns wrote:
Muddymike wrote:

Since 25th Jan I have been emailing and messaging UPS trying to find
out how much they add to the £56 VAT on a machine tool imported from
Germany.

So an item costing £280 then, over the new aligned VAT and duty
thresholds, is there duty to pay as well as VAT, or is that 0% on this
item?

Time and time again I was fobbed off with, referrals to different
departments, told it was down to the seller or told they couldn't
answer without a tracking number.

Finally this morning I've learned they charge £11.50.

A little more than royal mail charge then ... £8

That was for £17 of VAT (no duty) on an import from USA over a year ago.


Parcelfarce charged me £12 on an item from the US where the VAT was £29.

That's their standard "admin fee"

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