£118 item from china what tax/other payment should i expect

[123-butcher01]

Hi

if i buy a £118 item (cctv camera) from china what tax/other payment should i expect. (it's not listed using GSP)

Thanks

Thanks

 So about £141
Where and when is that added and is it defo going to get added.
Cheers

[**peaseblossom** · Accepted solution]

Try this caclulator:

https://www.simplyduty.com/import-calculator/

[123-butcher01 · Accepted solution]

So about £141
Where and when is that added and is it defo going to get added.
Cheers

[plpmr · Accepted solution]

when the item arrives in the country you should get a formally request to pay the import duty.

Most people would not buy electrics from China and as you are importing it from there it does not have to conform to EU/UK safety etc.

Also, think about having to return it if there's problems with it - cost etc.

[rusticrye]

Go to the UK government's website. It will tell you exactly what taxes you will pay, and what can and can't be imported.  On top of taxes, you will also have to pay the carrier's admin fee, for collecting the taxes on the government's behalf, plus the global shipper's considerable charges for acting as the middleman. You will pay everything in advance, as the seller, you say, is using the GSP.  You will pay the seller for the item and the domestic shipping cost, and you'll pay the global shipper separately for the international leg of the journey and all other costs. (All of these costs are shown to you on the listing when the GSP is involved, so I'm not sure why you're asking.)

If I've misunderstood and the seller isn't using the GSP, you pay the seller for the item and international shipping cost.  All taxes and the carrier's admin fee will be due on arrival in the UK, once assessed by Customs. The carrier will contact you with the bill, which you will have to pay before delivery can be made. (Royal Mail's admin fee is currently £8.00. Other carriers charge considerably more.)

Any problems on arrival, and the expensive tracked return (necessary in order to ensure a full refund) will likely be at your expense. Plus, you will have to lodge a claim with HMRC to recoup the taxes paid.

@123-butcher01 

[123-butcher01]

Thanks for all the answers.
Returns
So would the same returns policies apply if it had been purchased through the GSP
If so looks to me like buying anything of value from another country is not a good idea.

[essy_c]

I agree with the previous posters; the potential issues mean that for me its not worth it.

But if you decide to go ahead, use the ''Govt website to check for import charges''. If you use that as a search term in Google you'll find the site plus extra info about changes after 1st Jan caused by Brexit.

I think you'll be liable for VAT on £141.

https://www.gov.uk/goods-sent-from-abroad/tax-and-duty

When your item arrives in the UK they'll hold it at a Customs warehouse, and they send you a grey postcard card with the details on it. You go online and pay the duty using your bank or credit card.

[123-butcher01]

yep i think i'm guna pass on that, mainly due to the return postage situation if SNAD (seller abroad not having to sort out return postage), otherwise i'd probably have still bought it i'd would still have been saving over 200 quid.

[plpmr]

“Where and when is that added and is it defo going to get added.”

As per my previous comment -

when the item arrives in the country you should get a formally request to pay the import duty.

Most people would not buy electrics from China and as you are importing it from there it does not have to conform to EU/UK safety etc.

Also, think about having to return it if there's problems with it - cost etc.

[john1297576]

Have you even considered how much it would cost if it did not work, to return for a refund, and the aggravation of trying to get a refund of any duty paid.

Duty is calculated on price + postage.

Any warranty would be worthless.

[123-butcher01]

Thanks john
i presume i'd be able to launch a snad if it don't work on arrival , postage down to them (is that correct) and probably say good buy to the duty
yeah i can see where your coming from but unfortunately No China cctv = No cctv !. I can't afford hundreds for pretty much the same thing (especially if someone nicks it !! it's in the middle of nowhere and i ain't buying another one to watch that one) i've got almost the same China cctv works perfect and an alarm system that also would have cost hundreds cost me under 80 quid, year and a half in and still working brilliantly I think Sometimes you've gota take a chance .

[tobiasd4]

If you buy from another country seller can not supply returns label,
you have to pay return tracked postage, ebay wont make seller refund this cost.