Customs charge

[mohamed19802011]

What shall I do if royal mail charging me 11.10 as customs charge for an item ordered from China.. notice 143

[mohamed19802011]

But is not my first time I order some thing from China

[pixiesen2012]

what's that got to do with it?

you are charged when items are above a certain price, or they are caught by customs

[redwick1]

It is up to you to know about any customs coming into the country
You are the importer and have to pay them
Even if you have bought from overseas before some items may slip through
This one has not and it is up to you to pay
If you dont and it is sent back to the seller you will have invalidated your money back refund

[corred · Accepted solution]

@mohamed19802011 

• When you import items from outside the EU there is a very high probability that those goods will be subject to import charges
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• These consist of VAT - Goods over £15
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• Import Duty - Goods over £135
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• Brokerage fee - Paid to the courier who pays the fees on your behalf (anywhere from £8- £20)
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• These fees are nothing to do with the seller or eBay......they are levied on the buyer/importer by your government......
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• Failure to pay these charges upon delivery invalidates the Money Back Guarantee......meaning the goods will be returned to the seller & you will lose them & be unable to claim from eBay or Paypal
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• The exception to this is where the seller ships using eBay Global Shipping Programme
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• In these cases the buyer pays these fees as a separate payment at the time of purchase

[mohamed19802011 · Accepted solution]

Read about the rules

[mohamed19802011 · Accepted solution]

Read more about the rules

[redwick1]

Goods Over £15 bought from outside the EU you pay VAT plus a fee to the delivery company  (RM is £8).  If over £135 you also pay Customs Duty.

As the importer of the goods you are responsible for paying the customs or taxes for your own country.

It is nothing to do with the seller.

When  you buy an item overseas then it says on the listing that you may occur other charges

If you do not pay then the item will go back to the seller and you lose your ebay money back guarantee so would be without the goods or the money.

[pixiesen2012]

you need to pay the charge!

it is up to the importer (that's you) to pay any import charges when you buy from overseas sellers