Ebay import charges ?
I live in Cyprus and buy from eBay and online quite a lot. When I have purchased from the US I have never had to pay the seller anything extra. However, I do have to pay importation duties directly to customs at the post office when the goods arrive or in case it is sent via a courier the courier will charge me importation tax and a clearance fee. This is always done locally and is not the sellers responsibility as they are not the ones importing the goods. In my experience you should not be paying anything extra to the seller on top of transportation costs and the cost of the goods. Hope this helps.
How much will UK Customs charge me on importing a laptop from the USA?
Hi I'm considering importing a laptop from the American computer store www.excaliberpc.com to my home in the UK. After currency conversion the laptop costs £627 (or there abouts) and shipping approximately £71. Basically can somebody who knows tell me how much I'll be charged by UK customs (if any) and how this will affect the delivery time (I intend on paying a fair amount extra for expedited international delivery. Thanks in advance for any help, I'm very grateful!
What the **** are these bullshit import charges?!?
So I did a little online shopping recently, and purchased a couple of items from an American clothing company. I spent about $70, then an additional $33 (give or take) on postage and packaging costs. I received an e-mail today, however, telling me that I have to pay an additional 20.08 GBP (I live in England) for customs and administration fees- what the **** is this?! I don't resent paying for postage and packaging, and obviously don't resent paying for the clothes themselves, as these costs serve a clear and justified purpose- but what the hell is this bullshit customs charge- what the hell am I even paying for?! Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
Has anyone incurred UK import fees using Amazon US?
I usually buy region 1 DVDs from Play US and I haven't had any problems there but the item I want is cheaper on Amazon US but I've never bought from there before.