International shipping duties (UK)

[AlpedHuez]

I've done a fair bit of online research, but I am not clear on what potential duties I would have to pay, on top of shipping charges, if I were to order something from North America, such as from Corbetts.

Let's say I was to order a set of Pivot 14 Forza from Corbetts, where they are currently CA$209.99 (~GBP 120) ... would UK authorities demand I pay 20% VAT (24 GBP) as a duty to collect the parcel?

 

[dbostedo]

Probably best to consult the government page since it gets complicated. But yes, I would expect you'd have to pay some duty.

Tax and customs for goods sent from abroad

VAT, duty and customs declarations for goods received by post or courier - paying, collecting your goods, getting a refund and documents.

www.gov.uk

Looks to me like a duty of 2.5%, and looks like it's exempted from VAT, BUT you probably need to read all the VAT rules and notices:

I don't know what it's like in the UK, but here in the US, the amount actually charged from the courier, and whether anything is charged, seems to be somewhat variable - so the rules here seem to set the max, not what you're always charged. That's likely because there are a ton of different categories and rates, and it depends on how things are shipped and categorized.

 

[AlpedHuez]

Probably best to consult the government page since it gets complicated. But yes, I would expect you'd have to pay some duty.

Tax and customs for goods sent from abroad

VAT, duty and customs declarations for goods received by post or courier - paying, collecting your goods, getting a refund and documents.

www.gov.uk

Looks to me like a duty of 2.5%, and looks like it's exempted from VAT, BUT you probably need to read all the VAT rules and notices:

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I don't know what it's like in the UK, but here in the US, the amount actually charged from the courier, and whether anything is charged, seems to be somewhat variable - so the rules here seem to set the max, not what you're always charged. That's likely because there are a ton of different categories and rates, and it depends on how things are shipped and categorized.

Thanks. I was just looking at that page too. I had a PM about whether Commonwealth states had special arrangements. I didn't think I would get any deal in a Canada-to-UK transaction though. Corbetts is going to tell me how much their UK shipping is, so I will ask whether that includes any duty pre-payment.

 

[scott43]

This is complicated and as mentioned best to consult the govt pages. For us we pay no duty on hubs, spokes and rims but we pay 30% on a wheel. So if you can build your own wheel you save money.

 

[fatbob]

In the UK there is duty and VAT, so you need to get the purchase under the deminimis value or expect that the courier will pay it all for you, add a surcharge on top and ask you to pay before they'll give you the goods. For this reason I don't buy from N America.

Quick google seems to suggest Ekosport have them in black for about £166 which feels like a better bet.

 

[AlpedHuez]

Quick google seems to suggest Ekosport have them in black for about £166 which feels like a better bet.

I have to have them in Forza. B95 is out of stock everywhere, even when it shows up on initial search. My order with Speck Sports fell through - order was cancelled after they came back with out of stock. Depending on total price, another Euro outfit could still be better, but we shall see.

 

[Rod9301]

If it's sent by mail, you will not have to pay anything

 

[AlpedHuez]

Did some further searching and found some for reasonable price at Sport Conrad, in Germany. Good outfit -- I had got my Mach1s from them, last season. The display image shows black but description says Forza Orange.

 

[Wilhelmson]

If the vat or whatever excise isnt paid upon purchase how are you required to pay?

Corbets wouldnt ship ski to the us last month. Sports condrad amd snowleader are good. I didnt see great European prices this year.