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TCTom
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 Posted - 12/04/2018 : 21:40:59
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I'm sending parts from the USA to UK for repair and return and don't want the vendor to have to cope with VAT, duty, and customs.
Carrier is USPS - the post office.
What forms and notations should I use/make so we don't run into problems?
I'll list and insure for correct value.
Thanks!
Tom Wilson
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NeilC
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/04/2018 : 00:28:26
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| I dont know what forms you need from USPS you'll have to ask them. However your shipment will be liable for duty and vat coming into the UK, assuming it has a value. It depends if you want to pay the duty and vat liability or let the receiver pay for it once customs have calculated the duty and vat based on your declaration. If you don't want the received to pay these charges, you will have to send it DDP, delivered duty paid, to ensure that the person on the other side gets it without delay. For something like this, I would use a carrier like FedEx or UPS and not the post office and declare and pay the duty and VAT up front. When they send it back to you they should use a carrier as well and send it back as DDU, delivered duty unpaid, so you are liable for the charges when you receive the items back. Someone will call you to ask for payment from the carrier, send you a bill, or ask for COD for the charges. Hope that helps. |
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/04/2018 : 07:09:16
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Tom,
The company in the U.K. doing the repairs can use Inward Processing to get relief from Customs Duty and import VAT on goods that are imported from outside the EU to be processed, and then exported outside the EU. See - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/inward-processing
Simon J
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TCTom
USA
274 Posts |
Posted - 13/04/2018 : 20:00:46
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Thanks Guys. I think we have it figured out now.
Tom Wilson
Zionsville, IN USA |
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