anyone bought from ebay.com??

[dudeskin]

hi all, i've seen a part i'm after on ebay.com, and its a good price. but can anyone tell me if i would get stung for import tax?
or any other charges i could face which would make it not worth it.

cheers,

dudeskin
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[Barry_M2]

Depends on how much the part is?
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Make sure you get postage costs from the seller.
Sometimes the cost of this makes it not viable to buy.

If you can arrange for postage via old fashioned US postal service. If it's sent via courier these will often add on taxes and administration fees.

You may still get stung for VAT plus Import Duty but you need to check on the type of item to see how much import duty should be.

If you search on this forum there has been some previous threads for importing from the U.S.


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[tzr]

I've bought loads of stuff from America, China, Taiwan in the £10-80 range and never incurred any import tax. The sellers generally lie on the information sheet stuck to the package and they mostly get through unchecked.

Could happen though, in which case I suppose you could refuse the customs charge and claim non-delivery

[doggone]

Import tax doesn't apply if the item is 'used' either.

[petemell]

Email the seller and ask if the cost can be cut down on the customs declaration then save on customs fees and import duty.

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[Ichy]

Loads of previous posts with the same question.

Don't bother asking them to mark it as a gift. Its almost like an urban legend, it won't work and most sellers realise they are open to fraud charges if they get caught.

Postage from the US has risen dramatically this year making the cost of import slightly less appealing. Despite this there are still some bargains to be had. Just price it all up, expect to pay tax and be pepared to wait a month for it to arrive. Still worth it?
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[Louise]

Brought 2 items from the US this month and not had any problems.
One I got stung on was the PSP which I got before the release in the UK.
Cost me £40 in charges.

[Itchy]

£ is tanking against the USD anyway , was £1 - $2 around march , its now £1 - $1.85.
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