Unknown delivery with customs charge

[Tungtvann]

Got a note through the door saying the local post collections centre has a package for me, with a fairly hefty customs charge. No idea what it is, as I can't recall anything that I have ordered that's outstanding, let alone from outside the EU and that'd incur such a fee! I thought items under a certain amount didn't incur a charge? There's a handling fee on top of that as well!

Feels a bit dodgy to me and I don't want to go and pay a load of money for something I don't want or is a load of crap. Reckon I could go and have a look at it and then say 'nah, ram it'?

COULD BE A STING! I saw it in a programme once.

[waffles]

Who is the card from? If it's from the Royal Mail you can go to your local sorting office and ask them who it is from, my local sorting office used to bring parcels to the window and show me what it was so I could decide if I wanted to fork out for their blackmail fee or not.

I think you get charged an £8 flat fee plus a percentage of the value of the goods which sucks as the they don't seem to like working out the currency exchange.
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[Tungtvann]

Yes, Royal Mail. I may go to the sorting office tomorrow and have a look at it, wouldn't want any old random unsolicited shit costing me money. Thanks.

[wr6133]

Anyone you know sending fags back from Afghan?

[yen_powell]

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[MattEMulsion]

Hopefully there will be the name or address of the sender on the package somewhere.
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[Tungtvann]

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An Ebay purchase? I've been caught a couple of times with customs fees, when the items, supposedly in the UK, actually came from the far east. I think the limit is around £50 before HMRC want their slice.
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[doggone]

I've had this happen once, and it was for another place with similar name 5 miles away. Chances are you will find the same sort of mistake.

The way it usually works here now, you get a letter before it leaves the local depot, stating charges to be paid and you do it online - then they deliver as normal.
Might not be the same in all areas.

UPS will ask for cash to cover it on your step.
You don't know how much it will be so surprised that doesn't catch a lot of people out.
Here we might not have more than £50 cash knocking about!

[Tungtvann]

Turns out I did order it but I thought it was coming from inside the EU.

There was no import duty, it was all VAT and a 'handling' fee. Load of bullshit really, fuck HMRC and Royal Mail. Makes me feel better now that I brought over a grand's worth of stuff back with me from NY and didn't declare any of it, get it up ye!

[Wonko The Sane]

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[Wonko The Sane]