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Exactly my point. If a seller wont add value at nominal amount ($10). Then I would say unless its a super expensive piece, its often not bothering with ebay anymore. For example on a $40
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i suppose on the lesser value items its not the end of the world,but then again we can all usually get most of the lower end items here in the uk,so im not sure its worth buying them from the st
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Don't forget postage is included when customs work out the value.
Just came across this piece of information on Ebay's website. Thought it might be useful to remember.
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Confused by the rules and regulations - worried whether or not you will get charged VAT on overseas purchases? Here is simplified explanation - hope it helps!
Provided your purchases are NOT Excise goods, such as cigarettes, tobacco, alcohol etc. then you are allowed to purchase items to the value of UK £36.00 to import into the UK provided the seller ticks the "gift" box on the customs form when they post it .... (as at October 2007) this means your items can come to a total of about:
51.54 Euros
$73.00 US Dollars
$81.87 Austrailian Dollars
8591.00 Japanese Yen
for other currencies or working out other amounts go to eBay's handy currency converterhttps://pages.ebay.co.uk/services/buyandsell/currencyconverter.html
If the seller ticks the 'merchandise' box then you are only allowed UK £18 before incurring the interest of the VAT man before you will get charged VAT.
Be warned - Parcel Force also levy a handling charge for having to collect the Customs Duty - for example, say the VAT charge is UK £20.00, they will charge another £13.50 on top!
Edited by Tai-Pan