Customs Duty.

TJExcalibur

TJExcalibur

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Just ordered a TBS 6925 PCI-E DVB-S2 TV Tuner Card from BuyDVB online store. Are there any customs duties to pay when it arrives?
 
There's a fair chance that there will, although a lot of these companies ship as gifts or samples and don't get stung for duty, a bit worrying really, as there's probably millions of pounds worth of product coming into the UK duty free, yet anything going the other way attracts duty.
 
TJExcalibur said:
Just ordered a TBS 6925 PCI-E DVB-S2 TV Tuner Card from BuyDVB online store. Are there any customs duties to pay when it arrives?
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Nothing to pay this end if you're using DHL Express. Comes into Heathrow and then to your door via DHL's service points.
 
Llew said:
Nothing to pay this end if you're using DHL Express. Comes into Heathrow and then to your door via DHL's service points.
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I know that's good for us, but surely that must be wrong.
 
rolfw said:
I know that's good for us, but surely that must be wrong.
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Right or wrong Rolf, I'm only going by my experience with the particular item in question.
 
Wasn't insinuating that your were wrong, but that it is wrong.
 
rolfw said:
Wasn't insinuating that your were wrong, but that it is wrong.
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This section explains DHL's processing of items through customs into EU territory. I expect stuff does get checked occasionally, but providing DHL's shipping invoices are accurate, I suppose most of their packages get the nod through.

_http://www.cn.dhl.com/en/express/shipping/customs_support/import_control_system.html#containerpar_expandablelist_0
 
Thanks for the info. Maybe my little package will slip through but I agree the government must be losing loads in lost revenue. I prefer to buy in the UK but ShopDVB appears to have a good reputation.
 
rolfw said:
There's a fair chance that there will, although a lot of these companies ship as gifts or samples and don't get stung for duty, a bit worrying really, as there's probably millions of pounds worth of product coming into the UK duty free, yet anything going the other way attracts duty.
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Yes it is strange I have bought stuff from ebay where the shipper is in China or Malaysia or Taiwan or HongKong never yet had to pay any duty and I have to say it has puzzled me as well, only small inexpensive items like micro mice etc but still it all adds up.
 
Last year I ordered a BluRay box set from Play.com in the UK. It didn't turn up, I cancelled it and got my credit card refunded. A few days later the postwoman arrives with the original order but tells me there is €8 duty to pay because the order was despatched from the Channel Islands. Ok, I've got a cheap box set but needless to say I don't order with Play.com now.
 
I buy quite a bit from 7 day shop in the Channel Islands, but you can be liable to duty if the value is over £15 I believe.
 
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