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RE: Re: [OT] US to UK - VAT/Duty
- Subject: RE: Re: [OT] US to UK - VAT/Duty
- From: "Phil Dye" <phil@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 09:28:52 +0100
> From: UKHA [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]=20
> iirc gifts aren't subject to duty...
Sorry - http://www.hmce.gov.uk/forms/notices/143.htm#P126_7899
states;
A gift is not free of duty and VAT merely because it is a gift. The EC
agre=
ement allows them to be imported free of charges only if they comply with
t=
hese rules:
1. The value of the goods must not exceed 45 EURO (currently =A336).
2. They must be correctly declared.
3. They must have been sent from a private person abroad to another person
=
in this country.
4. The gift must be for the use of either yourself or your family.
5. There is no commercial or trade element and they have not been paid for
=
either directly or indirectly.
6. Any alcohol, tobacco products, perfumes or toilet waters are within the
=
allowances shown in paragraph 3.4. anything over those allowances is
liable=
to charges.
7. They must be of an occasional nature only, such as a birthday or
anniver=
sary.
--=20
phil
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