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Urgent, calculating import duties from US to UK
« on: October 15, 2008, 09:43:39 pm »
Does any body know what the import duty rate is for bringing in items from the US? the items will be secondhand data terminals - so electronics, computer related, they are whole units and will have a total value of around $40,000.

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Re: Urgent, calculating import duties from US to UK
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2008, 10:07:57 pm »
Ian

Last time I imported something (a shotgun), I phoned the Customs & Excise and they told me what the duty would be. 

Can't say what the duty is on electronic goods - appears there is a different duty for different articles, so give them a ring.

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Re: Urgent, calculating import duties from US to UK
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2008, 10:11:20 pm »
Thanks Del, will give them a call.

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Re: Urgent, calculating import duties from US to UK
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2008, 10:33:48 am »
But Del was importing a shotgun, they probably didn't want to upset him.

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Re: Urgent, calculating import duties from US to UK
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2008, 11:38:04 am »
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Re: Urgent, calculating import duties from US to UK
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2008, 02:23:02 pm »
Does any body know what the import duty rate is for bringing in items from the US? the items will be secondhand data terminals - so electronics, computer related, they are whole units and will have a total value of around $40,000.

Is worth "shopping" around for the relevent import code number for the goods. Mains powered stuff charges a higher rate than less than 60v.
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