UK HMRC Charges

[spirit_of_will]

Does anyone have any recent experience with dealing with our chums at HMRC? I've just had a charge note in for a recent purchase and no matter how I try to work things out I can't see how they have arrived at the charges they have... I'm assuming they have used the weight of the whole package rather than just the tobacco as the excise duty using their calculations comes out at 500 grams and I reckon I should be paying for 300g. Seeing as you then pay VAT on the whole lot it all adds up to quite a difference...

I'm going to get it paid and dispute later - anyone had to do anything similar recently?

Happy to chat via PM if that helps keep this all within forum rules etc.

Cheers!

Will

[Bigboned]

I had something similar from Irish customs. They opened package for inspections, lifted the cab out of box counted the 25 smokes but still charged me based on gross weight inc. Wooden box
The bill they gave me was more than I paid for the smokes so I told the theiving gits to shove it and destroy them, then promptly ordered another box which got thru no problem.