How to declare and prepay excise duty on cigars ordered from abroad

[gt3911]

Yeh, that's to nice of a haul to loose! I'm just tight!

I guess the value wasn't accurately declared!

Enjoy

[Burner]

The Parcelforce charge is completely unjustified it should be no more than ?4.00 on any transaction. Yet there is no way to challenge it - It's simply a tax on import parcels they receive.

[Reuben]

Just wondering how you escaped the 26% customs duty on the cigars. Did you buy from a retailer and send it to yourself?

[DeadBase]

See you next Tuesday Parcelforce

Cool, glad it all worked out.

I hate Parcelforce, I import fairly often, it really irks me when I need to pay the ?13.50 clearance fee on ?4 duty. They seem to have a really tidy contract in which they pick up what feels like 90% of items coming in, plus it tends to add at least another 2 days onto your package arriving. Once upon a time I'd often have a knock at the door with someone who would take the cash for the duty owed, with no extra trimmings.

Although, how you're pleased with paying ?105 ontop I'll never understand! That'd leave an unpleasant sting for me.

The Parcelforce charge is completely unjustified it should be no more than ?4.00 on any transaction. Yet there is no way to challenge it - It's simply a tax on import parcels they receive.

Parcelforce are animals. I'm still trying to get a package from them from before Christmas. They wanted to charge me ?19 worth of taxes plus their handling fee on a package of ?11 worth of soap!!

They seem to have carte blanche to do whatever they want with your parcels and charge you for the pleasure. You have 10 days to respond but if you wish to contest they can take 6 months (and counting) with their thumbs up their arses.

If I was as incompetent at my job I wouldn't expect to be able to turn around to clients and say "There's an extra charge of 122% of the original work due to me not knowing my arse from my elbow. Ta"

[tippexx]

[QUOTE=daverave999;76088]

Is there a list of agreed average weights that is used to calculate duty in the UK?

Doubt there's an agreed list Dave.

But this may be useful for anyone needing to know.


http://ndp.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagescm/7573/$File/havana-house-08.pdf

[StuBoyUK2010]

RE: Customs and duty

In response to this message you can keep the goods and pay the duty for the weight of the box, or you could decline the goods as rejected import and let customs burn them.. Should you choose to reclaim duty, u need to complete a H&E 1179 form NOT A C285 form..

I got caught up in this mess, nothing explained before, and I was footed with a 400 GBP invoice and had to pay regardless of the goods being returned to sender. HMRC did not believe my case, and my appeal was crushed for a refund of 400 pounds. I appealed again, only to be declined in a tribunal court. So I wish you ever success, but word of warning, don't buy overseas, its too costy.. at 400% the price of the goods in DUTY!

So there is a box of cigars I want to buy from abroad, and I want to declare them and pay excise so they won't get destroyed by the good folk at UK borders agency...

But HMRC don't make it easy at all do they??
I'm greeted with a list of hundreds of forms and haven't glot a clue which one to fill in, or how to do it, or how the whole process works?

Does anyone have any experience on this and can offer any help on the process?

[monkey66]

Interesting post Stu, why don't you put up an introduction on newbie greets.

[StuBoyUK2010]

Interesting post Stu, why don't you put up an introduction on newbie greets.

How do i go about that. I'm new

[cj121]

How do i go about that. I'm new

Hey Stu, if youpop onto the main forum page, where all the various areas are, scroll down and you'll see a section named, curiously enough "Newbie Greets"

Pop along and get some

[cohibaIV]

Hey Stu, if youpop onto the main forum page, where all the various areas are, scroll down and you'll see a section named, curiously enough "Newbie Greets"

Pop along and get some

How would you know???

[cj121]

How would you know???

"Welcome to my weird world friends, and be expected to be cut n pasted to as you'd cut n paste unto others!"



Or something like that isn't it?

Ha ha.

Has your PM broke?

[Stevieboy]

"Welcome to my weird world friends, and be expected to be cut n pasted to as you'd cut n paste unto others!"

Ha ha. He's burned you there CIV LOL

[cohibaIV]

"Welcome to my weird world friends, and be expected to be cut n pasted to as you'd cut n paste unto others!"



Or something like that isn't it?

Ha ha.

Has your PM broke?

HA HA HA What ever,,,,

Re PM, no mate. will ring you for chat...

[cohibaIV]

Ha ha. He's burned you there CIV LOL

[cj121]

HA HA HA What ever,,,,

Re PM, no mate. will ring you for chat...

Kule