buying from u.s.a

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buying from u.s.a

By gaz_1
- Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:51 pm #76348 right there seems to be so many companies other there they sell parts for the civic at cheap prices, but what is the import tax like, been looking on vivid racing, go-autoworks and jdmshit
any help would be good
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By CivicTypeR
- Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:44 pm #76487 Any item priced over £38 will be hit with Import Tax, that's the shit law in the UK.
Also if it isn't marked as a gift and is under £38, they sometimes let it slide.

By gaz_1
- Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:19 pm #76502 so buying stuff like bonnets, engines etc will be hammerd by tax

By Carl-Brit
- Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:37 pm #177013 i think if you get them to mark it as a gift you might be lucky and not get taxed some more info on this would be good though im interested :thumb:
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By Ecc0
- Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:00 pm #188649 Right bit of a long one to explain when you import anything the UK will add tax on any items not marked as a gift, this isn't definate as they do check items comming through customs.

If you get stung for tax you'll be charge import tax at 17.5% of the value of the item you've bought and then they put VAT on top of the total value of the item you've bought and the import tax, and then sometimes they will charge customs duty if it works out to be more than £9 or if its value is less than £135 and is not alchole perfume or tobacco.

If the item value is declared as less than you paid for it this will help keep this price down, and if its stated as a gift it must be birthday, wedding gift.
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