Royal Mail handling fee/customs charges

[Stormtrooper37]

The whole customs thing is very hit and miss. The last 3 things I purchased from the US all should have had custom charges, but thankfully none attracted a fee. I think one was marked as $7 and a gift (thank you seller it cost way more than $7), another was marked as $380 and gift but still sailed through no problem and the other marked as $50 but no fee either

Guess I was lucky :?

 

[Frunkstar]

I got that sick of being charged & re charged with fees & charges even after putting the correct 55 tax code on parcels that I just admitted defeat & now have everything sent marked as gift & of a low value below $35 & if I loose a parcel just take it on the chin as customs & parcel force/royal mail tax charges etc suck big time & lets face it - they don't give a flying ****, same as with every other dam tax - when are they bringing the window tax back?? as I would not put it past them :x

 

[weasel]

Norway is NOT a member of the EU, never has, never will be, just to end the confusion right here.... :lol:

When I read the previous post, I knew that was coming! :lol:

A country with sense!

 

[lee gray]

I am done getting items from the states if seller wont do me a favour and mark as a 30 dollar gift, just got a bill frpm parcelforce of £208 custom fees and £44 handling, its stupid and on top of that sold something on ebay for £700, fees were £70 and then paypal took another £40 , its just throwing money down the drain....its all a rip off, best thing is to sell local in same country and pay gift lol

 

[poncho]

after reading this thread, ive just won my first moc from the states and asked the seller to mark item as gift and the value under $20. was this the right thing todo? i hope i dont get stung when it gets to the uk :roll:

 

[lee gray]

if he marks it as 20 dollar gift then you are fine.