Exorbitant freight charges

Take a look at www.parcelforce.com. USA is zone 10, 10kg is £106.15 + VAT for priority tracked service.

Gordon.

You do not pay any VAT when any parts are shipped out of the country. I get parts for a friend of mine in the USA, and if it is shipped to the would-be owner in North America, the VAT is not payable. Ask Norvil as I have done this a lot of times for a friend of mine in Arizona. I send lots of parts to the USA, and I have never heard of this VAT added to shipping. A dealer has never had to pay this as it hasleft the country. They other way is to get someone in England who is going to North America, and put it into his luggage and post it to you in the US. I did this also for a friend of mine in Colorado when I went to Boston.

You could always claim the VAT back via the emabassy, in America,as the parts left the country to go to the USA.

Previously wrote:

I know that freight charges from the UK to the US are high, typically about 2 times the cost as from the US to the UK.

Here is my current situation: The cylinder head for my Model 50 is finished at Mike Pemberton's and he is quoting me something like GBP185.00 to ship it back to me, plus some VAT at 20% plus a GBP35.00 charge for "customs charges".

These are the charges that he is being quoted as follows:

the £185 is the shipping cost and that is subject to VAT at 20%. Then any item that I ship to a none EU country has a separate charge of £35 for customs paperwork, this is completely out of my control.The company that I use is XDP.Anyone have knowledge of these type of charges? I do not believe that there are any VAT charges applicable on export activity????And what is with the GBP35.00 for customs paperwork? Is this something that I can do myself and avoid this charge?Please understand that I do NOT believe that Mike is gouging me on this. It is just what this XDP company is quoting him.Please help if you can.ThanksMike Sullivanhello which courier are you sending it with , I sent Anders Larrson A Es2 Engine To Stockholm for £153 sent with DHL and it was there within 3 days Yours Anna J

Hi all,

Why not try www.interparcel.com? The buyer arranges the courier to collect the consignment from the seller so you only pay in effect the cost price though there may be customs charges still to pay. You will need to know the size and weight of the parcel though.

Members of my family have used this with total success and it also saves hassle if you are the seller as the buyer does all the work for you but you still need to pack it!

Thanks

Jim

Previously wrote:

I know that freight charges from the UK to the US are high, typically about 2 times the cost as from the US to the UK.

Here is my current situation: The cylinder head for my Model 50 is finished at Mike Pemberton's and he is quoting me something like GBP185.00 to ship it back to me, plus some VAT at 20% plus a GBP35.00 charge for "customs charges".

These are the charges that he is being quoted as follows:

the £185 is the shipping cost and that is subject to VAT at 20%. Then any item that I ship to a none EU country has a separate charge of £35 for customs paperwork, this is completely out of my control.The company that I use is XDP.Anyone have knowledge of these type of charges? I do not believe that there are any VAT charges applicable on export activity????And what is with the GBP35.00 for customs paperwork? Is this something that I can do myself and avoid this charge?Please understand that I do NOT believe that Mike is gouging me on this. It is just what this XDP company is quoting him.Please help if you can.ThanksMike Sullivan

Purchase of goods and services in the UK is subject to a charge of 20%VAT. Mike is an unpaid tax collecto for Her Majesty's Government, as are all traders who are VAT registered. I believe that if it is going to a non-EU country the recipient can reclaim VAT back ... but may then be asked to pay local taxes and possibly import duty.

If you wanted more control, why not ask Mike to get the cylinder head ready for collection and then you can arrange the logistics company of your choice to collect it?

Ian

I can only speak from experience - we used to manufacture specialist model railway products and were VAT registered. When we bought in supplies for an export customer we claimed back the VAT charged to us on our next VAT return. When we posted the items we did not add VAT to the customer's invoice, but had to retain documentary proof that the parcel had been exported to outside the EU. If we used Parcelforce we just paid the normal fee at the post office - this is based on weight and value (if extra insurance was required). On arrival at another country the customs and/or post office there applied duty, tax, etc. before delivery. We never had problems with parcels sent to the USA.

We also imported goods, such as electric motors from Japan. Initially we were asked by UK Customs and Excise to use an import agent and pay appropriate fees. I asked them to send me the necessary forms, completed them easily and avoided any agency fees, but did pay import duty (based on goods type and value + carriage cost) and VAT on the total. Again, the VAT was claimed back.

I have recently bought and sold bike parts by eBay and found that the www.Parcel2Go.com website is excellent. You put in the senders and recipients country, parcel weight, length, height, width and value and get a quote for all the main parcels companies. Make a choice and you can book collection and pay on line. All are collected from you within a day or two.

Andy Mullins