Import Duty from Sweden ?

[knighthawk]

Quick question!

Thinking of buying some bits from a seller in Sweden

Will I get hit for import duty and tax etc

Cheers for help

[SlowOne]

Shouldn't do, Sweden are members of the EU. It should be no different from Germany, France, etc. I bought from a Swede and it all came through fine with no charges. HTH

[xfactor]

Just be careful if parcel force get your bits you may get hit for handling fees. Its normally around 8.50 for a kit size box.

[knighthawk]

Magic, cheers for the help lads

[mattr]

Originally Posted by xfactor

Just be careful if parcel force get your bits you may get hit for handling fees. Its normally around 8.50 for a kit size box.

No you won't. And no it isn't.

[Essex2Visuvesi]

Originally Posted by xfactor

Just be careful if parcel force get your bits you may get hit for handling fees. Its normally around 8.50 for a kit size box.

Only if the parcel is sent from outside the EU, Sweden is part of the EU so you should be fine. Norway however isn't

[xfactor]

Originally Posted by mattr

No you won't. And no it isn't.

ER !!!! Yes it can be, ER !!!! Yes it was. ER !!!! And yes I did........ Get charged a handling fee by parcel force.

[mattr]

Originally Posted by xfactor

ER !!!! Yes it can be, ER !!!! Yes it was. ER !!!! And yes I did........ Get charged a handling fee by parcel force.

You were thoroughly robbed blind then. Sweden is in the EU, there are NO tax/duty related handling fees, no import duty, VAT/MOMs is paid at source (inside the EU remember) so parcel farce aren't involved. Except in putting your parcel behind the hedge to be rained on.

Or your seller didn't pay enough for the postage. Which is pretty much impossible at this end, thanks to the way it's all set up.

I'd like to know exactly what you paid 8.50 for.
(Do you want to buy some magic beans too?)

[knighthawk]

Originally Posted by mattr

Sweden is in the EU, there are NO tax/duty related handling fees, no import duty, VAT/MOMs is paid at source (inside the EU remember)

Thank you Matt for the reply, i've just bought some second hand parts and didn't want to get hit

[xfactor]

Originally Posted by mattr

You were thoroughly robbed blind then. Sweden is in the EU, there are NO tax/duty related handling fees, no import duty, VAT/MOMs is paid at source (inside the EU remember) so parcel farce aren't involved. Except in putting your parcel behind the hedge to be rained on.

Or your seller didn't pay enough for the postage. Which is pretty much impossible at this end, thanks to the way it's all set up.

I'd like to know exactly what you paid 8.50 for.
(Do you want to buy some magic beans too?)

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[mattr]

If you are gullible enough to hand over money without understanding why. You deserve all you get.

[xfactor]

Originally Posted by mattr

If you are gullible enough to hand over money without understanding why. You deserve all you get.

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[justleanitupabit]

Originally Posted by xfactor

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Maybe he could have been a little less.....abrupt....but he's not wrong, Parcelforce only charge a handling fee when they also have to collect import or excise duty and/or VAT.

The only time they charge a handling fee for packages from within the EU is high value packages (IE those greater than €1000)

If you were charged a handling fee for something from Sweden it was most likely an error.

http://www.parcelforce.com/parcelfor...wide-clearance

http://www.parcelforce.com/sites/def...%20leaflet.pdf