customs?taxes when shipping goods?

[Jane35]

Hi There
Im thinking of ordering some shoes from a store in US that ships to uk,I remember reading a thread on customs charges?
Does anyone know how its worked out?The shoes are $140 any idea how much it would cost me and where i would pay it????
Thank you
jane :confused2

[*source*]

I ordered some stuff from Victorias Secret and had to pay about £23 (forget the amount I spent but maybe $160??)

My friend ordered over $250 of items from Victorias Secret and she had to pay £18...

I have NO IDEA how they work it out :nonono: :pgig:

[highlander447]

Hi it mainly depends on the carrier the amount u pay as they can add an admin charge as well basically it can work out at 50% or even more

[Jane35]

I am odering them from Nordstrom.Who do I pay the money to?


Thanks for you replies
Jane :grin:

[disney dave]

jane,, depends on courier, I.ve recently had something from WDW, came with UPS, i paid the driver, they normally have the payment slip with them, the cost is always on the slip, you should get a copy of the payment slip. my goods cost $90, cost me just under £20 for customs.

dave

[Sunnygal]

If the goods are itemised pricewise on the customs declaration you are allowed to recieve £18 before paying taxes.

If marked as a gift i think it,s £36 before taxes are added.

You may get a charge,you may not depending on what courier is used.If they are delivered by parcelforce you always recieve an additional charge of £8,thats a handling charge they add.Thats on top of any customs charges.

I,ve always found items delivered by royal mail dont incur charges but maybe i,ve been lucky with them.Parcelforce i,ve always had to pay.

Regards Nickki

[wendy7654]

HI, i received goods from Las vegas and had to pay an extra £28.00 in total. £13.50 of this was Parcel Force charge for handling the package, the Item was £100 in total.

However I did not receive any extra charges for a large package sent from america!! this was bought via the shops own website.

I too do not know how this works. :confused2

[WindwardGal]

I ordered a lot of stuff for Christmas off Us sites and some NYDJeans for myself and some for a friend off US Ebay.
I paid varying amounts from 0 to £30!
I bought perfume for £43 from Fragrance.net for my O/H mum and had it sent gift wrapped she had nothing to pay! I had to pay £13.90 on my Jeans as the woman didn't sendthem as a gift which if she had would not have got a charge according to customs! As a gift you are allowed £35 or $70 free.
The jeans for my friend were sent as a gift and there was no charge.
I also think its luck of the draw as the amounts they charge never seem to relate!
Still worth buying stuff though.

[Sarah A]

Hi we are going to disney at the end of this year, wondered if you are able to send items back to the uk. For friends and family, as they want me to get them items.
Can anyone advise please.
Thanks

[jan2794]

its easy to send items back there is a post office on a street just of international drive, sorry can't remember name. there is also a post office at mall at millenium beside the public toilets. also if u buy items at disney they will ship them home for u. i bought a large item and it was here two days after i had paid for it lluckily my son was not on hol with us and got parcel

[K Walshe]

I bought 2 hoodies of abercrombie costing 79.99 each then $55 deliver and had to pay customs about €60 making the hoodies cost €110 each not much of a saving