Hi,
I just had a nice chat to a bloke who knows a thing or two about importing goods into the UK. I picked up some good tips, and some good advice to boot.
Anywho, one thing he mentioned to me was regarding brokering goods. He advised me that if I am going to broker goods then I MUST declare the full value of the order and not get the item sent as GIFT/Sample etc. as that is classed as tax avoidance (or Evasion, I cant remember which).
Thought I would just share this info with the forum so that members know what to put down when they are brokering their goods. Telling a potential customer that they 'may' be charged but you do your best to avoid these charges is not at all advisable.
It really made me think hard about brokering as the penalties for doing the above are quite harsh
Cheers
Dave