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[Ems1]

Well heres the question:
I ordered some kids clothing from america,they arrived as promised but on the docket attached to the parcel there was no specification of them being kids clothes,they were just marked as cotton shirts and therefore i was charged the full 17.5% VAT.Now correct me if im wrong but i thought kids clothing was zero rated when it comes to VAT so is it possible to claim it back?Any help would be great!!

[D M]

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsP...ent#P233_27221

[Ems1]

that page contains info on duties,does the same apply to VAT?

[greedyboy]

As the commercial invoice incorrectly described the contents you little or no chance of an appeal.

[MustHaveMobiles]

CAn you not get the supplier to reinvoice with correct description so as to counter the incorrectly labelled package??

[Ems1]

are suppliers allowed to "reinvoice" once the items have passed through customs???

[anotheruser]

Yes. There are a number of things which are not written in tablets of stone. One of these is that mistakes can be corrected. You cannot be reasonably punished for somebody else's mistake, so of course you can ask them to correct it.

If they won't, however, you will have to foot the VAT bill.

By the way, it's not a re-invoice, unless they cancel the old one. Rather, it is a correction to it.

[Ems1]

so what you reckon ask my supplier to re-issue an invoice then contact HMRC?

[anotheruser]

Yup. Simple as that. As an overseas supplier, they may well not be aware of the distinction in British tax law between adult and childrens' clothing. When you explain there is a difference, they shouldn't find it too much trouble to help you.

[Ems1]

thanks for the help guys AGAIN!!!!! lol