The Wholesale Forums

[rfowler]

Hello, I just bought some things from a guy in China and its getting deliveried via EMS will i get charged tax when it get delivered?

[geosamm]

Yes VAT on the goods and the shipping and possibly import duty at the appropriate level.
I am assuming, of course, that as this is a wholesale forum you are intending to sell the goods for a profit, They are not samples and that they are legal.
If they are not legal there is a chance you will not have to pay any taxes or duties......
in this case you will not receive the goods but you may receive a visit from C&E and or Trading standards, a fine, a custodial sentence or a combination of any of the above
Hope this helps

[ADC]

Originally Posted by geosamm

Yes VAT on the goods and the shipping and possibly import duty at the appropriate level.
I am assuming, of course, that as this is a wholesale forum you are intending to sell the goods for a profit, They are not samples and that they are legal.
If they are not legal there is a chance you will not have to pay any taxes or duties......
in this case you will not receive the goods but you may receive a visit from C&E and or Trading standards, a fine, a custodial sentence or a combination of any of the above
Hope this helps

What are you trying to do? Scare the poor guy to death.

Chances are if it's ems you won't have to pay any. If they are fakes they could be seized and destroyed. And that will normally be the last you hear of it, unless you keep trying to import more fakes in which cas they will come after you.

[hardwareheroes]

Originally Posted by rfowler

Hello, I just bought some things from a guy in China and its getting deliveried via EMS will i get charged tax when it get delivered?

What are you buying if its not too nosey to ask?

[rfowler]

damn am just ordering some Cisco course books you jokers from students who are going to study ccna and ccnp courses.

[geosamm]

now that information changes the complexion of the original question. I not sure about this area but if you ring your local vat office and ask if there is any vat or duty to pay on educational information [in book form] imported from china they will give you the lowdown. Talk to them... they dont bite. Unless your trying to bring fakes, copies or illegal items in.
I apologise for my original response, but the original question was so ambiguous I tried to cover all the angles. Even with EMS, usually, a form is completed by the sender to state what the contents of the package are and what the purpose is ie gift samples etc. it usually depends on the information on the form as to whether or not tax and duties are payable.

[Andy777]

I think there is no VAT on educational materials or it's only 5%.

[rfowler]

thanks guys, will contact them

[geosamm]

Originally Posted by rfowler

thanks guys, will contact them

There ya go you see... ask the right question and you get the right help... hope everything works out OK for you