Importing goods from Thailand - Tax

[admarlow]

How do you calculate how much tax you are ment to pay on items you import from outside the EU?

[eden1]

Im not sure exactly how tax is calculated however I bought some furniture in Thailand and had it shipped to the UK Via Uniserve.

The charges were as follows
Customs entry �38.50
UK Transport �200.00
Terminal handling �111.43
Documentation �15.00
Presentation 15.00
Security fee � �3.50
I then had to pay about �200.00 VAT

All in all my bargin from Thailand became quite expensive. Having said that I love it and dont regret buying it. Its so unique and no one else has one.

hope this is useful

Eden1