tax

[angel9]

does any one know about importing clothes from usa&how much tax i would have to pay?

[T]

Normally you will have to pay duty and VAT on any goods you import which have a value greater than �18.00.

 The rate of duty is dependant on the item you are purchasing but on most clothing it is generally 12%, this is payable on the total value of goods plus any shipping/postage charge you may incur.

 If however the total duty payable is less than �7.00 you will not be charged.

 There is currently an additional duty charge on some U.S. origin goods because of EU sanctions, this is currently 15% and will rise by 1% each month until the sanction is cancelled by the EU (there is a strong possibility this will be in the near future). This additional charge is very item specific and you can only find out if it applies once a Tariff has been identified for the goods you are buying.

 VAT is payable at the standard rate of 17.5% with the exception of childrens clothing which is VAT free.

VAT is payable on the total of the goods plus shipping charges plus any duty payable.

 Hope this helps.

[Bangkok]

The only thing I can add to the excellent answer above is that some US mail order shops offer to provide a shipping invoice at a lower value to reduce the duty and VAT payable.  This is not a good idea as UK Customs do sometimes review declared values and it may lead to delays in clearance, penalties and / or forfeit of the goods.