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Yeah, I'm not complaining about the customs charge, but do feel PF sticking an extra charge on is a bit cheeky. I'll let you know the value cn*carbon marked it as.
I've bought some electronics and bits for a couple of drones before and never had to pay customs, but I guess a pair of wheels is a bit more obvious (and high value).
TurtleRecall-
I got that; it is damn cheeky, especially when they've already been paid to actually post the thing by whoever sent it.
Quoting directly from their little customs guide, these are their reasons:• Presenting your parcels to Border Force, opening them for
inspection if required and storing them if Border Force wishes
to investigate further.
• Repackaging your items once they are returned to us.
• Paying customs duty or VAT due on your behalf.
• Writing to you to advise you of your outstanding payment.
• Storing your items securely until you can make payment.
(http://www.parcelforce.com/sites/default/files/Customs%20leaflet.pdf)Basically everything domestic post gets for free, because they've already been paid by the seller.
Given that items under the (marked?) value of £35 don't pay anything (presumably more hassle than it's worth), maybe the price is a bit steep to offset that stuff beling allowed in for free?
Lukas
Would be interested to know what value CN marked them down as on the export packing slip. £30ish import VAT on what's probably a £300+ set of wheels still isn't bad. Still roughly half what you should legally be asked to pay.
I recently paid £21 (incl. £8 PF handling fee) for a rim that cost me £91 in the Ali 11/11 sale. Box was marked as being worth $48... (= £40ish at the time, so should have had VAT of about £8).
Guessing HMRC are pretty wise to imports being marked down from their true cost/value, so to an extent, they just make it up as they go along.