If you pay your supplier USD$3000 (let’s call it £2000) for your
goods, the UK Duty rating for these particular goods is 3.5% and the
shipping quote is £300 then:
UK Duty = 3.5 % of £2000 = £70.00
VAT = 20 % of (UK Duty [£70] + Shipping [£300] + Cost of the goods
[£2000]) = £474.00
These calcs don't seem to consider Duty.
Depending on how it was labelled:
14% https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff/commodities/8712003090
15% https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff/commodities/8712007099
https://www.shippo.co.uk/faqs/what-duties-and-taxes-will-i-have-to-pay/#Duty_and_VAT_Estimator