A : → According to HM Revenue and Customs, Goods sent as a gift are not free of import duties and import VAT. However, customs duty will not be collected if the amount is less than 7 pound sterling, and import VAT is not chargeable if:-the value of the gift does not exceed 36 pound sterling -the customs declaration is completed correctly -the gift has been sent from a private person outside the EU to a private person in the UK -the gift is for the use of either yourself or your family -there is no commercial or trade element and the gift has not been paid for either directly or indirectly -the gift is of an occasional nature only eg for a birthday or anniversary.Please note the purchase of goods from outside the EU to give as a gift to a relative or friend, whether or not addressed to that person, is treated as a ommercial consignment for which the import VAT relief threshold is 18 pound sterling.
Q : → my brothers birthday is coming up this month, i live in UK. i am planning to send him a PS3 by DHL. it would cost me around ?0 but how much will the customs be on it. any suggestions. The PS3 cost around ?50. Any sugestions
