Jun 23 2008
What is the import duty on electronic goods from China to the UK?
if a package is declared at being worth more than £18 both duty and vat are payable.
depends what equipment you’re referring to. a digital camera is free of import duty, vat is charged at 17.5% of value on receipt plus shipping. where as a television or a computer monitor,or even a dvd player, these can be 12 - 14% duty, charged on receipt value inc shipping, the vat is top of everything including duty.
i took those examples from the following link
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPorta…
if you’re unsure, ring the customs national advice service on 0845 010 9000 option 2. they can give you much [...]