Customs? USA to UK

[kurtis5561]

Thanks, I get it now. I'll end up paying £27 extra if customs decide to take a look... bloody rip off. Really hoping they don't bother.

Hopefully the seller sent it as a gift then its upto the customs agent if (s)he does pick it up to just waive it through.

Hopefully it won't get picked up, If you bought it through paypal/ebay you could raise a dispute asking for said customs charges back

[Hitman]

Hopefully the seller sent it as a gift then its upto the customs agent if (s)he does pick it up to just waive it through.

Hopefully it won't get picked up, If you bought it through paypal/ebay you could raise a dispute asking for said customs charges back

Hmm dunno if he has, he said nothing at all about customs in the listing or anything... he's shipping it today, so I'll get an email with some info later and I can track it.

Do you know what they look out for when picking something up? Or is it just like every tenth package?

It'll be the size of a watch box, so not very big really. If any customs charges are applied then I'll contact the seller and ask about a refund for some/all of the charges back because he said nothing about them.

Cheers!

[kurtis5561]

Hmm dunno if he has, he said nothing at all about customs in the listing or anything... he's shipping it today, so I'll get an email with some info later and I can track it.

Do you know what they look out for when picking something up? Or is it just like every tenth package?

It'll be the size of a watch box, so not very big really. If any customs charges are applied then I'll contact the seller and ask about a refund for some/all of the charges back because he said nothing about them.

Cheers!

Depends, In mount pleasant (Where most of the US Mail traffic comes through) they pick packages that stand out, or if none stand out to them they pick up random ones, but usually mail (if it comes in a USPS mail bag and not as a parcel) comes in big bags, and they randomly pick bags and check everything in them, they have to search a certain amount each day, If it is a metal watch when it is xrayed in the UK it will likely to be stopped as they will suspect foul play if it is bunched together and metal is emulating from it.

But don't worry they have seen watches before, they will see them in the xray again, Hopefully the nice people (YES you are very nice) at mount pleasant pick the next bag then your alright

[Hitman]

Depends, In mount pleasant (Where most of the US Mail traffic comes through) they pick packages that stand out, or if none stand out to them they pick up random ones, but usually mail (if it comes in a USPS mail bag and not as a parcel) comes in big bags, and they randomly pick bags and check everything in them, they have to search a certain amount each day, If it is a metal watch when it is xrayed in the UK it will likely to be stopped as they will suspect foul play if it is bunched together and metal is emulating from it.

But don't worry they have seen watches before, they will see them in the xray again, Hopefully the nice people (YES you are very nice) at mount pleasant pick the next bag then your alright

Where the hell is mount pleasant btw? It's coming with USPS but I dunno in what exactly. Probably a big pink and green box knowing my luck.

The xray things are like airport ones, aren't they? They mostly pick up substances or they show things such as knives (the shape of metal). Hopefully they'll see it's a watch and let it through...

[kurtis5561]

Where the hell is mount pleasant btw? It's coming with USPS but I dunno in what exactly. Probably a big pink and green box knowing my luck.

The xray things are like airport ones, aren't they? They mostly pick up substances or they show things such as knives (the shape of metal). Hopefully they'll see it's a watch and let it through...

Yeah they are the same ones.

So royal mail will be the UK handler, Mount pleasant, The customs place called mount pleasant is in liverpool and there is a mount pleasant in London, Both have customs facilities.

If you look on Google Maps you will see many different places, But rule of thumb is these mount pleasants are at the airports. I asked my friend who works for customs and he said it could come through Manchester, who aren't as strict as mount pleasant.

Hopefully it won't get caught.

[Hitman]

Yeah they are the same ones.

So royal mail will be the UK handler, Mount pleasant, The customs place called mount pleasant is in liverpool and there is a mount pleasant in London, Both have customs facilities.

If you look on Google Maps you will see many different places, But rule of thumb is these mount pleasants are at the airports. I asked my friend who works for customs and he said it could come through Manchester, who aren't as strict as mount pleasant.

Hopefully it won't get caught.

I'll try and find out which airport deals with Leicester... I asked my dad and he reckons it'll be Nottingham (do they even do airmail?)

I've just thought though... the VAT is placed on items because of competition against UK businesses (cheaper goods in other countries etc), however you can only buy this watch from the USA I think (the company is in the USA and I can't find them on UK websites).

[kurtis5561]

I'll try and find out which airport deals with Leicester... I asked my dad and he reckons it'll be Nottingham (do they even do airmail?)

I've just thought though... the VAT is placed on items because of competition against UK businesses (cheaper goods in other countries etc), however you can only buy this watch from the USA I think (the company is in the USA and I can't find them on UK websites).

It doesn't matter, its based on you have choose to import it into the country, Like if you went to cuba and brought cigars back its based on you have choosen to import them and if you import more than your allowance you will be liable to pay the import duties (Standard duty and VAT)

According to my mate you are Served by the customs centres at Manchester, Heathrow (Mount Pleasant), East Midlands or Newcastle depending on which flight Royal mail bring it over in.