This item is being shipped from China and the transit country is NL. Royal Mail has sent me this email before the item even reached UK.","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52433048","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"bozo007"},"datePublished":"2024-03-21T18:45:52.000Z","text":"Royal Mail was electronically notified of the shipment manifest including the declared value which is actually close to £150. What Royal Mail probably doesn't know is that VAT is already included because the seller didn't break it out."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52433776","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"AndyRoyd"},"datePublished":"2024-03-21T20:32:10.000Z","text":"The curveball gotcha:
note the perpetually repeated phrasing used within legislation / HMRC guidance includes the word \"worth\" not \"paid\",
so if HMRC notes that Aliexpress states its tat is highly discounted then HMRC may conclude it is not tat and is in fact \"worth\" considerably more than the amount \"paid\" (otherwise why would you have purchased from Ali if a similar product was available locally at similar price?) and so additional fees may be due,
plus the courier's admin fee."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52438091","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"DaveG46"},"datePublished":"2024-03-22T14:03:13.000Z","text":"I've got one of these today China via NL my order was just under £190,so I wait to see what they'll charge me"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52467200","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"sapstar"},"datePublished":"2024-03-27T08:11:36.000Z","text":"I just got a text message from royal mail confirming I have a £37 customs charge for this item I already paid vat for. Is they a way to claim this money back? It's fair to charge vat, but quite unfair to charge it twice..."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52467501","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"splatsplatsplat"},"datePublished":"2024-03-27T09:04:12.000Z","text":"Don't assume that text is not a scam btw."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52468279","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"sapstar"},"datePublished":"2024-03-27T10:58:57.000Z","text":"Not hoping this will go my way, but found this form to claim incorrect customs charges. Will try and see what happens.
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