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I have a gift coming from the USA, it's a Microphone and a Shockmount, value of $50. It's been stuck in Heathrow in London (Assuming customs) so I just wanna ring them up and see if anythings up. Also does anyone know if I'll have to pay taxes for a $50 gift? Thanks
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If marked as "Gift" and Customs have no reason to suspect any different there shouldn't be a VAT Charge.

As to a direct contact number, I have searched for a public contact since the start of this board, unfortunately, I am still looking :sad:
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Post by Enya1998 »

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:If marked as "Gift" and Customs have no reason to suspect any different there shouldn't be a VAT Charge.

As to a direct contact number, I have searched for a public contact since the start of this board, unfortunately, I am still looking :sad:

Hey, You can ring up HM Revenue and Customs and they have all the info. Just found out today that my item was cleared and told me how much VAT I have to pay (Item wasnt declared as a gift).