I have tried to find this out on RM website with no luck AND my local PO did not know.
I want to buy a printed curcuit board from a vendor in China. Its a electronics company and says it registered in the UK for VAT/DUTY and this is paid at source when ordering,so thats easy for me.
So i will go with Royal Mail Airmail option over the DHL/FED EX .
What i can not find out is on the initial shipping cost will this include handling charge? It clearly says tax/duty paid no mention of handling. This could really effect the cost.The item is around £35.
Any info would really help,thanks
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Re: Overseas shipping paid at source qusetion
Surley an item for just £35 from China would not incur any extra tax or any kind of handling charge.
https://transferwise.com/gb/import-duty/from-china
Random website but it says it how it is.
Any goods under £135
No charge
https://transferwise.com/gb/import-duty/from-china
Random website but it says it how it is.
Any goods under £135
No charge
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It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
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Re: Overseas shipping paid at source qusetion
Hello, Thanks for the reply. I found info site very confusing.
A site like the one you link says that the £135 has been scraped and tax/duty is paid on everything up to apx£800 now,the something else starts?
But its the handling i am concerned about,another similar site said that everything regardless of cost goes through customs and this is what the handling charge is,this varies with RM and DHL,FEDEX etc.
If its £35 or £350 it still gets handled through customs.
I was hoping that paying at source would cover everything,so i have no nasty surprises.
I had to buy some special size screws from China several years ago, was about £2, the plastic bag was tiny,as big as the label,had to pay RM £10 or £12 before i could have it.
A site like the one you link says that the £135 has been scraped and tax/duty is paid on everything up to apx£800 now,the something else starts?
But its the handling i am concerned about,another similar site said that everything regardless of cost goes through customs and this is what the handling charge is,this varies with RM and DHL,FEDEX etc.
If its £35 or £350 it still gets handled through customs.
I was hoping that paying at source would cover everything,so i have no nasty surprises.
I had to buy some special size screws from China several years ago, was about £2, the plastic bag was tiny,as big as the label,had to pay RM £10 or £12 before i could have it.
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My kids buy stuff from China and have never had a handling charge, and they spend more than £35.
I personally think you're panicking for no reason, and the regarding £2 buy, you just got unlucky.
We (Royal Mail) have tons AND tons of stuff from there no problem.
I personally think you're panicking for no reason, and the regarding £2 buy, you just got unlucky.
We (Royal Mail) have tons AND tons of stuff from there no problem.
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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Re: Overseas shipping paid at source qusetion
Thanks for taking the time to help,i will give it a go then.