Below a certain value, there is no duty to pay. You should be able to get the figure from the Inland Revenue or Customs & Excise website.?
I believe the Royal Mail can be a little lax in their collection of taxes & duties but would have thought that $20?would be below the threshold. May be worth checking it out and seeking a refund if you still have the paperwork.
On 15 Jun 2017 18:07, "Jack Purdum via Groups.Io" <econjack=[email protected]> wrote:
Perhaps it's because the British gov't doesn't like Trump?
Jack, W8TEE
From: terryhugheskirkcudbright via Groups.Io <terryhugheskirkcudbright=yaho[email protected]> To:[email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [BITX20] uk customs
hi can anybody explain the peculiarities of uk customs.
i ordered a dummy load from usa at a cost of about $20 and royal mail charged me ?14 for duty and admin but i ordered my bitx40? from india for $59 and no duty was charged.
