Hi all
Does anyone have post-Brexit experience of importing a new hand-made flute, for personal use, from an EU maker into the UK? VAT, import tax, customs clearance procedures, CITES or other certificates of origin? I don't find the official Customs and Revenue website pages at all clear.
IMPORT TO UK POST-BREXIT
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Prana
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Re: IMPORT TO UK POST-BREXIT
Although not a flute I did import a set of new ebony and boxwood Uilleann Pipes from Germany. No Cites involved.
I paid import duty (I believe 20%) to the courier then import vat, customs duty and handling charge to Parcel Force.
All I did was pay the bills as they were sent to me, I didn't have to complete any forms. Clearance does seem to be taking longer than pre Brexit and obviously more expensive.
Hope this helps
I paid import duty (I believe 20%) to the courier then import vat, customs duty and handling charge to Parcel Force.
All I did was pay the bills as they were sent to me, I didn't have to complete any forms. Clearance does seem to be taking longer than pre Brexit and obviously more expensive.
Hope this helps