Import charges on golf clubs from america

golferAC

anybody able to tell me what i will have to pay extra if i buy theses of ebay



http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cleveland-CG16-Satin-Chrome-Tour-Wedge-Set-CG-16-52-56-60-64-Steel-/141225708165?pt=Golf_Clubs&hash=item20e1b54a85

SnowDrifts

golferAC wrote: »

anybody able to tell me what i will have to pay extra if i buy theses of ebay



http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cleveland-CG16-Satin-Chrome-Tour-Wedge-Set-CG-16-52-56-60-64-Steel-/141225708165?pt=Golf_Clubs&hash=item20e1b54a85

Roughly 25% of the cost of the clubs+delivery. There may be a handling fee added onto the total also. (This handling fee can be waived by sending a short email pointing out that you are not contracted to pay it.)

charlieIRL

I had to pay €70 on clubs that only cost me €140 there last year. Was no talking tp them - got the bill and had to pay it. Fedex paid customs and then I had to pay them.

SnowDrifts

charlieIRL wrote: »

I had to pay €70 on clubs that only cost me €140 there last year. Was no talking tp them - got the bill and had to pay it. Fedex paid customs and then I had to pay them.

The vat and duty are mandatory and you must pay. The Fedex handling charge (normally about €11) is not a charge that you should pay. That aside... paying €70 for clubs and delivery costs of €140 is far too much.

charlieIRL

SnowDrifts wrote: »

The vat and duty are mandatory and you must pay. The Fedex handling charge (normally about €11) is not a charge that you should pay. That aside... paying €70 for clubs and delivery costs of €140 is far too much.

It took the good out of the purchase alright. Shop even put the value and an invoice in the box. When I rang fedex (after second warning about payment) saying I refused to pay that much I was told I must pay it and then take it up directly with customs.

SnowDrifts

charlieIRL wrote: »

It took the good out of the purchase alright. Shop even put the value and an invoice in the box. When I rang fedex (after second warning about payment) saying I refused to pay that much I was told I must pay it and then take it up directly with customs.

Yeah that's shocking. You should have only had to pay €32.30 duty for your clubs. Because the value of your clubs was less than €150, you are not liable to pay duty. So you must only pay vat @23%.

For the OP - duty on golf clubs is 2.7% and then you have vat @23%

Kace

Customs have actually gone crazy now - every opportunity to get the extra revenue is being taken.

I bought something recently for €30 from outside the EU. Because it was valued over €20 I paid the VAT, then of course the €6 charge from An Post.

Another item I bought was not declared properly on the customs form and they opened it, valued it themselves (over-valued it) and I had to pay the VAT on that amount yet again. For the sake of chasing a few Euro in return I didn't bother challenging it.

Very wary now.

shane 007

Customs always value goods/items based on the sale price in Ireland, not in the country of origin price. This has always been the case, even with importing cars.

PARlance

Try and get a VAT refund (for a business) out of the f'ers (Rev Comm) if you want your blood to boil.

They can make you wait up to 6 months to get the money that's due back.

Incompetent, useless and out of touch with reality would me being nice.

Sorry rant over (that's the short version)

It's not long before you're kicked when the shoe is on the other foot.

SnowDrifts

shane 007 wrote: »

Customs always value goods/items based on the sale price in Ireland, not in the country of origin price. This has always been the case, even with importing cars.

That is entirely incorrect. True for VRT. They assess duty and vat on the stated value+shipping on the customs declaration cert.

Senna

The seller states they use USPS, in my experience they are probably the best chance to get through without being stung by customs.
But I bought $300 worth of clubs via FedEx a few months ago and no word of customs.
It seems to be luck of the draw

m r c

Senna wrote: »

The seller states they use USPS, in my experience they are probably the best chance to get through without being stung by customs.
But I bought $300 worth of clubs via FedEx a few months ago and no word of customs.
It seems to be luck of the draw

+1 for usps I have in the last few weeks received a goretex jacket and trousers separately and no issue from customs.

tax_tutor1

SnowDrifts wrote: »

That is entirely incorrect. True for VRT. They assess duty and vat on the stated value+shipping on the customs declaration cert.

SnowDrifts is correct. All goods imported from outside EU are liable to Import Duty + VAT. You are charged duty first at varying rates depending on the classification of the goods for duty purposes. Then VAT, almost always @23%, is charged on the invoice amount/customs declared value + carriage + insurance + Duty. The courier companies normally charge an administration fee of 20% of tax cost for collection of same with minimum charge of €15. (An Post lower charge). Complete rip off!
Options that could assist in avoiding these charges:
Buy in EU- not always possible
Ship to US contact address, ideally relative, friend, business connection and then re ship to Ireland marked as gift. Increases shipping costs.
Ask supplier to mark as gift or include at lower value- usually will not do this.