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hobbyking , import duty

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  • 08-06-2014 10:05pm
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    thomasthomas19
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭


    hi, i am looking at a nitro buggy on hobbyking site for a 160 dollars
    when it comes to ireland will i have to pay import duty on it


    thanks for any help thomas


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    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,621 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    If you can get it from their Uk warehouse there won't be.


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    thomasthomas19
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭thomasthomas19


    that more than 100 dollars dearer, out of budget


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    T-Maxx
    Registered Users Posts: 3,133 ✭✭✭T-Maxx


    If it's shipped from the far east then yes - you will be eligible for customs duty and VAT. You may end up lucky and not get ''caught''.


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    thomasthomas19
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭thomasthomas19


    the buggy is 117 euro , do you know how much i should expect to pay on this


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    T-Maxx
    Registered Users Posts: 3,133 ✭✭✭T-Maxx


    Well the duty is about 3 or 4%, and then VAT is 23% on top of that, plus a likely handling fee of €5 or so.


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    Irish Steve
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 6,521 Mod ✭✭✭✭Irish Steve


    Depends on which shipping option as well, if you use the fast service ( name escapes me right now), you WILL pay duty and VAT on the import, but it will arrive in under a week as against nearly a month on the China Post system.

    Shore, if it was easy, everybody would be doin it.😁



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    Kirby
    Registered Users Posts: 13,084 ✭✭✭✭Kirby


    I've bought a dozen items that were shipped from Hong Kong and none of them were stopped and charged by customs.

    EVERYTHING I've ordered from America has been caught though so keep that in mind.


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    ben101
    Registered Users Posts: 445 ✭✭ben101


    Kirby wrote: »
    I've bought a dozen items that were shipped from Hong Kong and none of them were stopped and charged by customs.

    EVERYTHING I've ordered from America has been caught though so keep that in mind.

    I find it the opposite,anything i have ordered from US Japan etc i have gotten away with but i used to get a lot of stuff from China and it was constantly being stopped ,even stuff that was genuinely below the customs tarrif which is something like €22.The customs guy said they deliberately target stuff from Hong Kong/China because they are the worst offenders for false info on the customs declaration form.


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