How much VAT to be expected to pay

Hey I'm planning on purchasing an item from china for a fee of 550, how much vat should I be expected to pay on this?

seamus

How much you have to pay depends on what it is.

If it's a camera, for example, you will have to pay customs duty of 3.2% on it, as well as VAT of 23%.

VAT & duty are payable on the full cost - base cost + Chinese sales tax + shipping + insurance.

Also worth noting that since the good are coming from China, they will be scrutinized. If they're in any way counterfeit, they may be held by customs and destroyed.

dudara

Moved to Online Buying & Auctions.

VAT due will depend on the item being purchased, and it will be charged on the cost of the item + shipping fees + others

jaymcg91

www.dutycalculator.com will give you an accurate figure.

seamus

seamus wrote: »

How much you have to pay depends on what it is.

If it's a camera, for example, you will have to pay customs duty of 3.2% on it, as well as VAT of 23%.

VAT & duty are payable on the full cost - base cost + Chinese sales tax + shipping + insurance.

Also worth noting that since the good are coming from China, they will be scrutinized. If they're in any way counterfeit, they may be held by customs and destroyed.

It would be OEM electronic goods, not counterfeit anyway. So 3.2% and then an additional 23%.

markc2951

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seamus wrote:

How much you have to pay depends on what it is.

seamus wrote:

If it's a camera, for example, you will have to pay customs duty of 3.2% on it, as well as VAT of 23%.

seamus wrote:

VAT & duty are payable on the full cost - base cost + Chinese sales tax + shipping + insurance.

seamus wrote:

Also worth noting that since the good are coming from China, they will be scrutinized. If they're in any way counterfeit, they may be held by customs and destroyed.

Wrong...I got a powerbank from China with the apple logo on it.no issues

Clearly fake

Collibosher

markc2951 wrote: »

Wrong...I got a powerbank from China with the apple logo on it.no issues

Clearly fake

He's not wrong, you were just lucky!

rubadub

Deleted User wrote: »

It would be OEM electronic goods, not counterfeit anyway. So 3.2% and then an additional 23%.

Still depends on the item. e.g. Digital cameras are 0% duty.

There will be a handling fee too, €7 if its on post, and €15 or so with couriers, not sure of the current max limit.

The VAT will be on the postage too, so I would try and get cheap postage.

I would also be very wary of spending that much, unless I was very confident in the place I was buying from.

Mick Murdock

markc2951 wrote: »

Wrong...I got a powerbank from China with the apple logo on it.no issues

Clearly fake

Do you understand the word may?

They're more interested in significant items anyway. I've had non counterfeit items stopped by Canon, Samsung and HP for patent infringement a few times in the last two years.

markc2951

Mick Murdock wrote:

Do you understand the word may?

Yep it's the month after April