customs allowance,s

kinglouie

hi all
i am currently resident outside the EU. I am planning on returning home for christmas and will be traveling with christmas presents for family and friends (mostly perfume/aftershave,s). I know the allowance for goods brought from outside the EU is E430 but in the event i am stopped and questioned re the value of the goods will the customs accept the value that will be on my purchase receipt or will they assign there own value to the goods. I have tried to get the answer from the revenue website but this is proving less than straightforward.
Thanks in advance..

lifeandtimes

kinglouie wrote: »

hi all
i am currently resident outside the EU. I am planning on returning home for christmas and will be traveling with christmas presents for family and friends (mostly perfume/aftershave,s). I know the allowance for goods brought from outside the EU is E430 but in the event i am stopped and questioned re the value of the goods will the customs accept the value that will be on my purchase receipt or will they assign there own value to the goods. I have tried to get the answer from the revenue website but this is proving less than straightforward.
Thanks in advance..

They'll value it based on your receipts you provide as proof of purchase

Fred Swanson

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kinglouie

thanks guys. would hate to be caught for duty or worse have goods seized. weight off my mind..

Esel

kinglouie wrote: »

thanks guys. would hate to be caught for duty or worse have goods seized. weight off my mind..

There could still be duty to pay, obviously.

Victor

Note that if the perfumes have an alcohol content that there are specific allowances.