Custom charge on non-purchase

2ndcoming

Just wondering is there anything I can do about this. My niece in the States has asked my daughter to be flower girl at her wedding. As we can only fly in for a very quick turnaround as the wedding is near Christmas time she sent the dress so we could get it fitted over here. I got a Customs notice seeking €35 on the package. The wedding is already going to cost enough, I am not inclined to pay this charge for something we didn't buy and only offered to get fitted as a convenience. Can I contact them or anything to get this cleared up?

scheister

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058214432/custom-charge-on-non-purchase

There was an article in the Irish times recently covering a similar case from the UK (https://www.irishtimes.com/business/personal-finance/parcel-from-uk-lands-reader-with-confusing-bill-1.4696538). If i recall that article correctly there was a issue with the customs documents and the parcel was wrongly marked as a purchase and not a gift. It was hand written on the parcel that it was a gift. i think it may be a case of paying the customs and trying to get Revenue to refund.