Sending part to GB for repair - customs

rustynutz

I have a part I need to send to the England for repair. Getting it repaired here isn't an option unfortunately. I am wondering whats the situation with customs, I don't want to end up getting charged customs on the full value of the part when sending and when it returns. Is there a courier company that could look after it including all the correct paperwork?

mgbgt1978

There is an option to tick "Returns" while purchasing labels from An Post. This covers lots of stuff including repairs, recalibration, etc.

If you were to send something to a Company in the UK without a similar explanation (either with a Courier or An Post) that Company will be charged Vat, etc...try asking the crowd doing the repair if they have taken in any work from here in the last 8 months or so.

I'd imagine any of the larger couriers are well used to it this at this stage, and should be able to deal with it.

Just make sure that the UK Company will mark the label as repair (or whatever) when they are sending the part back to yourself.

edit: there will probably be duty/VAT on the repair cost, but that's just down to the Brexit unfortunately.

rustynutz

Thanks for that, I have no problem paying VAT and customs on the repair cost, I'm just afraid of getting caught for VAT on the part itself

rock22

What you need is what the revenue call 'outward processing'

See this guide here

https://www.revenue.ie/en/customs-traders-and-agents/documents/export-procedures-guide.pdf

or the process here

https://www.revenue.ie/en/customs-traders-and-agents/processing-goods-enduse-and-warehousing/outward-processing.aspx

Not sure how the repairer accepts the goods without paying UK VAT. You will need to clarify that with them.

And they will also need to comply with Irish ( EU) codes when reimporting

Henry Ford III

I need to get a couple of repairs done on a classic car in the UK - the drivers seat needs a retrim and there's wear in the steering rack. A company does exchange racks.

It's easier to get a ferry over and back to get these jobs done physically over there as the freight cost is cruel never mind the potential customs issues.

Looking at a trip over in May......

mgbgt1978

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118569384#Comment_118569384

I believe that 'outward processing' is more aimed at Firms/Individuals who regularly send stuff outside the EU for repairs, etc. The OP is sending one part for a one-off repair. Once he marks the parcel as Return/Repair/Calibration (whichever is relevant) the UK Repairer is not liable for VAT.

For the return journey the UK Repairer marks it as Repair and states the cost of repair. The OP is then only liable for VAT (and possibly duty depending on the Repair Cost) on the cost of the repair.

The UK Repairer should not charge UK VAT, but that's not always the case.......

abmoto

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118567129#Comment_118567129

Does the part have a parts number that you can reference in the form? If not, how does custom know if you sent out an old part and got back a new part as against a repaired one?

somebody_else

I've sent a watch for service to UK.

Revenue/customs/anpost send me quote stating value of the watch at 250 euros.

I e-mailed eComm Charge Query <eCommChargeQuery@anpost.ie> stating it is my own watch just sent to repair etc.

after couple of days they come back with:

Thank you for your email query and please accept my apologies in our delay to respond.

Can you please provide us with an invoice from the repair service you used? We need to present this document to Irish Revenue for evaluation.

Please not that any item sent for repair will incur customs charges if the repair was not under warranty.

Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Waiting for invoice from repair shop now and wonder if customs will just add repair cost on top of their 250 euros ?

or

they will charge vat/fees only on repair value ? which was around 150 euros ?

rock22

https://www.boards.ie/profile/mgbgt1978 wrote "I believe that 'outward processing' is more aimed at Firms/Individuals who regularly send stuff outside the EU for repairs, etc. The OP is sending one part for a one-off repair."

Are you sure?

The revenue website directs to this this process for any item sent out of EU for repair.

Fabio

Christ, I was half thinking of sending a rear shock over to MCT to be refurbed (no one here will do it). Did it before and it was grand and easy but not looking like it's so easy anymore...

goblin59

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118611481#Comment_118611481

There's a few places in Northern Ireland who do shocks, you'd be better off just driving up there with it though than having it shipped via anpost.

@rustynutz I'm heading up north on Monday to get some parts for the airhead, if you want I can bring your part with me and ship it from Royal mail.

I'm in Dublin at the moment

galwaytt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118604210#Comment_118604210

you are correct. It is ANYTHING sent out, doesn't matter who/value etc: all liable to customs now.

I've been waiting for ages for a guy in UK to rebuild an engine for me, and now he's just saying no non-UK business, period. Too much hassle, too much paperwork. He has a waiting list of 6+ months as-is.

rustynutz

Thanks for the kind offer dude, after reading through this thread I think posting it from the North is the route I'm going to go, I'm heading up there over the next couple of weeks so will do it then, thanks again through

Del2005

Can you not find a company in the EU to do the repairs? Just because Ireland hasn't got a lot of motorbike suppliers doesn't meant that countries like France or Spain don't, they have lots more bikes than we do.

goblin59

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118617596#Comment_118617596

No worries!

Yeah up posting from the north to england is the easiest solution.

rustynutz

That would be the ideal solution, unfortunately it's a complicated repair and the language barrier would be an issue

Del2005

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118621001#Comment_118621001

Not really. NI is still in the EU single market so they should have the same issues as us. This is why the DUP are throwing their toys out of the pram over the customs checks between NI and Britain, all while NI is doing better than the rest of the UK by still being in the EU internal market.

goblin59

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118622695#Comment_118622695

Where did you hear that there is the same issues in NI as down south for customs between England and NI?

Ni is both in the EU single market due to the NI agreements, and still part of the UK, this was a huge part of the agreement and Northern Ireland protocols.

So posting Northern Ireland to England and England to Northern Ireland doesn't have any of the issues as Republic of Ireland to England and vice versa.

The DUP throw their toys out over everything, so theres nothing new there.

I've ordered about 4k worth of airhead parts in the last few months with zero customs issues from England to NI, it takes about 2 days to get anything from England to where I am in NI, while it can take close to 10 days to get anything from England to Dublin.