New Import Duty/VAT Thread. Read Post #1 for Rules Updated 14/11/2024

junkyarddog · 25-10-2022 01:22PM

I rang An Post customer service and the explanation I got was Northern Ireland Royal Mail send parcels to England to sort regardless of destination,and that is why VAT has been added!

Make of that what you will.

So,looks like I've no other choice but be ripped off to receive my item.

chasm · 26-10-2022 11:54AM

I thought RM had their own sorting office in Newtownabbey? I think I would be contacting RM. I have no faith in anything I am told by An Post!

junkyarddog · 26-10-2022 12:27PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119794834#Comment_119794834

It's a small amount so I just paid it.

I really couldn't be bothered wasting anymore time or effort.

My faith in An Post is gone now.

It still stings to be ripped off though.

26-10-2022 12:32PM

I ordered some CDs from Northern Ireland last week and they arrived in 2 days, no VAT payable.

samdeluxjones · 26-10-2022 03:17PM

I plan to buy a wind turbine from Turkey but they insist on charging me VAT.

Will I end up paying vat twice then on import to Ireland?

If I am VAT registered can claim back VAT payed in Turkey?

TIA

ohnonotgmail · 26-10-2022 04:01PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119795900#Comment_119795900

depends. is the vat charged in Turkey Irish VAT that is remitted to the revenue commissioners or Turkish VAT?

samdeluxjones · 26-10-2022 07:19PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119796091#Comment_119796091

The fact that I didn't tell him where I am from, I assume it is Turkish VAT as it is also added to the product on their website which is Turkish registered.

ohnonotgmail · 26-10-2022 11:01PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119796834#Comment_119796834

If the seller won't remove local vat on an exported then you will end up paying 2 lots of vat.

samdeluxjones · 28-10-2022 01:42PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119798007#Comment_119798007

After a bit of complaining they gave me another option to buy from their b2b site where they don't charge VAT, result...

iangreely · 01-11-2022 02:35PM

I am UK resident Irishman looking at moving back to Ireland in the next year. My UK residency started in 1987.

Can someone point me at where I can find the duty/tax rules on bringing things like an electric car over from the UK? Other than specific large value items I have very little that I would want to bring with me.

Thanks in advance,

Ian

Nigzcurran · 01-11-2022 02:39PM

Hi can anyone help with how much charges I’d have to pay on a watch bought online from the uk, purchase price is €110, thanks

tphase · 01-11-2022 04:53PM

revenue.ie is where I'd start

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119819146#Comment_119819146

ohnonotgmail · 01-11-2022 05:07PM

This is a good place for you to start.

https://www.revenue.ie/en/customs/individuals/transfer-residence/index.aspx

ETA Probably help if i included the link.

whiterebel · 01-11-2022 07:09PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119820568#Comment_119820568

See first post in thread

zell12 · 02-11-2022 12:32PM

Received hearing aid batteries from amazon.co.uk. They have charged 23% VAT, even though they are 0% in Republic.

BATTERIES- Standard rate - excludes batteries suitable for use solely or principally for hearing aids and wheelchairs which are zero rated.

I've been on to amazon CS about it, and get the run around. Anyone get their vat back before? How to go about it? If amazon refuse, where to go next?

https://www.revenue.ie/en/vat/vat-rates/search-vat-rates/B/batteries.aspx

02-11-2022 11:50PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119823178#Comment_119823178

Do you have link to the product on Amazon?

Was it sold by Amazon or a third party?

zell12 · 03-11-2022 01:11AM

It was an Amazon Warehouse Deal, sold and fulfilled by Amazon, shipped from UK. This is an example

They have in the past (pre-Brexit) charged me VAT on a food product - powdered milk. VAT refunded from CS after querying. This one though..

PotatoSpud · 08-11-2022 02:58AM

If I were to send a box from the UK to myself in Ireland containing a variety of personal belongings (none likely to exceed approx 20 pound in value) would I be subject to vat/import fees?

whiterebel · 08-11-2022 12:38PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119847958#Comment_119847958

MOD: See 1st post in thread.

09-11-2022 02:35PM

I ordered goods worth £200 from the UK in August.

The website had a buy one get one free offer so the total cost to me was £100. An amount of £100 was debited to my bank account.

The goods were delivered by Fedex. The packing slip listed the goods at costing £200. The discount wasn't mentioned. Don't know why.

Fedex have now issued me with an invoice for VAT based on the £200. Understandable as they had nothing else to go on.

My order history for the website contains an invoice showing the total cost of £100 (£200 less the discount of £100)

I have forwarded that to Fedex and asked them to recalculate the VAT based on the £100 and to reissue their invoice to me.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained but am wondering if the packing slip had shown the discount and the true cost to me, then what would I have been charged by Fedex? Is the VAT amount due based on value or cost?

whiterebel · 09-11-2022 04:08PM

See the 1st post in this thread. Discounts are ignored for customs purposes.

GMKK96 · 10-11-2022 11:11AM

I've bought an $800 camera on ebay from Saudi Arabia. I was charged €826 despite the exchange rate being €796 at the time of payment. So I'm wondering if I have paid VAT already. I contacted ebay but I got the impression the "bot" I was talking to hadn't a clue.

Also what are the chances it may "slip through the net" as I estimate the customs and VAT to end up at around €310 plus the handling fee.

ohnonotgmail · 10-11-2022 11:14AM

vat on 800 would be nearly 200 so you haven't paid the vat. you just got a terrible exchange rate.

whiterebel · 10-11-2022 11:49AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119856435#Comment_119856435

If you're going to purchase from outside the EU you have to be prepared to pay whatever VAT/Duty and charges will accrue. See the 1st post in this thread for links etc for a starting point on importing.

tphase · 10-11-2022 02:42PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119853581#Comment_119853581

Discounts are not ignored, the price paid is what should be declared

I previously had an issue with a shipment with the list price declared on the invoice. Revenue accepted the price paid as the value once I provided proof and they refunded the difference. That was a few years ago but based on information on the Revenue website, it has not changed

https://www.revenue.ie/en/customs/individuals/buying-online-personal/outside-eu.aspx

Customs Duty

The customs value on which Customs Duty is calculated is the cost of the goods plus:

transport (including postage)
any insurance
and
any handling charges

to deliver the goods to the EU.

.

VAT

VAT is payable on goods at the rate that would apply if they were bought in Ireland. The value of the goods for calculating the VAT is the customs value (described above) plus:

any duty or other tax (excluding VAT) payable
and
any transport, insurance or handling costs after the goods arrive in the EU.

whiterebel · 10-11-2022 02:56PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119857357#Comment_119857357

That information has definitely changed in the last year or so. There was a big debate about it on another thread. It seems they only apply the discount rules to Business transactions, rather than personal transactions now.

I'll change the opening post in the thread now.

whiterebel · 11-11-2022 11:19PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119863480#Comment_119863480

Scroll back up to post 2122 and the next few after it.

whiterebel · 11-11-2022 11:54PM

Try explaining that to them in the UK. Probably doing it to make the protocol look worse.

.G. · 14-11-2022 05:10PM

Anyone any idea how long it takes for An Post to answer a query for customs charges I don't want to pay. I already paid VAT on the items and the seller insists they are IOSS registered and I shouldn't be being charged again. Goods came from China and its already taken 2 months to arrive here, being sent back on December 2nd if I don't pay.

lebigmacncheese · 14-11-2022 06:47PM

Hi,

Can anyone tell me if i'll be caught for taxes / duties / VAT if i purchase cast iron radiators from the UK (where they are made) and import then to Ireland?

Thanks.

New Import Duty/VAT Thread. Read Post #1 for Rules Updated 14/11/2024

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Discounts are not ignored, the price paid is what should be declared

I previously had an issue with a shipment with the list price declared on the invoice. Revenue accepted the price paid as the value once I provided proof and they refunded the difference. That was a few years ago but based on information on the Revenue website, it has not changed

Customs Duty

VAT