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I heard alot of talk about the charges customs can make to you when importing DVD`s but i have never read anywhere how much these charges are, does anyone know how much they can charge you, or what the average charge is? TIA
Chris

This should do it :

http://www.hmce.gov.uk/bus/regions/dutyrate.htm

I`ve only ordered direct from the US once, (from www.cduniverse.com) but I didn`t get charged anything other than the cost of the disk/delivery.

It worked out at about £15 altogether and was delivered in less than a week (quicker than some orders i`ve placed with uk stores).

Not sure whether this is common or if I was just lucky not to get charged (unless it`s only packages over a certain weight or something).

The retailer is obliged to put a sticker on the package and to declare what the value of the goods are. For "optical" or "audio" media the limit before excise duty is payable is £18.

However, if you are buying the aforementioned goods as a gift then the limit increases to £36. You should always mention to the overseas retailers if the goods you are buying are gifts ;-)

The duty free limit for the UK is £18, their is the £36 option for gifts (but restrictions apply, if you mark items as gifts to many time customs will notice)

Customs charges (for DVDs) are:

3.5% Import Duty
17.5% VAT
£1.20 Post Office fee (or upto £10 for special carrier like DHL)

Does anyone know how what value of DVDs can be brought into the country?. I tried the custom page, but couldn`t make sense of it.

My mate is currently in the US, and as he does not have a DVD player, he has v.kindly offered to bring me back as many DVDs as I want! What a result!! hehehehe!.

I know the limit is £36 for importing, but is there a higher limit if your bringing back gifts? :)

I tried the custom page, but couldn`t make sense of it.

Cheers,
Bry.