Buying electronics from EU; Duty & VAT? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 months ago by Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee to c/askuk@feddit.uk

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I'm thinking of buying a new laptop from a business in Spain (Slimbook fwiw), but it's not clear to me from what I've read online whether or what kind of additional charges I'd have to pay. Has anyone else been through the process already?

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[-] rah@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago

Looks like you'll need to pay VAT but no duty:

https://www.gov.uk/goods-sent-from-abroad/tax-and-duty

https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/commodities/8471300000?day=16&month=10&year=2024

[-] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

That's great, thank you for the links :)

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