Customs and import tax

[scaffman69]

Hey their, i was just wondering what the customs are like for pulling goods bought from from heaven gifts and the health cabin, i`m not talking daft amounts of £ but more like an order for say 40 or 50 quid, i`ve used fasttech more than once and never had trouble b4 but i wanted to know how the land lies with these, cheers guys.

[300]

Jan 16, 2015 15:40:35 GMT scaffman69 said:

Hey their, i was just wondering what the customs are like for pulling goods bought from from heaven gifts and the health cabin, i`m not talking daft amounts of £ but more like an order for say 40 or 50 quid, i`ve used fasttech more than once and never had trouble b4 but i wanted to know how the land lies with these, cheers guys.

I just paid £14 to DHL for a parcel valued at $54 from China, not from either of the places you mentioned, i think it also depends on the postal service you use, maybe if i'd let the parcel come by slowboat it might have come through un-noticed.

[flavourtank]

It can be down to the value they put on the parcel when they send it

[300]

Jan 16, 2015 18:02:17 GMT flavourtank said:

It can be down to the value they put on the parcel when they send it

Agreed.

[scaffman69]

Jan 16, 2015 18:02:17 GMT flavourtank said:

It can be down to the value they put on the parcel when they send it

Yes i`ve noticed my 40quid parcel from FT says alot less. I wonder what the 2 i mentioned are like for this, maybe i`ll email and ask.

[Deleted]

i remember a few years back i bought a camera from china and on box it had candles and glass value $25
think its the trick they been using for years under value items

got a few electronic mods from fasttech never had to pay customs

[thatguy]

Fasttechs site even mentions that they put low values on packages and mark them as gifts. It really comes down to your luck if a parcel is opened an checked. Personally, I've never had to pay import tax on an order from China, but I've always kept orders below £30 just in case.

[chykensa]

I've also never had any charges levied on imported stuff from China.
The Chinese companies are very good at understating the contents and value; surely Customs are savvy to this, but it's just not cost effective for them to open every single parcel. I guess that they are all X-rayed and scanned so the Customs staff must have a pretty good idea of what's in the parcels.
As long as the turning of blind eyes continues, we'll all be safe with the system as it is at the moment.

[igual]

Us items on the other hand lol customs and RM are buggers.
Just got stung for £15.31 £8 of which is for RM shareholders Grrrrrrrrr

[lexs1411]

I have used Heaven Gifts on 3 occasions and had no problems perhaps I have just been lucky

[robby]

If you are buying from Alibaba, be it either a manufacturer or a distributer, always ask the if they will mark the package down. If they say no then try another one (there is usually a choice), especially true for anything DHL from China

[*-SARIN-*]

Tax levied from China - NO, never.
Tax levied from the USA - Yes, more times than i care to remember. I get a little bit annoyed with that but it's the couriers administrative charge that really gets me raging!!!