I am so sorry, I know we have quite a few Members from the UK and they have complained about how costly it is for them to buy products outside their country. I just assumed that they had an Import tax but I didn't realize it was so much. Wow...I recently sold a boxed train to a UK buyer through Ebays Global Shipping program and was quite shocked as to the shipping cost for the UK...
Shipping from the US to UK = $19.87USD (16.56GBP)
Import Tax = $23.66USD (19.72GBP)
Unbelievable, and the US shipping includes the $6.26USD shipping from my house to Ebay's Global Shipping Center in Kentucky. So the shipping from US to UK directly only came to $13.61USD (11.34GBP)
Now I can see a country charging an Import Tax on incoming items if that same item is available in the UK to encourage people to keep the money at home but this seems to so much for just a used toy. I am so sorry but this does make me feel more appreciative for what I have.
My question now is, If a person, like me, sent this same package to a UK person, paying only the shipping fee of $13.61USD, would they still nail you with that tax when you have to pick the package up or will it be delivered straight to your door without the tax? Do they also have an Export tax?
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Shipping from the US to UK = $19.87USD (16.56GBP)
Import Tax = $23.66USD (19.72GBP)
Unbelievable, and the US shipping includes the $6.26USD shipping from my house to Ebay's Global Shipping Center in Kentucky. So the shipping from US to UK directly only came to $13.61USD (11.34GBP)
Now I can see a country charging an Import Tax on incoming items if that same item is available in the UK to encourage people to keep the money at home but this seems to so much for just a used toy. I am so sorry but this does make me feel more appreciative for what I have.
My question now is, If a person, like me, sent this same package to a UK person, paying only the shipping fee of $13.61USD, would they still nail you with that tax when you have to pick the package up or will it be delivered straight to your door without the tax? Do they also have an Export tax?