Warmoth Thanksgiving Sale

[Sifu Ben]

Mine shipped today :)

[Philly Q]

Mine haven't yet.  There'll be a big Customs charge when they turn up....

[eighteen-0-nine]

How much do UK customs charge (%) if you get Warmoth shipped to the UK?

[Sifu Ben]

Typically 3% + VAT, plus a "handling charge" of between £7 and £17 from the courier/ Royal Mail .

[FernandoDuarte]

And you guys are arguing about that "big" charge... I'm going to kill someone

[Philly Q]

Typically 3% + VAT, plus a "handling charge" of between £7 and £17 from the courier/ Royal Mail .

And you guys are arguing about that "big" charge... I'm going to kill someone

The VAT is 20%, Fernando, so total import charges are close to 25% of the original price.

What would it cost you in Brazil?

[JacksonRR]

And you guys are arguing about that "big" charge... I'm going to kill someone

I worked with a fellow from Uruguay. He said import taxes were at least half of the declared value and more if the person collecting was an extra dirty and corrupt SOB. He claimed it was less expensive to have a custom made vs a Mexi Jazz Bass. Is it a similar situation in Brazil?

[FernandoDuarte]

Typically 3% + VAT, plus a "handling charge" of between £7 and £17 from the courier/ Royal Mail .

And you guys are arguing about that "big" charge... I'm going to kill someone

The VAT is 20%, Fernando, so total import charges are close to 25% of the original price.

What would it cost you in Brazil?

[(price + shipping cost x 60%) + (price + shipping cost x 18%)]

[(500+80 x 60%) + (500 + 80 x 18%)] = [348 x 62] = 410

60% is the importation tax and 18% is the tax for manufactured goods...

[Philly Q]

Bloody hell!  That's outrageous!  :o


(You haven't killed anyone though, have you?  )

[FernandoDuarte]

Nah :lol: Don't think I would enjoy the time at prison :P

And yes, I feel like the most miserable SOB everytime I pay tax here... Basically because we are one of the most expensive taxs in the world end what we get back from government is pretty nothing...

[Mr. Air]

Nah :lol: Don't think I would enjoy the time at prison :P

And yes, I feel like the most miserable SOB everytime I pay tax here... Basically because we are one of the most expensive taxs in the world end what we get back from government is pretty nothing...

It must suck to pay a lot of tax and getting little to nothing in return. Luckily I think I get a lot in return for my tax money (I didn't mean to ruin your day, Fernando  :))

[FernandoDuarte]

(I didn't mean to ruin your day, Fernando  :))

:lol:

[eighteen-0-nine]

This may be a silly question but hey, I actually don't have a clue.

Say your total from Warmoth comes to $900. Obviously on top of that is delivery. Do you pay customs tax on the price of the items with the delivery charge included or not?

[Sifu Ben]

Confusingly, I believe you only pay import duty on the actual item, but you pay VAT on the total.

[eighteen-0-nine]

Confusingly, I believe you only pay import duty on the actual item, but you pay VAT on the total.

So I take it you'll pay 20% of the Total inc. P&P. And then just a small amount for the Import Duty?