Purchasing items from the EU

Just had a quick look on The Guardian newspaper and they say it can be anywhere between 0 and 25% of the purchase price, depending on what you are purchasing, then add VAT onto the Import Tax at 20%, then a Courier Handling fee, minimum of £11.00 for DHL so I imagine other Couriers will follow.
Could be a costly buy.

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I think you will and it could be costly. A friend on mine lives in Spain and when she orders from the UK she is charged a lot of tax. I think the limit is £50 purchase price.

That pretty much settles it. I'll have to think of another way round the problem. . . if one exists, which I rather doubt. Anyway, thanks for the tip. It's much appreciated.

I think you will and it could be costly. A friend on mine lives in Spain and when she orders from the UK she is charged a lot of tax. I think the limit is £50 purchase price.

I always go with ‘expect the worse but hope for the best’. You just don’t know.