On 3/6/03 11:33 pm, "francis newman" wrote: > I today received from the USA some touch up paint for my Apple TiBook. > It came by mail - correctly declared at $20 value - and I was asked for > no duty or VAT. If it comes correctly declared through a proper route > and customs don't ask for any duty nor VAT I see nothing wrong with > putting it in my accounts at $20. If duty had been charged - well fine, > and if Vat had been charged then I could have claimed it back as an > input tax - but they weren't charged - so what's the problem?
Like I said before, I don't know the exact rules. However perhaps because $20 was such a small amount the rules don't apply? I'm sure the rules apply at some point though. Perhaps someone with more knowledge can enlighten us all. Regards Paul -- Paul Tansley Fashion & Beauty Photography London +44 (0) 7973 669584 http://www.paultansley.com =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
