On 11 September 2012 01:22, <[email protected]> wrote: > In a message dated 11/09/2012 00:12:10 GMT Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I've also had to pay inport duties and VAT on this, which comes to a > US equivalent of around $220. I doubt I will be able to recover that. > Been there, done that. > If you're shipping it back again, and have the paperwork to prove it, that > should be good enough to get you a refund from HMRC. > > regards > > Nigel > GM8PZR
Thank you. I was thinking of contacting HMRC. One issue is that the seller undervalued the item. I did not ask him to, but he valued it at $1000, not $2750. He no doubt saved on the shipping cost doing that, but it also means I *only* paid duty on $1000, but that is still quite a bit of money. Dave _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
