UK Owners: Have You Been Charged VAT, If So How Much?

[Guest Kruzkal]

Had the phone for about 3 weeks. No VAT bill from DHL. Basically £360. If you get VAT will be about £425.

[Guest Paul]

Still nothing here.

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[Guest frostbite]

Still nothing here.

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I came back from work and as soon as I enter in the house my wife said you have a letter from DHL, I thought sh*it as i knew what's in side it.

VAT bill of £66.29. :)

[Guest AndyCr15]

Those that received their bill, please also say when they took delivery, so we get an idea of time frame :)

[Guest Rocky7]

yeah just got the VAT bill for one of my nexus ones today ! £61.40

Ordered mine during the google conference so got one of the first in the country.

[Guest cezent]

HMRC wins, got my VAT invoice today, £60+, sigh....

[Guest Shuflie]

HMRC wins, got my VAT invoice today, £60+, sigh....

Hey, at least you're legal, if a little poorer :) Expect on current form I'll get a bill next week too B)

[Guest Jonnyw2k]

Hey, at least you're legal, if a little poorer :) Expect on current form I'll get a bill next week too B)

Might move house so I dont get the VAT bill, mwhahahaha

[Guest sthoeft]

Anyone got an idea how soneone who ordered via a boxoffice address (borderlinx) will get the vat invoice?

[Guest Paul]

Got my bill, expecting 2 more!

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[Guest InFlicT]

Mine was 81 quid, why is it more than others? (ill have a re read when i get home later)

[Guest FLT]

Mine was 81 quid, why is it more than others? (ill have a re read when i get home later)

Depends on the exchange rate :)

[Guest TonyL]

nowt here yet and I got mine delivered 7th Jan

[Guest Shuflie]

Got my bill, expecting 2 more!

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I thought both your phones came in one box? Surely you would only have one bill, or have you been busy buying others?

[Guest joners]

nowt here yet and I got mine delivered 7th Jan

Same nothing through here, think that there is a slim chance that i might get away with it, had to drive through the snow and ice to get my N1 as DHL couldnt deliver due to 'adverse' weather conditions... pffff.... i made it ;) Anyway i asked the woman whom i collected the phone off and she said there wasnt anything pending on it. Still given DHL's usual shoddy service it could go either way!

On a side note, my housemate just got a VAT invoice for a camera he ordered at the end of October! Suppose i'll just have to live in fear, or move.

[Guest Kruzkal]

Depends on the exchange rate ;)

No sir. That means they have charged duty rate of 5%.

I have spoke too soon as I have also been whacked with VAT and duty.

I might be able to claim that 5% (£17.18) back with a few forms to fill. Still have to pay DHL first though.

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalW...tyType=document

[Guest Sofakingwhat]

Damn, got my VAT bill today £59.21, i received mine on 9th Jan i think.

[Guest Jason Patel]

No sir. That means they have charged duty rate of 5%.

I have spoke too soon as I have also been whacked with VAT and duty.

I might be able to claim that 5% (£17.18) back with a few forms to fill. Still have to pay DHL first though.

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalW...tyType=document

Surely you should not have to pay the duty as it should be 0% on phones. DHL acting as your agent (for which they charge you for) should have queried this with HMRC, so if they have paid too much they need to claim it back themsleves. I would only pay them the vat plus thier handling charge.

[Guest joners]

My letter from DHL arrived today.... im sad, i thought i had got away with it for a minute! lol Still only got charged the same amount as everyone else here and i stupidly bought the UK adapter from them as well, so got out of paying a couple of quid maybe.

[Guest Kruzkal]

Surely you should not have to pay the duty as it should be 0% on phones. DHL acting as your agent (for which they charge you for) should have queried this with HMRC, so if they have paid too much they need to claim it back themsleves. I would only pay them the vat plus thier handling charge.

Generally they don't care. You pay DHL then get some reclaims form with HMRC to claim that back.

[Guest justbabu]

I got my invoice from DHL today - £61.40. Received the phone on 12th January.

[Guest AndyCr15]

Damn, as each day passes I lose a little more hope of escaping the VAT man ;(

[Guest metatron]

Damn, as each day passes I lose a little more hope of escaping the VAT man ;(

Its a strange one, any other parcel company I have used charges you first. They wont give you the parcel until you pay ... I find it curious DHL doesn't do this. I have had no paperwork in the parcel warning me of this, I signed, I took the parcel, and they want to invoice me weeks later ? curious how this stands.

Not received mine yet, so will have to see when/if it comes.

I got mine on 15th by the way.

Edited February 4, 2010 by metatron

[Guest LadFromWales]

It's all part of the "International Express" service. The papers are sent ahead of the plane so your package clears customs even before the plane touches down. And then its usually delivered on the 'next possible business day'.

Apparently due to this method of clearing customs, we're more likely to be tax'ed as they know exactly what's on each shipment without even checking the packages.

http://www.dhl-usa.com/IntlSvcs/detail/WWP...ices/AirFreight

[Guest metatron]

Do they make you sign for it, or does an invoice just come through the post ?