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

[Guest AndyCr15]

I believe it will just arrive on your door step ;)

[Guest tipicus]

First post!

My invoice arrived today (phone arrived on 15th Jan) and I've also been charged 5% duty.

Quick google of the "customs commodity code" listed on the invoice (85177015) shows that that's actually the code for a telescopic antenna! Correct code for a mobile phone is 85171200.

Cheeky gits - I wonder how many people are incorrectly charged and just pay up because they're none the wiser.

[Guest Ash_786]

Got mine through the post a few days ago. Turns out that living in hope isn't always the best solution.

[Guest Paul]

I was charged VAT but not duty on mine!

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[Guest Fat Steve]

I was charged VAT but not duty on mine!

P

Just VAT here too. oredered around the 9th and it turned up yesterday

[Guest HaggleLad]

Yeah got my first bill yesterday for £59. Ordered on the 6th Jan.

[Guest SatanR1]

Yep, got my bill today too £59.21 ............

[Guest metatron]

Got mine through the post this morning.

Commodity code: 85171200

Shippers Invoice Value: £343.74

Customs Duty Payable: £00.00

VAT: £60.15

Admin Fee: £01.25

Total: £61.40

This order included a UK power supply.

Got my phone on 15th Jan.

[Guest AndiTails]

VAT'd here too... bums :D

;)

[Guest HaggleLad]

Got my 2nd bill this weekend, so been stung for both phones. Doesn't sound like anyones got away with it.

[Guest AndyCr15]

Bugger, oh well, at least this last £60 will come out of a different months wages ;)

[Guest Asim Aziz]

received mine on the 7th jan. Nothing yet

[Guest saquib]

received mine on the 7th jan. Nothing yet

Received or ordered ?

Ordered on 8th, Received 12th. Nothing yet :-)

[Guest AndyCr15]

There is hope people! lol

[Guest squirreleater]

There is hope people! lol

There was for me......

My vat reciept arrived today, 11 working days after the phone arrived.

Just as well I own a business to offset the vat!

[Guest King_Dani]

66.99 quid , hurt to the marrow of the bones ! issued by DHL on Jan 23rd , bought device on 7th

[Guest Kruzkal]

Quick recap.

I have an invoice for £81.95.

5% duty which is wrong as should be 0%.

So I called up DHL, the nice guys said there should be no duty with mobile communications devices so will get in touch with HMC and send me a recalculated bill.

So I suspect down to £64.77

[Guest saquib]

Will have had mine a full month tomorrow with no sign of a bill, anyone else in the same position ?

Edited February 11, 2010 by saquib

[Guest squirreleater]

I must have hit the exchange rate better, my vat bill was £59.

[Guest andy-andy]

so did anyone get away without having to pay the VAT after more than 1 month?

[Guest]

I got mine days ago, basically 20 days after I 've received the parcel.

I 've paid 60 pounds :-(

[Guest bazzawhite]

I got asked to pay mine before I even got the delivery. Doesn't matter at least its over and done with and now I can enjoy my N1 (£60.16)

**Edit: DHL had the cheek to try and charge me again by sending me an invoice through the post. I complained and they apologised.

Edited March 8, 2010 by bazzawhite

[Guest Phily]

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

Well, except for the 1000~ that Googlers in the UK got at the start of December :(

[Guest cezent]

wonder if anyone ordered the dock got charge the VAT?

[Guest Stea1thmode]

it was looking so good until this morning.

Got billed for £60.16