£78 quid Customs Charge!!!!!!!! AGGGGHHHH

[readytoignite]

if i bought or sold something of substantial value that was being shipped overseas i would make sure it was covered for the full amount and factor any customs charge into the total cost of the item.

the administrative fees sound a little dodgy (isn't that why you pay taxes?)

[rirakuma]

I ordered 3 pairs of jeans from Vari and didnt get custom fees. They marked it as gift and stated the price as 1000y each but the tags and receipt documents were inside. I cant remember if customs had gone through n check the inside but for this year theyve been checking everytime. The packages looks like its been through a mincer when they do

[moykky]

Mmmmm - so in a way you could totally just cut your losses and get a refund. Obviously I wouldnt having just 'kopped' the last 30w pair of eternal 877 - but I guess you could.

From this thread ive learned one of the benefits of proxy services, ask your friendly proxy buyer to just remove receipts etc and list as a 2nd hand gift of low value ( -$100 )

dunno what value it was marked as - it still hasn't arrived despite the delivery dates working day ending in one hours time....

Man that sucks, 78 pounds?? Isn't VAT about 17% in UK? What if you give them the real invoice? Then it shouldn't be more than £30 in any chance!

I thought our system was hideous...