Customs oldtimer

Hi Joanna Smith What are you waiting to be checked.? HMRC can’t check anything based on the info you have provided. They don’t know who the carrier is when the declaration was made or the declaration reference number. They are suggesting that you should check with the carrier and confirm everything has been paid.

If you bought something from overseas you need to check with them how duties and taxes are to be paid - usually in their T&Cs . Some will say DDP meaning they pay the taxes directly usually to the carrier who in turn pay HMRC. The price you pay will usually include those charges . There are some duty but not vat reliefs for goods below £135. You pay vat on an import just as you would have to if you bought something in a shop . Everything is declared to customs and not released until the charges have been paid or secured by someone. So usually if the parcel has been delivered there is nothing for you to declare to HMRC as that has already been done. There is no difference for personal use or business use except there is no requirement for a private individual to have an EORI.