Customs oldtimer

Hi You won’t be sent a C79 but instead you need to download it yourself. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/manage-your-import-duties-and-vat-accounts You will only get a C79 if you are VAT registered As an alternative again if you are VAT registered you may be able to use postponed vat accounting PVA meaning you don’t pay the VAT up front but account for it via your VAT return . You will need to inform your carrier that you want to do this.Statements for this are also downloaded from the same link as above.

Hi Your proof of prior payment of import VAT would be the Spanish Suppliers invoice which should show the uk VAT charge.

Hi Goods below £135 are relieved( exempted ) from duty. If you have paid UK VAT to the Spanish retailer then there should not be any additional VAT to pay at import. The UK VAT should have been added at checkout. The Post Office will calculate the charges based on the information provided by the sender. If you think you have been overcharged VAT the you can reclaim using a BOR 286 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-customs-dutyimport-vat-relating-to-imports-by-post-bor286 As the post office administer the customs charges you will have to take matters up with them with regard to their admin fees.

Hi Please see the link posted by HMRC 7 months ago. This gives details of how you can import goods on inheritance. It covers goods imported in baggage which also covers goods you personally import in your vehicle. All Goods must be declared irrespective of whether they are for personal use. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pay-no-import-duties-or-vat-on-inherited-goods

You should find guidance here https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-exports-dispatches-and-supplying-goods-abroad To quote from this guidance : You must not zero rate sales if your customer asks you to deliver them to a UK address. If the customer arranges to collect them from you (an indirect export), you may be able to zero rate the sale as long as you meet certain zero rating conditions.

Hi Each country will have its own tax rules so you need to check what local requirements are based on where you are deemed to be making a supply. Not all countries have VAT . It is however unlikely in the EU if your customers are paying the taxes including import VAT when the goods are imported that you will have any liability to register for VAT in those EU countries.

Firstly I do not work for UK customs but am familiar with UK import procedures. If you have a shipment coming from Ghana to the UK then it is normal practice for you or your customer in the UK to have engaged a customs agent/ broker to declare these goods and clear customs. They will usually pay charges and taxes including import VAT on the importer’s behalf and will then ask for reimbursement from you . Alternatively they may ask for these amounts in advance. Who they ask to pay will depend on what has been agreed between you and your customer in the UK. The first recommendation would be to contact the customs agent / broker that is handling the import. Uk customs (HMRC) do not usually engage directly with importers.

Whether you collect or your supplier arranges transport the goods still need to be declared for export from the Netherlands and declared for import into the UK.the seller can still be the exporter if they are willing to do so. If the supplier is VAT registered in the Netherlands it is likely they will need to charge you Dutch VAT as they won’t have any proof of export. I If you are importing for personal use or commercially you can declare in the UK using the online simple declaration( this only applies if you can meet the conditions including the restriction that this can only be used for goods up to £2500). https://www.gov.uk/guidance/bringing-commercial-goods-into-great-britainin-your-baggage

To zero rate an Export you need to actually export from the UK. If the goods are never in the UK they are outside the scope of UK VAT. The export from the USA must comply with USA requirements and the import into Germany comply with German requirements. There will be German import VAT and possibly import duty depending on the goods and their value.

Hi Oli Cooke If the clock was declared at import and duties paid or within the personal allowance of £390 for other goods brought into the uk by a traveller then there should be no further requirement for a customs declaration. If this was not done then a voluntary disclosure may be made on a C2001 https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-a-voluntary-clearance-amendment-underpayment-.