Customs oldtimer

Hi The import charges incurred will have been made by Italian customs, so it’s only Italian customs that can refund it. You would need to check with them . I suggest you first check with your supplier terms and conditions as different retailers have different ways for retuning unwanted goods.

The £135 threshold applies to the goods themselves without VAT or transport costs. If the retailer is adding the UK VAT at point of sale then no additional VAT should be be due at import.

As an individual you still need to follow the process of outward processing. As an individual sending goods for repair you use the authorisation by declaration process. This means that you need to tell the carrier you are using to export that you want to use outward processing for repair . If you are a private individual you do not need an EORI number. When the goods come back the sender must also say return after repair. You need to have proof you correctly exported under the procedure to be relived of import duty and VAT or just pay on the cost of the repair .. Remember this is a UK procedure and has no affect on whether the EU want to charge for goods entering their territory. The repairers may need to use a similar scheme called inward processing in their own country.

I responded to a question about goods being consigned from Japan with a USA based seller. The link provided is in relation to the UK -EU agreement so no relevance to the question originally asked.

Hi You would need to check with Italian customs. You will likely need to find a customs agent to act as your indirect representative as you do t have any business establishment in Italy.

It irrelevant who sells the goods. To claim preferential origin the goods must qualify under the UK- Japan trade agreement or the CPTPP agreement. The exporter must provide a statement on preferential origin ( wording is in the agreement) under UK Japan trade agreement. Under CPTPP the exporter, producer or importer can provide a statement on origin. This must contain the specific details and wording set out in the agreement. The best place to look for requirements is in the UK trade tariff for your particular goods an use the origin tab.

For items below £130 then it is correct that eBay as the platform should add UK vat. No additional charges should be made on arrival. It maybe that the seller who sent the package didn’t make this clear to DHL such as identification of the eBay UK VAT number or not correctly stating the VAT exclusive price. If DGL are basing calculations on £156 this looks to be what’s happened. If the purchase wasn’t in GBP then then the current customs exchange rate may take the goods over £130. Firstly go back to DHL with evidence of prior UK VAT payment . Failing that you can reject the package or pay what they ask and claim a refund from customs.

If you are reporting more than a few lines you should request an amendment to your authorisation to use a spreadsheet . This way you don’t need to fill in line by line but just attach a spreadsheet ( or output from whatever method you use to record your IP imports and reexports ) .