AMAZON.COM Tax's??

[Poshteh1]

Originally Posted by nametag

If the order is over around £15 and you have the cheapest shipping option then it is likely you'll have to pay some customs fees. I think this is VAT + Royal Mail's 'handling fee', or something like that?

If you select their Expedited or Express delivery options, they will prompt you to pay an 'import fee deposit' which is an amount they will pay on your behalf, and if it isn't claimed then you get it refunded (I know this happened to me once ages after I'd received the item and assumed the whole deposit was used). I'm currently waiting on an item coming via this method, but I'm assuming it will bypass the 'royal mail handling fee' and so I won't get any extra charges for it!

If you want to avoid these for sure order from a site like axelmusic, movietyme or blubast ard as they ship to you only after they come into the UK and as such there are no extra fees.

I order from Amazon.com frequently, but I've always kept my total under or on the import limit. But there are some Blus that I want to order which are over the limit. I'm aware of the expedited shipping option and the import fee deposit, but I wanted to know how it works? If your item goes through without charges, does Amazon inform you and refund you? If so, how long does it take them?