Hi,
I bought a vintage Nikon lense from Japan for 150 euro posted. The lense is worth about 120 euro. It arrived, delivered by Fed ex. I signed for it and that was that.
This morning, I received a letter from fed ex saying that i owe them 48.39. 15 euro advancement fee and 33.39 original vat. I was not expecting this.
I was under the impression, items below a certain value were exempt from vat? And that the vat would then be charged at 12%. And what is that advancement fee? Would that not be included in the sellers postage charges?
I'm looking on the revenue website here but it's making my head spin a little and maybe one of you has a better brain for this stuff? Also, check out the post marks on the letter?
Thanks in advance,
Owen.
I bought a vintage Nikon lense from Japan for 150 euro posted. The lense is worth about 120 euro. It arrived, delivered by Fed ex. I signed for it and that was that.
This morning, I received a letter from fed ex saying that i owe them 48.39. 15 euro advancement fee and 33.39 original vat. I was not expecting this.
I was under the impression, items below a certain value were exempt from vat? And that the vat would then be charged at 12%. And what is that advancement fee? Would that not be included in the sellers postage charges?
I'm looking on the revenue website here but it's making my head spin a little and maybe one of you has a better brain for this stuff? Also, check out the post marks on the letter?
Thanks in advance,
Owen.