Auction

[smokeymo]

Not quite ...a robusto costs ?2.67 in excise duty, its 11.66g, ( excuse the ?2 quid exaggeration, the cigars in question were slightly larger) then there's customs duty of 26% on top ( where applicable) and no I certainly don't have 2 hours ( or more) to clear up DHL errors!

Like I say , everyone's an expert, right? except I have been doing this for a living for the last 20 years. Just cigars, nothing much else of note and my understanding of import/export of cigars is limited to the one subject that I have knowledge of i.e.. cigars. So,when auction sellers are entering boxes worth ?1000- ?30,000 per Lot , a ?75 Bond clearance charge is immaterial and essential to correctly import to the UK

Cheers

Mitchell

[rascal]

You're a UK cigar merchant Rascal ? which one ? you would let DHL do a commercial import entry for cigars ? you can't be serious ?

Funny story: cigar manufacture r from D.R. that I met at Dortmund show told me a similar story, he wanted to pitch samples to me for own brand long filler small format smokes. I said ' just 6 singles please' to which he said I'll just post them to you, which I was no way going to have.

He doesn't want to pay ?75 clearance fees and ships DHL who promptly and incorrectly invoice us for ?622 importation duties and fees ( should have been ?18 Excise duty, ?6 Customs duty plus VAT plus clearance)

...everyone's an expert

I dare say DHL is a fabulous company for importing most items but when it comes to tobacco, I would not use them for import or clearance, they don't have cigar weights nor do they understand them

Cheers

Mitchell

Nope not cigars but do import yes they make mistakes with amounts but they easily rectify them for you. If you have the weights clearly marked on the package. A couple hrs work with them resolves all the problems for most of your incoming shipments. But if your happy paying 75 quid to clear a bonded package that's up to you. Though I can clear a full container for less from a bond. Also 18 quid for 6 small smokes import duty? A robusto weights 11g so 6 of them should not even be 18 quid duty (yes there's vat and everything else but I am listing it separate like you did)

Cheers

Peter

[smokeymo]

You're a UK cigar merchant Rascal ? which one ? you would let DHL do a commercial import entry for cigars ? you can't be serious ?

Funny story: cigar manufacture r from D.R. that I met at Dortmund show told me a similar story, he wanted to pitch samples to me for own brand long filler small format smokes. I said ' just 6 singles please' to which he said I'll just post them to you, which I was no way going to have.

He doesn't want to pay ?75 clearance fees and ships DHL who promptly and incorrectly invoice us for ?622 importation duties and fees ( should have been ?18 Excise duty, ?6 Customs duty plus VAT plus clearance)

...everyone's an expert

I dare say DHL is a fabulous company for importing most items but when it comes to tobacco, I would not use them for import or clearance, they don't have cigar weights nor do they understand them

Cheers

Mitchell

[rascal]

Nope- not quite that simple to do a commercial import I'm afraid

Merry Christmas

Best

Mitchell

It is really, I am involved in importing a lot and just let dhl pay the duty and VAT.

Hope you have a good Christmas too.

[smokeymo]

Nope- not quite that simple to do a commercial import I'm afraid

Merry Christmas

Best

Mitchell

[rascal]

Ummm not sure where the ?95 quid charge comes from ? Customs bind charge ?75 for paperwork

We charge nothing

Best

Mitchell

You get people to send items to a bonded warehouse? Would it not be easier just to have it dhl or otherwise. Rather than pay a bonded warehouse to release a item.

[smokeymo]

oops typo ' Customs Bond'

[smokeymo]

Ummm not sure where the ?95 quid charge comes from ? Customs bind charge ?75 for paperwork

We charge nothing

Best

Mitchell

[Lord Monte]

Not me..."

[Wigan]

Thanks for that Rascal. At leas5t I know now

[rascal]

Anyone know how it works with non-EMS stuff in the auction?

If I bring back a jar from my holidays and then put it in the auction in 10 years time will I have a but load of extra VAT or Duty or whatever to pay?

According to previous correspondence with Mitch he would not take it. Unless you sent it out the country to be imported back in and duty and vat paid and his 95 quid charge for doing this ( the receiving and paying charges)

[butternutsquashpie]

No idea. Not sure its the sort of thing I can message C.Gars about either

Ummmmmm... nevermind.

[Wigan]

If you actually look at some of the items, they will say 'for EU shipping locations, add on an extra xx% VAT'.
Others say that they can't ship it to ANY UK address. Others say whatever.

I'll let you decipher what calls for what.

No idea. Not sure its the sort of thing I can message C.Gars about either

[butternutsquashpie]

Cool, but if its not for the international and bought by a uk source would I have to pay it then?

If you actually look at some of the items, they will say 'for EU shipping locations, add on an extra xx% VAT'.
Others say that they can't ship it to ANY UK address. Others say whatever.

I'll let you decipher what calls for what.

[Wigan]

Nope.

Remember the international client?le

Cool, but if its not for the international and bought by a uk source would I have to pay it then?