Import duty?

[John Delacour]

At 6:56 pm +0100 25/4/07, David Boyce wrote:

>I am treating myself to a Fujan tuning lever.  It just occurred to 
>me today, that I may have to pay Excise Duty on it.  Has anyone else 
>in the UK obtained one, and did you have to pay Excise Duty?  And 
>how much?

David, you can start here:

<http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageVAT_ShowContent&id=HMCE_CL_001454&propertyType=document>

Provided it doesn't slip through the net, in which case you're lucky, 
you'll find you have to pay customs charges, VAT _and_ Royal Mail's 
fee.  It can be quite painful.

JD