At the moment the limits are £18 for purchases and £36 for gifts Alan. Do you know if there will still be a difference for the two, or will they both be the same, at £105 please? Tony. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Stepney" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:29 PM Subject: [modeleng] Import duty >I mentioned grizzly machinery. > They, in common with many other non-UK suppliers have prices very much > lower > than we are used to. > > The two problems are, duty and VAT. > On many items, these can add up to make it uneconomic to import single > items. > > As from next month, duty (on those goods that are subject to it) will only > apply to goods valued at over £105. > (Still have to pay VAT on lower value items though.) > > This could make overseas suppliers more advantageous. > Alan > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.