Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --=====================_1385358==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed At 15:27 01-05-01 -0600, you wrote: >I'm talking about making a trade with a LUGer in Europe and we're wondering >if there are any customs duty to be paid when sending equipment between two >individuals in Europe and the US? > >Thanks - gold My understanding is that VAT will have to be paid at the current rate based on the value of the imported item, be it new or secondhand. In the UK VAT is 17.5% on all things that you may import (inc. camera equipment) and in Germany it is 16% on camera equipment. Gerry Gerry Walden LRPS Stock & Corporate Photography www.gerrywalden.co.uk Tel: 0044 23 8046 3076 Fax: 0044 23 8034 8542 - --=====================_1385358==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> <font size=3>At 15:27 01-05-01 -0600, you wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>I’m talking about making a trade with a LUGer in Europe and we’re wondering<br> if there are any customs duty to be paid when sending equipment between two<br> individuals in Europe and the US?<br> <br> Thanks - gold</blockquote><br> My understanding is that VAT will have to be paid at the current rate based on the value of the imported item, be it new or secondhand. In the UK VAT is 17.5% on all things that you may import (inc. camera equipment) and in Germany it is 16% on camera equipment.<br> <br> Gerry</font><br> <font size=3>Gerry Walden LRPS<br> Stock & Corporate Photography<br> <a href="http://www.gerrywalden.co.uk/" eudora="autourl">www.gerrywalden.co.uk</a><br> Tel: 0044 23 8046 3076<br> Fax: 0044 23 8034 8542<br> </font></html> - --=====================_1385358==_.ALT--