Tax on Guitars (1 Viewer)

[Willie Willions]

Has anyone been stung on tax on ordering instruments in from the US? I ordered a guitar and am wondering what to expect.

 

[damien]

21% vat, and import duty of (apparently) 3.2% for acoustics and 3.7% for electrics. fairly unlikely you'll get away without paying.

 

[Gambra]

Yup. Them's the charges. They catch anything larger than a few CD's/DVD's. Hope ya have that budgeted..

 

[Willie Willions]

Ah yeah, I know I'll end up paying, just don't know how much it'll be, has anyone ever tried the 'having it marked as a gift' jazz?

 

[Gambra]

Never ever works. *Any* item over the value of something like 50 quid is open to tax. NO loopholes..

 

[the strange guy]

I always get my stuff sent in with a fake business name on it.
I haven't got stung.
Then again, most of my stuff comes from Asia, not America.
And I haven't brought in anything like a guitar, but loads of computer equipment has come through.

I was told it's because if they think you're bringing it in so you can sell it, you're going to end up paying tax on it eventually.
Don't blame me if it doesn't work for ya!

 

[therealjohnny]

I had to pay something like €400 on my guitar

 

[cesspooldublin]

shee-it.I've been ordering records from the states for years and have never had a problem...is this a recent thing?I know a mate got charged €45 VAT on a couple of LPs he got from interpunk before Xmas.Just worried as I have two small boxes of LPs coming from the USA for distro (like 5LPs in each), and the VAT would potentially make the prices ridiculous if I get stung..getting them sent to my workplace though..

 

[The Schnapper]

I too got stung with items I ordered from interpunk last October

 

[cesspooldublin]

I too got stung with items I ordered from interpunk last October

apparently it's something to do with the parcel service they use

 

[Daniel]

Has anyone been stung on tax on ordering instruments in from the US? I ordered a guitar and am wondering what to expect.

Ask who ever ordered it from to value it at less than what you paid for it. You won't have to pay as much tax then. Don't value it for too little as if it gets lost in the post the insurance money won't be enough to cover the loss.
Thats what i did before anyway and it saved me a bit.

 

[Gambra]

Usually if it's pretty big (camera, guitar, tv etc etc) they ask you to forward on the reciept for what you paid for it (Paypal reciept or what have you) and they use that value..

 

[Willie Willions]

Shite:

"unfortunately, it's against our federal law to falsify customs documents"

 

[Pat Pockets]

Shite:

"unfortunately, it's against our federal law to falsify customs documents"

Then just tell them its against my law to falsify THIS

 

[Willie Willions]

Usually if it's pretty big (camera, guitar, tv etc etc) they ask you to forward on the reciept for what you paid for it (Paypal reciept or what have you) and they use that value..

Is this the way it's been for the rest of yis? What's the procedure? Do you have to pay at the post office or wha?

 

[Gambra]

Nah, I got a letter saying that my video camera has been impounded, you then gotta send the invoice or reciept to them (the address are on the letter). The cunts also charge VAT on delivery too so try getting one that doesn't have that on it.. After that they release the package and the postman rings your door asking for X amount of Euros..

 

[Corm]

When I put out a record before I got them to write "for promotional use only" and we got away with it, when it woulda been a couple hundred quid otherwise.

 

[therealjohnny]

we tried that too- no dice though, we had to pay it anyway

 

[righteous harmony]

what sorta guitar is it anyways?

 

[D0njo]

One of these-

Tax should be ok.