UK VAT

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 26 Apr 2004, 11:32 pm

#166761

Hi

I need to buy some parts from the UK, do I pay VAT if the parts are leaving the country?

1302Steve

bugboymatt Custom Title Time!

1,405 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 27 Apr 2004, 3:29 am

#166785

NOPE. in fact check the quoted price if it includes VAT then can take 17.5% off the price.

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Southern Van Officially Full-On Dubber

243 posts · joined Apr 2004 · 27 Apr 2004, 7:52 am

#166814

I bought safaris 2 years ago when I was over there.No VAT if you pick them up at the airport or if they post them for you back to Aus, which is what I did. The problem was that I was then charged 10% GST, then on top of that, 20% import duty. Im going over again in a couple of months trying to work out if they will fit in the overhead locker so you dont pay the duty.

57kombi Hannover Elder

2,544 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 27 Apr 2004, 9:36 am

#166833

I will be doing the same in June with some pop outs.
If you show your return ticket when you buy them you dont pay the VAT, then bring them back yourself so you dont pay import or GST.

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Dave

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 27 Apr 2004, 10:42 am

#166844

Hi

Thanks for that, Ive heard that if the parts are for a car over 30 years old there is no import duty into Australia.

1302Steve

kombi_kid Moderator Good Kid too many projects

124 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 27 Apr 2004, 11:56 am

#166871

no import duty just GST b8ut parts cant be repro have to be OVER 30 years old!!
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