Import Duty, Taxes and Tariffs

Some countries do charge import duty and / or tax on shipments from the UK.

We are currently running a 'duty paid' trial; this means we will pay the duty on orders to some areas (predominantly US and Canada) before the package is shipped.

While this trial is running, shipments to these areas should not have any extra local taxes to pay on arrival. 

(There's more info on the Duty Paid trial here)

For all other countries the information below still applies.

The shipment value at which duty starts to be applied, and the charge, varies enormously. It also changes regularly, and (in my experience) is inconsistently applied.

In other words, some large, expensive parcels get through without any additions, and some small, inexpensive shipments don't.

I ship to more than 180 different states, countries and territories and, to be honest, I can't keep up with the import arrangments for them all.

So all shipments are sent 'duty unpaid'.

This means if a shipment ends up with fees to pay on import, it's down to the recipient to pay them.

If you choose not to pay the duty, the parcel may be destroyed, or it may be returned to me (sometimes with hefty charges added).

For this reason, parcels that are not delivered, are returned to me, or are destroyed because of unpaid duties or taxes, are non refundable.

If this worries you, please investigate your local tax and import duty arrangments BEFORE placing your order.