UK Shipping Information:
DUTY, VAT, and clearance/brokerage charges
When
ordering internationally, it is possible customs, duty, or VAT fees
may be applicable. Any fees charged once the
package reaches the UK are not included in your payment to 80sTees.com
and are payable to the appropriate government agencies. If you are
concerned about taxes or duties, please look into this before you
order. Also, 80sTees will not mark any package as a gift as we are
required to sign that the value we mark for custom's is true. If
delivery of an order is refused, a refund will be made on merchandise
only after the package is safely returned to 80sTees.com.
Below is an example of how these fees
are calculated:
Import and Duty Taxes: If the total value of the items you order exceeds
18₤ there will be 17.5% VAT charged. If the total value of your order
exceeds 58₤ there will be a 12% customs fee and then the VAT of 17.5%
will be charged as well. You may also be charged a clearance fee.
Unfortunately we can not tell you exactly what this fee will be.
| Order Value |
Customs Tax |
VAT Tax |
| <18₤ |
0% |
0% |
| 18₤-58₤ |
0% |
17.5% |
| >58₤ |
12% |
17.5% |
EXAMPLE TOTAL COST CALCULATIONS
Printed below is an order from Mr. Random A. Customer. The order
is shipping to the UK. Beneath the order we will calculate the total
cost of the order to Random Customer
Mr. Customer’s card will be charged $144.24 by 80sTees.com. Mr. Customer’s
credit card issuing bank will charge Mr. Customer a 1-5% fee for the currency
conversion. In this example we used 3% (you can call the number on the back of
your credit card to find out exactly what your charge will be).
$144.24 = 73.31₤
3% of 73.31₤ is 2.20₤
Total charged to card = 75.51₤
Now we must determine customs and VAT charges. Because the value of the order is greater than 58₤, a customs fees of 12% is applied to the total purchase including shipping fees:
Customs Fee = 73.31₤ * 12% = 8.80₤
The VAT will be applied to the merchandise, shipping, and customs total. The VAT is 17.5%.
VAT = 17.5% * (73.31₤ + 8.80₤) = 14.37₤
Royal Mail (8₤) and Parcel Force (8₤) also charge a customs clearance/brokerage fee. The package in our example was sent via Royal Mail so the fee is
8₤.
UPS charges a clearance fee of 11₤.
Customs Fee + VAT Fee = 8.80₤ + 14.37₤ + 8₤ = *31.17₤
*This 31.17₤ will be collected at the time of delivery and does not benefit 80sTees.com in any way.