Posting gifts UK to Ireland

[BlueRaincoat1]

Hello, has anyone any recent experience of this? I want to post a parcel with some gifts (toys and slippers) worth a total of around £80 to Ireland (ROI not NI). Has anyone any idea if the recipient is likely to ahve to pay any charges on that?
Thank you. Haven't sent a parcel since last year.

www.revenue.ie/en/customs/individuals/buying-online-personal/outside-eu.aspx

Yes, they will. This link should help. The recipient will have to pay VAT plus a post office admin fee. It's such a pain.

OMG am I going to have to include twenty euros to cover the charges. How completely ridiculous :-( , its a present...

www.revenue.ie/en/customs/individuals/relief-gifts-low-value/rules-gifts.aspx

The recipient shouldn't have to pay anything on gifts under €45, I wonder could you send in two separate parcels?

There is a table here that explains how the duty is calculated depending on value of individual items / total value of parcel
www.revenue.ie/en/customs/individuals/relief-gifts-low-value/rates.aspx

Thank you. I'm so shocked by this. I know ots been thisnway for a year, but (and I know this sounds ridiculous) I hadn't realised it applied to Ireland too, as I'm using to ireland being exempt from various UK rules that apply to other countries. My DH just pointed out that if I include money in the parcel, they'll have to pay VAT on that too, as it would be included in the parcel 'value'. I think splitting parcels and hoping for the best is the way forward...

Whatever you do just remember to triple check you have filled in the customs forms properly & a return address, we sent something to a relative and forgot to tick one of the boxes and it disappeared for 2 months before eventually coming back to us having been rejected by customs for incorrect paperwork!