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Posting gift from Ireland to UK. Customs?

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Skepticgal · 12/12/2024 12:21

I want to send a few gifts to a friend, but don't want her to end up paying customs duty on it. Will this happen? Anyone do this often enough to know? Thanks. I am guessing will be a few gifts, maybe up to 100 euro value in total.

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mindutopia · 12/12/2024 12:44

Check to see if customs duty is due from Ireland. If it is, either pay the customs yourself (can you do that?) or I would not declare the value as being as high as it actually is. My horrible family (we are NC but anyway) recently sent me a box of my childhood things (no real value to anyone else) but declared them as valued at £250. I had to pay £100 in import duty to get them delivered. 🙄

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Skepticgal · 12/12/2024 19:36

mindutopia · 12/12/2024 12:44

Check to see if customs duty is due from Ireland. If it is, either pay the customs yourself (can you do that?) or I would not declare the value as being as high as it actually is. My horrible family (we are NC but anyway) recently sent me a box of my childhood things (no real value to anyone else) but declared them as valued at £250. I had to pay £100 in import duty to get them delivered. 🙄

Wow so much! Thank you

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