Buying from China on eBay - not in Global Shipping Programme

[JapanAxe]

I'm looking to buy a particular kind of guitar stand but it's not available in the UK (or EC for that matter). There are several available from Chinese sellers on eBay but none are in eBay's Global Shipping Programme. The stand costs £54 and I'm concerned I'll get hit for import duties - would that be likely to happen?

[MichaelDean]

As long as VAT is being collected in advance, there shouldn't be any additional charges as you're below the £135 limit.

 

Source: https://www.gov.uk/goods-sent-from-abroad/tax-and-duty

[JapanAxe]

13 minutes ago, MichaelDean said:

As long as VAT is being collected in advance, there shouldn't be any additional charges as you're below the £135 limit.

 

Source: https://www.gov.uk/goods-sent-from-abroad/tax-and-duty

Thanks, that's brilliant, I'll go ahead and order it then

[JapanAxe]

Well the stand arrived quicker than expected and there have been no extra charges, so that's a win, cheers all!

[yorks5stringer]

So not a really long stand, just 2 months?

[JapanAxe]

On 30/09/2022 at 19:42, yorks5stringer said:

So not a really long stand, just 2 months?

I see what you did there. Actually 9 days.

[2pods]

Pics ?