Urgent help – Import duty for aircraft parts for static museum exhibits

YES – we would be very interested – thank you!

Email me at [email]jasonwebb@bottishamairfieldmuseum.org.uk[/email] or call 07791 971799.

Cheers

J

I’ve acquired these flyable P-51 fin skins recently, Jason, if you’re interested?

Anon.

Some good advice to anyone who acquires parts from out of country.

What was the result of the appeal?
Were there any extra taxes to pay?
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Marius from W2C
https://w2c.ca/en/consultation/

Yes, that looks better. I’m sure it would have gone straight through if you’d quoted that on the way in. Good luck with the appeal though!

We have been told to try Tariff code 9705000090. Nil duty, maximum of 5% VAT – this is for collectibles.

We are currently appealing – will see how we get on.

Cheers

J

I’ve brought in a couple of First World War engines as well as a Gipsy moth project. If it’s old, it’s an item of historical interest and is classed for a very low import duty / vat rate. It’s all about the commodity code you write on the box / paper work. It’s the same as antique furniture. It starts 93…… Something. It’s all available via google with that as a start!

I’ve just seen Jason ,i ‘ll send him a message .

Any update to this folks? I too buy a few aviation artefacts from outside the European Union and keep getting hammered for the 20% VAT.

Let us all know the code once you find out please.

In the UK in my experience, if a posted item is less than, I think, £17 in declared value it gets in free, and if it is a bit more it may get in free, but it is then a bit random. You are only sure to have to pay duty on higher value items.

In recent years, I’ve imported quite a number of model kits from China, and never paid a bean of duty or VAT – just lucky perhaps.

ZRX61, can you please elaborate on how you’ve got this wheeze to work. I’m not denying that it does but knowing the French fiscal authorities, I’m amazed that they go with it – or, at least, that they do not notify HMRC that the item is being forwarded to a UK end user in order that HMRC can issue a tax/duty payment demand. But if it does work, then I’ll tell the French authorities that everything I buy outside the EU is being sent on to one of my family members in the UK so that the tax/duty payment demand is withdrawn!

Items – admittedly not aircraft parts – that I’ve bought online from sellers in China and are of a size that they are shipped by courier usually are preceded by an invoice from the courier demanding payment of the tax/duty prior to delivery. Even if the seller/shipper underdeclares the value of the item, tax/duty seems to be charged on a figure approximating to the true value of the item. However smaller items, sent by post, usually – but not always – seem to slip through the net.

In future, have the parts shipped to France (for instance) & then forwarded. France doesn’t charge import duty/tax etc as the parts are just passing through.. & the UK doesn’t charge because the parts “came from France”.

& yes, this system works, it has done for years.:cool:

stupid, if you ship to France you need to show an adress, so VAT, duty plus cost of forwardind in France too. so for all my Professional import I know I will pay between 2.5 to 5% for freight and 20ù for VAT.

YVES

In future, have the parts shipped to France (for instance) & then forwarded. France doesn’t charge import duty/tax etc as the parts are just passing through.. & the UK doesn’t charge because the parts “came from France”.

& yes, this system works, it has done for years.:cool:

I’ve imported aircraft parts from US to UK last week. It was 20% VAT. So I guess your bill is a grand plus their handling fees etc of maybe £50. You will need to give them a call given the fact you’re a museum. Perhaps ring them unrelated to your shipment and tell them the aircraft part is for a museum and see what code they give you, and then see if it matches the code they’ve put on it.

Welcome to Rip off Britain, gentleman! Apart from the 20% VAT on anything purchased ouside the EU and the handling charge as previously menioned did you realise that you the receiver are also taxed 20% on the senders shipping fee. So if the sender spends $100 sending and item to you then customs will add this to the value of your item and then Tax you on the sum total of the item and the postage (in this example and extra $20 on top of everything else).

Jason, is your museum in contact with the Regional Museum Development Association or have you started to look at Accreditation? This might help show your museum’s status.

From a quick read through there might be an opportunity for relief from import VAT – see the fist link in post #11: Section 5 “Relief from VAT” in 5.1 there are two items of possible interest – notice number 361 or if you’re a charity notice number 317.

A

We have now been hit by a huge bill for import duty – any ideas?

Jason
Bottisham Airfield Museum

I face a bill from the carrier (they pay duties to HMRC -and also take an additional cut for handling/administration as well) every time I import parts for the jeep from the States. I think these are the regulations regarding reduced VAT. Might try this next time

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-notice-702-imports/vat-notice-702-imports#definition-of-articles-which-are-eligible-for-importation-at-a-reduced-valuation-giving-an-effective-vat-rate-of-5

Para 11 refers

and here – although i suspect this wouldn’t apply – depending on the source of the item

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageLibrary_ShowContent&id=HMCE_CL_000275&propertyType=document

You need EORI Number this exempts you from Duty and VAT.

Here is the contact details, it last a year.

The National Import Reliefs Unit (NIRU)
H M Revenue & Customs
Abbey House
Head Street
Enniskillen
N Ireland
BT74 7JL Additional Contact Details:

Tel: 028 6634 4557
Fax: 028 6634 4571

E-mail: [email]niru@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk[/email]