Import advice needed

The value is whatever you put on it. A commercial invoice will need to be generated by the seller, this doesn’t necessarily have to reflect the purchase price, but it will be what the item is then insured for during transit.
In theory you could value it at a nominal amount, especially if it is a gift, but if it is lost then you won’t get a pay out.
Don’t forget though, the higher you value it, the more import duty will be applied.

In some instances, if it is your first import, you may be asked to complete an EORI application. Check this with the chamber first because it can hold up the import, and any hold will be subject to a daily charge.

Pete

I’d be interested to hear how you get on as it’s several years since I had any dealings with the Nottinghamshire Chamber on a similar import situation.

From a personal perspective the last import I dealt with was the Viggen, which was nearly 7 years ago now. That was relatively simple paperwork (End User Certificate) as it constituted a movement within the EU.

More recently NAM has benefitted from the importation of a batch on light aircraft spares from North America; however most of the documentation was quite generously resolved by the donor of the items and a good forwarding agent.

Thanks! I’ll call them.

I’d make a call here to start with for a bit of advice http://www.cambridgeshirechamber.co.uk/ regs change and a lot is to do with the country of original manufacture.