Tdm
13-10-2013, 12:03
Can anyone clarify the position (the rules if any) with regards whether or not you get charged Duty for goods ordered in the U.K. and delivered to Tenerife.
Sometimes relatively small packages are delivered free and sometimes attract a Customs/Import charge and it does not seem to matter what the goods are.
1) Recent examples include a package sent by Royal Mail containing some small non-electrical
goods that was delivered free by Correos.
2) A similar sized package sent by TNT that did have some electrical parts in it that attracted a
Customs charge almost as much as the item itself.
3) A single book purchased via Amazon came free, but a slightly larger Amazon book package
with 2 paperbacks in it was charged Import Duty (these came from the US).
Is weight or content a factor, or are imported goods selected at random as to which ones will be charged extra for and which not?. Most of the goods I refer to are items not available in Tenerife.
Sometimes relatively small packages are delivered free and sometimes attract a Customs/Import charge and it does not seem to matter what the goods are.
1) Recent examples include a package sent by Royal Mail containing some small non-electrical
goods that was delivered free by Correos.
2) A similar sized package sent by TNT that did have some electrical parts in it that attracted a
Customs charge almost as much as the item itself.
3) A single book purchased via Amazon came free, but a slightly larger Amazon book package
with 2 paperbacks in it was charged Import Duty (these came from the US).
Is weight or content a factor, or are imported goods selected at random as to which ones will be charged extra for and which not?. Most of the goods I refer to are items not available in Tenerife.