Importing Boots & Shirts From Australia

[Western promise]

I am looking at ordering 3 x boots & 3 x shirts off a Australian website & wondering how much import duty i will be charged? Approx £250 of goods + £40 P+P. Anyone had any experience & cost? Done this a few years ago & managed to avoid an duty!

 

[S J H]

Ive done it a few times, never had to pay any duty, i think they have to send it to an individual rather than a company

 

[AJR75]

Same here as @S J H All arrived within a few days and probably much quicker than most UK suppliers delivery which takes some getting your head around really.

 

[Exfarmer]

You can be charged 12% plus VAT of 20% if over £135
so £290 x 12%= £34.80
£324.80 X 20% = £64.96
total £389.76
royal mail will delight in charging a hefty handling charge on top, no arguing or goods destroyed
that is if you are unlucky.
I have been caught twice

 

[Lazy Sod]

I replaced the horrible turnbuckle type stabilisers on my Kubota with a pair of telescopic ones that I sourced from the USA, about £210 delivered all in. No mention of import duty.

 

[TelesnaAg]

Is it Australian made clothing?? Which is rare, can just get off Alibada.

Ant...

 

[MrNoo]

Just say they are used items, I bought a Parachute 2nd hand from an American manufacturer, it was delivered within 3 days with no taxes to pay. I know re car parts they say they are used to escape paying.

 

[David.]

Luck of the draw I'm afraid. Of equal concern is the £16-odd that Parcelforce will gouge you fir their "handling fee" on items that get pulled.
I believe that either, if you regularly import stuff, Customs put a marker against your name and you will get lumbered more often for the vat.
Or the UK sellers of for eg; Redbacks, have got a marker put against goods coming from, for eg; Everything Australian....

 

[snipe]

I bought some boots of eBay, got charged an import tax.

 

[Happy hillbily]

My cousin in Perth Wa sent me a Bundaberg rum woolly had for my birthday, and one of his mates chucked in 8 used Bundaberg rum stubby holders as he knew how much of a Bundy fan I was.
My cousin asked if I had enjoyed my birthday present, I told him I hadn't received anything. He checked the tracking and it had been held up in customs. Two months later I got a nice letter off royal mail demanding payment for a package that had been paid incorrectly for the postage. Typical royal mail, no details of what or who the package was from. I nearly didn't pay it,
When it arrived it was my hat and the used stubby holders.
My flipin cousin had put on the customs declaration that the stubby holders were worth $20 each and the hat $30. So I had to pay the vat and a bloomin handling fee to the royal mail for the privelage .
It is a lottery, some don't, and some do pay.

 

[BillyFarmer]

I am looking at ordering 3 x boots & 3 x shirts off a Australian website & wondering how much import duty i will be charged? Approx £250 of goods + £40 P+P. Anyone had any experience & cost? Done this a few years ago & managed to avoid an duty!

there is a business in Wales that sells Aussie boots and shirts - Sugarloaf clothing, Would give them a shout. All stock in the UK

 

[Lowland1]

I’m not sure what this fixation for Australian clothing is all about . Surely you can get plenty of good stuff in UK without resorting to foreign. Here in Kenya though we are true blue okkers from our Bluntstones to our R.M Williams waistcoats. All sent via UK from our daughter in Australia and it’s generally all made in China anyway.

 

[S J H]

I’m not sure what this fixation for Australian clothing is all about . Surely you can get plenty of good stuff in UK without resorting to foreign. Here in Kenya though we are true blue okkers from our Bluntstones to our R.M Williams waistcoats. All sent via UK from our daughter in Australia and it’s generally all made in China anyway.

I find Australian shirts, a lot harder wearing and they fit better to work in. British ones are probably foreign anyway.

 

[Nearly]

If the farm with a name has a house number too then put that on the delivery address.

 

[David.]

I’m not sure what this fixation for Australian clothing is all about . Surely you can get plenty of good stuff in UK without resorting to foreign. Here in Kenya though we are true blue okkers from our Bluntstones to our R.M Williams waistcoats. All sent via UK from our daughter in Australia and it’s generally all made in China anyway.

You can't buy a good long-lasting, comfortable British made boot for £75 pr, neither can you buy a heavy cotton, short sleeved, half button fronted, collared workshirt with pockets, for £24.
That is my reason for buying Mongrel boots and Hard Yakka shirts from Australia.
And if I cop the vat sometimes, I have paid my dues to HMG.

 

[BillyFarmer]

You can't buy a good long-lasting, comfortable British made boot for £75 pr, neither can you buy a heavy cotton, short sleeved, half button fronted, collared workshirt with pockets, for £24.
That is my reason for buying Mongrel boots and Hard Yakka shirts from Australia.
And if I cop the vat sometimes, I have paid my dues to HMG.

New Mongrel K9s are also available at Sugarloaf clothing, distributor in the UK now.

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

Any way of buying R M Williams Dealer boots any cheaper?
I have had a pair for well over ten years and are beginning to show signs of wear so need to replace.
Looking at close to £400, I think I paid around £150 for my present ones.

 

[marshtowers]

You can get Aussie made Rossi boots from Kramp. They're great, had them on show at LAMMA.

Shoes and boots and similar products - KRAMP

Buy Shoes and boots from Kramp. Europe's largest specialist in parts and accessories in Agriculture, Construction, Forestry and Landscaping.

www.kramp.com

 

[pear]

Any way of buying R M Williams Dealer boots any cheaper?
I have had a pair for well over ten years and are beginning to show signs of wear so need to replace.
Looking at close to £400, I think I paid around £150 for my present ones.

You can get them restored (or whatever the correct shoe term is!)
New soles, new elastics and new tabs. probably be what you originally paid and some. There are official RM repair places through the UK, here's one with prices-

RMW REPAIR SERVICE

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www.ahume.co.uk

 

[Pistonbroke]

New Mongrel K9s are also available at Sugarloaf clothing, distributor in the UK now.

Don't you mean outback outfitters? Several firms selling them but no mention of Sugarloaf yet