From: "BT" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Ordering software abroad and VAT
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 15:11:27 +0000 (UTC)

"Alfi"  wrote in message
news:53b515c658e2568b1877576dea280bdf@news.1usenet.com...
> I was going to order boxed software from a company in Florida.
They claim
> no tax for orders outside Florida.  When it arrives at my door
what do I do
> next?  What happens if I dont do anything?

If the courier, who could be the Post Office, DHL, UPS, etc.,
doesn't ask for any payment for duty and VAT, you don't need to
do anything.  If the value of the item is not more than £18,
there'll be no duty or VAT.  Over that, and there should be, but
you may get lucky...
-- 
Robert Killington
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for help with VAT

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