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Anke

  • Joined Dec 2009
    • St Boswells, Scottish Borders
Used Books from USA - do they incur import tax?
« on: August 11, 2014, 11:18:39 am »
I am keen on a book, via abebooks, but it is in the USA. It is a used book from a secondhand bookshop. Does anyone know if this will incur import duty/tax at the UK end on top of the normal postage fee?
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Womble

  • Joined Mar 2009
    • Stirlingshire, Central Scotland
Re: Used Books from USA - do they incur import tax?
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2014, 11:34:43 am »
Anke, I don't know whether you *should* incur a tax or not, but I've bought loads of books from the USA and elsewhere via Abebooks over the past few years, and have never been charged.
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Anke

  • Joined Dec 2009
    • St Boswells, Scottish Borders
Re: Used Books from USA - do they incur import tax?
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2014, 11:41:16 am »
Thanks.
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honeyend

  • Joined Oct 2011
Re: Used Books from USA - do they incur import tax?
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2014, 01:49:35 pm »
I have bought from Abe books and was not charged extra tax. The book, if I could get it was twice the price in the UK
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