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[challenge entry] ROAST FOR COMPO!


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(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Thu 24 Nov 2011, 9:00, archived)
# FISCHGABEL!
(I helped save b3ta! Eduard Khil's Haircut is lurking and liking on, Thu 24 Nov 2011, 9:01, archived)
# what would we do without them/it/him/her/them

TJ: Has anyone else had a package stopped by Parcel Force on behalf of Customs forcing you to pay the VAT plus a release charge?
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Thu 24 Nov 2011, 9:03, archived)
# Very occasionally,
on imported DVDs.

Basically, anything imported into the UK commercially (i.e. not marked as a gift) and worth over GBP 15 (recently reduced from GBP 18) including postage & packing is liable for VAT, import duty (usually waived if under a certain amount) and a handling charge. Whether you get charged is usually pot luck (can depend on things like the company sending the item, the route it gets into the country, etc).
(I helped save b3ta! Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Thu 24 Nov 2011, 9:39, archived)
# yeh, I read this on
www.parcelforce.com/receiving-parcel/importing-uk/customs-charging

It's just never happened to me before. Software: £70 + Shipping: £22 + Customs and release: £25!

wankers!
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Thu 24 Nov 2011, 9:51, archived)
# Did it take ages too?
I'm impatiently waiting for a SACD from Germany that I ordered a couple of Mondays ago...
(I helped save b3ta! fuscous, Thu 24 Nov 2011, 10:27, archived)
# Magnet Boy!
:D

(I helped save b3ta! Fresh Water Mole loves his baby boy more and more every day, Thu 24 Nov 2011, 9:02, archived)
# I like the fact that his uncle/father/grandfather put his best sweatshirt on for the photo
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Thu 24 Nov 2011, 9:23, archived)
# unilateral FISCHGABEL is definitely the way forward

/ac
(I helped save b3ta! Wasp Box like a nervous random stranger at a glory hole, Thu 24 Nov 2011, 9:03, archived)
# bloody good presenation they gave on that
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Thu 24 Nov 2011, 9:10, archived)
# All spoons should be made of cast iron.
(I helped save b3ta! Prequal This is serious business. Very serious., Thu 24 Nov 2011, 9:20, archived)
#
teapiss
(I helped save b3ta! Spunky McPunk not dead yet, Thu 24 Nov 2011, 9:33, archived)
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(I helped save b3ta! Bourbon Fox Bourbon is a moron, Thu 24 Nov 2011, 10:37, archived)
# ahahaha!
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Thu 24 Nov 2011, 12:57, archived)
# His dad is Jim off The Vicar of Dibley
(I helped save b3ta! Photoshop Bitch 2014 edition, Wed 30 Nov 2011, 13:16, archived)