VAT Charge invoice

[.: JaCkPoT :.]

Uncle received a VAT Charge invoice from DHL one month after receiving a DM800 he ordered from China. Any ideas why it has come 1 month after receiving a product ??

[smirnoff_rules]

Uncle received a VAT Charge invoice from DHL one month after receiving a DM800 he ordered from China. Any ideas why it has come 1 month after receiving a product ??

was it delivered to a vat registered company ?

[.: JaCkPoT :.]

No, just a normal house.

[smirnoff_rules]

one of my lads at work got one for a radio he got from china .. the bill from dhl was to me .. he phoned them and told them he only used my address because there was no one in at his address ,, he said he hadnt got his card to pay over the phone and gave them another address ,, not his tho .. never heard anything since ,, been about 2 months now

[Meat-Head]

Uncle received a VAT Charge invoice from DHL one month after receiving a DM800 he ordered from China. Any ideas why it has come 1 month after receiving a product ??

17.5% of whatever then 10 quid for the hell of it.

Would be inclinded to

a) do what sminoff did
b) Just put the vat amount with a copy of the invoice in the post

IF/WHEN they shout about their 10 quid, say you expected the VAT but not the DHL charge


OFF TOPIC, BUT RELEVENT:

A few years ago a mate asked Meat-City-Council for
"permission to have a skip on the road, having a new roof"

permission granted, skip came, filled, sent away no prob.

2 weeks/ a month whatever

<KNOCK KNOCK>

"Hello sir Meat-City Council, come to inspect your new roof"

"Oh ok what ever coont"

"we only know because some dumb ~~~~ said it on the form for
permission for the skip"

"Come in, ladder there, i'll stick kettle on"

<2 mins later>

"Yes sir that's fine, i'll drink the tea and piss off"

Few days later bill in the post

From Meat-City Council.
to inpecst roof, standard charge 100 quid, pay up or else

So my mate writes on the back of the form

From Mr xxxxx standard charge for making your inpector a cup of tea 50 quid, here is a cheque for 50 quid, now ~~~~ off

No more was said.

[chucklor]

Is it anything to do with the item being imported, hence the country of origin has not got VAT? I know certain items are subject to certain taxes when imported...chuck

[smirnoff_rules]

funny how it works .. l had 3 dm500's delivered in the same month he had his radio has he was the only one that had a bill .. l was thinking that they where still sending dm500's as modems ie not vat able

as its a month later u could always say u send it back as u never even ordered it .. how would they now ?

[Meat-Head]

as its a month later u could always say u send it back as u never even ordered it .. how would they now ?

Good point, and/OR you could say it was cancelled and refund obtained

present for someone

[smirnoff_rules]

wot happened to the good old days when u got a letter to pick it up because u needed to pay extra for the goods ?> l month laters dont seem right to m8

[DW190]

Are you sure the charge is not Import Duty?

[chucklor]

I don't thint anyone has a clue how the system works, they say you are allowed this and not that, this is taxable that is not, duty must be paid on this but others are emempt, I think that DHL should stand any outstanding amount, they are the courier they know what was in the package as they screen everything and they should know what extras should be payable, they should have charged any outstanding amount on delivery..send back the invoice and say "no longer at this address" robbing b.stards...chuck