Advice, importing to UK from USA

Hope you can help. Am a business and planning to import some goods from the usa to distribute or retail over here. I know that shipping costs vary and I will have to pay customs duty and VAT on top but I wondered if anyone had some more detailed information as even the relevant sites don't seem to tell you exactly how much you will pay in terms of duties and fees.

Also, does anyone know the different options to transport goods here and are there any pitfalls to avoid? Thanks!

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Phillip Patrick
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A good place to start would be and

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The eu wide import duty rates can be found at
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once you have found the code you could call HMC&E National Advice Service on 0845 010 9000 and find out about VAT rates. or for a quick summery or popular items
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Chris

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I have a customer who imports Jukeboxes etc from the USA - I know that in the past he has shared his Container with other people to minimise costs as he does not always have a full container. If you feel that you may want to start off small, this may be of assistance to you. If so, please email me (my email is my full name with no dot at my business name dot com).

Simon Clark Business Telecoms

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simonclark123

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