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Sending a parcel to the UK after Brexit: when the recipient pays VAT and duty
A gift up to £39 is free of UK VAT, and customs duty applies only above £135. Rules for Great Britain according to GOV.UK.
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On a gift to the UK worth over thirty-nine pounds, the recipient pays the VAT. Gifts worth up to thirty-nine pounds are free of UK VAT. Above that, the recipient pays the VAT to the delivery company. Customs duty applies only to goods above one hundred and thirty-five pounds. This is for Great Britain, not Northern Ireland. The figures come from the UK government website, GOV.UK.
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On a gift to the UK worth over thirty-nine pounds, the recipient pays the VAT. Gifts worth up to thirty-nine pounds are free of UK VAT. Above that, the recipient pays the VAT to the delivery company. Customs duty applies only to goods above one hundred and thirty-five pounds. This is for Great Britain, not Northern Ireland.
- Gift without VAT
- £39
- Recipient pays VAT
- over £39
- Duty threshold
- £135
