Jan-Erik,

On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 22:24:25 +0200, Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:

> And "personal gifts" are (in most countries) free from any fees at all=
... :-)

Not in the UK!  The VAT-free limit is GB=A318 for "commercial" products =
and it's doubled to GB=A336 for "gifts".
And if the parcel is pre-printed "A gift from IBM" I think you'll find t=
he Customs people won't be fooled!
:-)

They have the right to open parcels to check what's inside, and if there=
's an invoice that doesn't match what
it says on the outside, guess which figure they use to calculate the cha=
rge?  :-)

What's more, if you they found someone was regularly receiving under-dec=
lared items, they would: 1) Open
everything for that address in future  2) Consider charging the recipien=
t with conspiracy to defraud...

Obviously if you don't get caught then you've "won", but that's true of =
bank robberies too, and likewise
doesn't make it legal...

Cheers,

Howard Winter
St.Albans, England

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