Importing kilts to European Union

**Captain** · 23rd August 07, 07:52 AM

Especially here in the States, since we've basically become a service-oriented economy.

I fear we're drifting off topic though and headed for a reprimand...

**Union Richard** · 23rd August 07, 03:22 PM

Hi All

If i am not mistaken not one of our customers of whom have bought from ourselves have paid any import duties that i know off.
Can anyone acknowlage this, or am i wrong?

Can someone tell me what the duties are supposed to be in the USA is there a limit to what you can bring in withput paying?

Richard

**Azevedo** · 23rd August 07, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by Union Richard

Hi All

If i am not mistaken not one of our customers of whom have bought from ourselves have paid any import duties that i know off.
Can anyone acknowlage this, or am i wrong?

Can someone tell me what the duties are supposed to be in the USA is there a limit to what you can bring in withput paying?

Richard

Hi Richard,

Just to make sure: Sending goods inside EU are not taxable, right? Because my next kilt will be a UnionKilt and I would like to make sure that I will have no surprise from the dutch custons when it arrive

**Union Richard** · 24th August 07, 05:15 AM

Originally Posted by Azevedo

Hi Richard,

Just to make sure: Sending goods inside EU are not taxable, right? Because my next kilt will be a UnionKilt and I would like to make sure that I will have no surprise from the dutch custons when it arrive

Yes you are correct no taxes to the EU, i see you are from Delft i have been there many times to attend CB/HAM radio meetings nice place.

Don't worry you won't be charged any extra.

Regards

Richard

**Q-Tip** · 24th August 07, 04:11 PM

If I were to send a gift of cash to an american xmarker, who then by shear coincidence was exactly the same size as me and again by shear coincidence had exactly the kilt I needed. Could he then send it to me as a gift ?

A gift being sent to a friend as not taxable at customs is it ?

mmm should stop drinking single malts makes by brain sleepy ;)

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**Hamish** · 24th August 07, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by Q-Tip

If I were to send a gift of cash to an american xmarker, who then by shear coincidence was exactly the same size as me and again by shear coincidence had exactly the kilt I needed. Could he then send it to me as a gift ?

A gift being sent to a friend as not taxable at customs is it ?

mmm should stop drinking single malts makes by brain sleepy ;)

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Here in the United Kingdom, gifts sent from countries outside the EU ARE liable for tax when they are over a certain value. Those sent from another EU country are not. This is probably common across Europe. I thought I had a Government website bookmarked which relates to these matters in detail, but I cannot find it - nor can I remember what that certain value is!

**Q-Tip** · 25th August 07, 07:49 AM

Seem to recall some spanish country was allowing people to login and send a gift of tax free cigarettes to the UK think that lasted a year or so before it was stopped ;)

I guess whichever you do yourll end up paying. here in the Netherlands for example they are talking about adding an extra tax to MP3 players!!

Well I guess the best option is to buy local ;) support the local eco system....

Simon

**Azevedo** · 25th August 07, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by Q-Tip

If I were to send a gift of cash to an american xmarker, who then by shear coincidence was exactly the same size as me and again by shear coincidence had exactly the kilt I needed. Could he then send it to me as a gift ?

A gift being sent to a friend as not taxable at customs is it ?

mmm should stop drinking single malts makes by brain sleepy ;)

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Well, Jerry from SWK in one of his emails to me told me that he already had a warning from the Canadian goverment due to a gift he sent to Canada.

I don't think this strategy can work for more than once or twice...

I think we have to buy from our own coutry/economic community or pay the importing prices...

**auld argonian** · 25th August 07, 02:20 PM

I'm rather hoping that they're not considering kilts, kilt jackets and sporrans as "luxury" items. I'm sure that you can find a pair of trousers for three or four hundred bucks but you can find a pair for ten bucks... while there are the acrylic kilts available at a moderate price, there's really no "cheap" alternative to kilts. All the duties and tariff stuff just doesn't make sense in the case of things like kilts...TV's maybe...but not kilts.

We just had a rather brilliant editorial in the Chicago Tribune this morning about tariffs and protectionism and how they are actually hurting the economy of the State of Illinois...go figger!

Best

AA