Buying a camera worth £1,200 online from America - customs charges?

Question

I am considering buying a camera from a reliable ebay store as it's much cheaper in America than the UK. The item will cost me £1,200 in total, and the package I'm thinking of going for includes a lot of extras including lenses, tripods and hard carry cases. I understand I will incur UK customs charges when this is delivered to me, does anyone have any idea how much this will be on an item of this value, or does it go on weight?

Answer 1

Go to   WWW hm revenue and customs

don't forget the post office also have a handling fee on this of around £20

You could phone your local customs branch and ask how much exactly.

Hope this helps  read the section in revenue and customs