Silver bullion from the US – VAT?

[TonyS]

What is the situation regarding VAT on imports from the US?

[sixgun]

Some who send a package will declare the contents as silver and put the value on - this is a request to pay the VAT tribute to the pirates.

Some will send the package declaring it as  something else and it might fly under the radar.

According to HMRC they view you as a slave and as such require you to pay a portion of your property to them. 

Now you may say i am a collector of silver coins and medallions - these pieces are silver coins and medallions and are of numismatic interest to me a collector and as such i declare them as commodity code 9705 00 00 00  and 'liable' to 5% VAT and not 20%.

[sixgun]

3 hours ago, TonyS said:

What is the situation regarding VAT on imports from the US?

Probably worth looking at.

 

[TonyS]

10 oz bars may be a tad awkward to pass off as medallions, etc.