AgeOfBoredom
Great Teacher
I was under the impression that import duty is the VAT that would have been added if it was purchased in the UK plus the handling fee for customs. Have you been hit with that on an order under £135?
Stackry (re-shipping/import) infomation/guides
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Gemsy-chan
Shrine Maiden
I believe VAT is separate from the custom freshold, if something has VAT in the UK then you have to pay the VAT for when you get it sent into the UK. Whenever I've got charges its always been for the VAT and not import charges. And yes I've had to pay charges many a time for orders under £135.
AgeOfBoredom
Great Teacher
@Gemsy-chan ah thank you for the clarification 
so far I’ve avoided ordering from Amazon.com so much as they do charge VAT (I just assumed that was because they have a British entity that the payment was processed through), so if I just wanted to order a single thing to receive sooner, other than the unit price for the item generally being more expensive, it does make sense to use Amazon.com as the delivery is generally a lot less.
so far I’ve avoided ordering from Amazon.com so much as they do charge VAT (I just assumed that was because they have a British entity that the payment was processed through), so if I just wanted to order a single thing to receive sooner, other than the unit price for the item generally being more expensive, it does make sense to use Amazon.com as the delivery is generally a lot less.
BrokenPhoenix
Hunter
From my understanding, if the value of the item(s) is under £135 then you will have to pay a VAT charge IF the seller has not included the VAT charge at the point of sale. Customs duty, which is a separate charge, does not apply to items worth below £135, but a VAT charge is applicable if VAT has not been charged at the point of sale.
I believe the law on this recently changed where the UK government now altered the point at which VAT is collected on imported goods - the retailer/seller must now account for and charge VAT at the point of sale when sending items to the UK. This has meant retailers abroad that ship direct to the UK have been forced to sign up to GB VAT if they wanted to continue selling to the UK. Some retailers have refused to sign up to this and now no longer ship directly to the UK (e.g., JB Hi-Fi in Australia).
However, because CR do not ship directly to the UK, no VAT will be charged at the point of sale and so it will be collected and charged once it enters the country and goes through UK customs. If you avoided VAT from CR it sounds like you got lucky!
In theory, if you're ordering something for less than £135 from a retailer/seller that explicitly ships direct to the UK, then VAT should be included in the price you pay or the retailer/seller should take care of the fee themselves (I know Sanity.com.au do this, for example). If the value of the item(s) is over £135 then you will be charged the standard VAT and customs duty rates - although, I believe there is no customs charge on blu-rays/DVDs, but there is a 20% VAT rate on the total cost of the item(s), including shipping.
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Okay so, I decided to use Stackry. When I copypaste the address etc. info Stackry gave me, CR keeps saying "Let's verify your address is correct" and suggests to change the address a bit (they suggest putting the Address Line 2 aka the unit number together with Address Line 1). Do I go with the address format Stackry gave me or change it to the CR's suggested form?
Also CR still gives me this notification when I try to place the order:
Also CR still gives me this notification when I try to place the order:
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Gemsy-chan
Shrine Maiden
I would keep it in how Stackry does it with the unit number in address line 2, that's how I have it on my CR account.
As for the other problem I can't help I'm afraid as its not happened to me.
AgeOfBoredom
Great Teacher
I just got notified that my first Crunchyroll sale order was received at Stackry. The other two orders I placed have not been dispatched yet. Now I have to be patient and not just click send... the difficult part.
It looked like forwarding as is (for a 3lb box) was £20 and £29 for the two sensible (aka cheap) options. I would expect the next two orders to be around 2 lbs each. I'm hoping the cost of shipping all three together won't jump too much (especially if I consolidate the boxes).
It looked like forwarding as is (for a 3lb box) was £20 and £29 for the two sensible (aka cheap) options. I would expect the next two orders to be around 2 lbs each. I'm hoping the cost of shipping all three together won't jump too much (especially if I consolidate the boxes).
Update. I finally managed to order that stupid steelbook release of G-Witch! Now I only have to hope that everything goes smoothly with Stackry.
AgeOfBoredom
Great Teacher
So... how truthful are you with your valuations of items on your Stackry orders? I have one order sitting there with just over £200 worth of stuff in it 
I think when the other stuff arrives, they will be about the same or a little less in value.
Is it better to combine all the orders into one massive shipment or combine the smaller ones and send as two shipments?
I think when the other stuff arrives, they will be about the same or a little less in value.
Is it better to combine all the orders into one massive shipment or combine the smaller ones and send as two shipments?
SkwigglesWorth
Magical Girl
I think in my orginal post, when I was looking into to it all there was a point where you could/were more likley to get hit by custom charges if you went over a certain amount (or even seprated them into to multiple parcels and sent them very close to each other). But personally I always stuck to around the $120 mark and lower.So... how truthful are you with your valuations of items on your Stackry orders? I have one order sitting there with just over £200 worth of stuff in it
I think when the other stuff arrives, they will be about the same or a little less in value.
Is it better to combine all the orders into one massive shipment or combine the smaller ones and send as two shipments?
But personally haven't ventured into the higher price ranges. but it sounds like you have one parcel which is over £200 in it self which I don't think you can split up, so that one might get custom charges.
If the smaller packages to come are under that $120 threshold them maybe sending them seprate might work out assuming there is a bigger enough gap between the larger parcel of £200 (haven't tested, but might need to be a long gap say 2 weeks to avoid them both arriving and customs taking there time to do there thing)
Nothing to say you can't adjust the numbers, but personally I just keep them as what I paid. And may also lead to complication at customs or for any claims, and other stuff.
But I know there are some users on here that do go into the higher price range so maybe wait and see what they would advise.
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BrokenPhoenix
Hunter
So... how truthful are you with your valuations of items on your Stackry orders? I have one order sitting there with just over £200 worth of stuff in it
I think when the other stuff arrives, they will be about the same or a little less in value.
Is it better to combine all the orders into one massive shipment or combine the smaller ones and send as two shipments?
A package declared as being worth over £135 GBP will be hit with additional fees (VAT and customs duty) depending on what the item is. Blu-rays/DVDs are usually exempt from customs duty, so it'll just be the 20% VAT you'll have to worry about - which is paid on the entire cost (i.e., goods, shipping costs, any insurance, etc).
If a company ships direct to the UK they should have signed up for UK VAT. So on blu-ray/DVD packages worth less than £135 you won't have to pay any additional fees, no customs duty or VAT, as long as the company you purchased from ships direct to the UK and has signed up for UK VAT (which should be the case as it's now law to do so if you're selling to the UK from abroad).
However, if your package is worth over £135 then you'll be liable for VAT on import and not the company/seller. So if you have two packages both worth around £200, it shouldn't make a difference, I'll imagine you'll have to pay 20% VAT + handling fee on both of them if you declare the value truthfully. It would be better price wise to get it in one big package as then you'd only have to pay one handling fee of £8 to Royal Mail rather than two lots of £8 - although I'm not sure how much Stackry charge for shipping bigger parcels, it may still be better to get two separate packages if it's cheaper shipping wise compared to one big one.
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AgeOfBoredom
Great Teacher
@BrokenPhoenix the one I have there now is from CR. The next two that will arrive are also from CR and I have a final tiny package coming that’s from eBay. All are Blurays.
So does that mean I won’t have to worry about fees and VAT as I would have paid them at the checkout for both eBay and CR?
So does that mean I won’t have to worry about fees and VAT as I would have paid them at the checkout for both eBay and CR?
BrokenPhoenix
Hunter
I'm pretty sure you'll have to pay VAT as the value of your package is over £135. Customs duty you won't have to pay as blu-rays/DVDs are exempt.
There might be a grey area since you're shipping to Stackry and then to the UK, so the company/seller may not have accounted for UK VAT at checkout and therefore you may be liable for VAT even if your package is under £135. But at £200 you'd be paying VAT either way.
If I were you though, I'd definitely account for having to pay VAT charges if your packages are declared as being worth around £200.
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Herano
Brigade Leader
I wondered if anyone had experience with getting a big package with Blurays to the Netherlands with Stackry? I wish to order quite a large order (like 20 blurays), but am having trouble estimating how big and heavy that package would be. This is probably way off, but I did a guess of 3 kg and 50x50x50 cm and the shipping costs for that where 150 dollar at the cheapest. Any ideas what would be realistic? So now I don't really dare to make my order because I'm afraid for the shipping costs^^. If anybody has some advice or insight, that would be awesome.
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AgeOfBoredom
Great Teacher
I have about 20 bluray sets with them now getting consolidated into one package. I’m predicting it to be 5lbs (their measurementsI wondered if anyone had experience with getting a big package with Blurays to the Netherlands with Stackry? I wish to order quite a large order (like 20 blurays), but am having trouble estimating how big and heavy that package would be. This is probably way off, but I did a guess of 3 kg and 50x50x50 cm and the shipping costs for that where 150 dollar at the cheapest. Any ideas what would be realistic? So now I don't really dare to make my order because I'm afraid for the shipping costs^^. If anybody has some advice or insight, that would be awesome
) and I think the cut off for lower price shipping is around that too.I’ll let you know once it’s been repacked how much it will all cost.
Herano
Brigade Leader
Thank you very much! You are in the UK, right? Wonder if that would make a difference. But this helpsI have about 20 bluray sets with them now getting consolidated into one package. I’m predicting it to be 5lbs (their measurements
I’ll let you know once it’s been repacked how much it will all cost.
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AgeOfBoredom
Great Teacher
Yeah UK, but hopefully it give you an idea to package size and weight.Thank you very much! You are in the UK, right? Wonder if that would make a difference. But this helps
It’s a mix of series and films, so obviously every box won’t weigh the same but none are special edition or steelbook, just standard Discotek releases. The full list is this (if it helps estimate).
City Hunter Shinjuku Private Eyes
Golgo 13
Goku Midnight Eye
Devilman OVAs
Puss n Boots
Hajime no Ippo season 1
Hajime no Ippo season 3
Kenichi season 1
Cats Eye season 1
Cats Eye season 2
City Hunter season 2 parts 1 & 2
City Hunter season 3
Kenichi season 2
Kenichi OVAs
Yowamushi Pedal new gen
Yowamushi Pedal Re:Road
Kimagure Orange Road series
Herano
Brigade Leader
Good taste
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Puringa
Brigade Leader
I wondered if anyone had experience with getting a big package with Blurays to the Netherlands with Stackry? I wish to order quite a large order (like 20 blurays), but am having trouble estimating how big and heavy that package would be. This is probably way off, but I did a guess of 3 kg and 50x50x50 cm and the shipping costs for that where 150 dollar at the cheapest. Any ideas what would be realistic? So now I don't really dare to make my order because I'm afraid for the shipping costs^^. If anybody has some advice or insight, that would be awesome
Hallo!
I've had an order with exactly 20 Blu Rays/dvds shipped to the Netherlands. The total weight was 7lbs which is about 3.2kg. Shipping costs and freight costs combined were about €100. This doesn't include taxes or other import costs. My package was 28x23x18cm.
Herano
Brigade Leader
Thanks! Thats good to know
. Much appreciated!