UK IMPORT DUTY CALCULATOR

Calculate Your Duty Tax With Barrington Freight

We are often asked for advice about import duty for freight shipments coming to the UK from across the globe, including accurately calculating duty tax, especially post-Brexit. If you need advice, we are here to help. We specialise in air freight, road freight, sea freight, next day delivery to Europe and import from China.

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Calculating Your Duty Tax

We recommend using our UK Import Duty Calculator tool to calculate taxes on imports and what you need to pay HMRC. Simply fill in relevant details, including:

  • The cost of the goods (your cost, not the sale price)
  • Shipping cost

Once you receive the Import Duty cost and taxes for your shipment, you can ship your freight with confidence and assurance that you will not face any hidden charges. We ensure that our customers are fully aware of service costs before committing to shipment and importing. You can also use this helpful tool to calculate the import ports costs when purchasing from Alibaba and other eCommerce marketplaces.

Find Duty rates and Government Trade Tariffs here.

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Find Duty rates on the GOV.UK Trade Tariff here – https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/trade-tariff/sections

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How Much Is Import Duty?

The rates of Import Duty and local taxes vary from country to country, so correctly calculating them is crucial for business, as taxes are critical for overall costs.

Until a trade deal is finalised with the EU, Brexit means that imports from the European Union to the UK require you to pay duties and file the correct customs paperwork with an EORI number.

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What Is Import Duty?

Import Duty is a tax collected on consignments when importing from abroad, based on a percentage of the value of the goods shipped. Import Duty is also referred to as Import Tax or Custom Duty. In most cases, this is collected by a country’s customs authority and usually collected when the goods first enter the country and require accurate paperwork filing.

Sample Products

Sample products from countries like the USA, Taiwan, and China often had duty costs payable. In some instances, duty and VAT relief can be granted, providing it is only used as a sample product and has a value of less than £15. You risk your item being seized if these requirements are not met.

Paying A Customs Charge

It is easy to pay VAT and Customs. Once your shipment is in transit, we will contact you with VAT and Duty amounts before the shipments arrive.

Consumer Products & Categories

The Duty Calculator covers a wide range of consumer products and categories within freight shipping. Categories covered include:

  • Antiques and art
  • Accessories, bags, and glasses
  • Apparel and shoes for men and women
  • Baby, health, and beauty
  • Books, DVDs, and films
  • Cars, bikes, and parts
  • Consumer electronics
  • Home, garden, DIY, and office
  • Jewellery and watches
  • Music and musical instruments
  • Sports and leisure
  • Toys and games

The UK Import Duty Calculator does not cover

  • Food or drink items, including perishable products
  • Medicines, unlicensed drugs, and health supplements
  • Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, and spirits
  • Plants and fresh flowers
  • Chemicals and potentially hazardous or flammable products
  • Live animals
  • Offensive weapons, firearms, explosives, and ammunition
  • Pornographic material

*If you send any of these consumer products, your goods may be seized. You can ask for them back, even if you agree customs was right to seize them; however, this only applies to cars, other vehicles, and packages sent via the post. If you believe customs was wrong to seize your items, you can make a court appeal.

Are you looking for a quick, competitive, freight shipment quotation from a leading company in the industry? For a free quote on your freight shipment, fill in your details on our simple quote form.

For more information about our services or if you have an unusual load request, reach out to our operations team on 01268 978660 or email sales@barringtonfreight.co.uk.

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We are friendly, easy to work with, honest and we do not charge the earth.

If you are interested in any of our freight delivery services, feel free to use our online quote form today for a quick but completely free delivery quote. Alternatively, if you have any further questions feel free to take a look around our site, or get in touch today for more information.

Sophie Benge
Sophie Benge
2024-02-06
Joshua at Barrington Freight is friendly and patient. Their service hassle-free and affordable compared to other freight forwarders.
Alex Burton
Alex Burton
2024-02-04
Fantastic service from Barrington Freight. It was our first time exporting goods from the UK and it was very reassuring to have them manage the shipment. The process was made easy and hassle free and Simon was always quick to respond to any queries. I would highly recommend.
Mat Wilkinson
Mat Wilkinson
2024-01-22
these guys are excellent. Incredibly helpful, flexible and friendly- i cant recommend them highly enough- genuinely a brilliant team.
Top Tips
Top Tips
2023-11-14
The guys at Barrington are brilliant! I've used them for my shipments for around 12 years now and they never let you down. Always happy to help with anything!
David Darrock
David Darrock
2023-11-10
Barrington Freight are extremely helpful and professional, promptly answering any questions or queries. Communication from them has been great and they have taken the difficulty out of importing freight.
Scott Glazebrook
Scott Glazebrook
2023-11-01
Our business is the supply of high end luxury furniture and as such we rely on Barrington Freight to provide a 5* delivery service which they have done time and time again. Reliable, friendly and efficient sums up this great approachable freight forwarding business.
Krishan Dhillon
Krishan Dhillon
2023-11-01
10/10, dealt with everything start to finish. Customer service was friendly and helpful
Sharmane Barrett
Sharmane Barrett
2023-10-20
We had a last minute request and Lee was fantastic in helping us to arrange transportation and facilitate delivery from Europe, very quickly with no hiccups. I would highly recommend.
Simon Edgecombe
Simon Edgecombe
2023-10-16
HAVING USED MANY SHIPPERS TO IMPORT OUR GOODS FROM THE USA (NONE OUTSTANDING) I DECIDED THIS TIME TO HAVE A SEARCH AROUND TO SEE IF I COULD FIND A BETTER OPTION. I FOUND BARRINGTON FREIGHT AFTER EMAILING MANY OTHERS, SOME OF THEM (UPS,DHL,FEDEX) SIMPLY TOOK SO LONG TO CONTACT ME, THAT IT BECAME STUPID, SIMON AT BARRINGTON CAME BACK TO ME VIRTUALLY STRAIGHT AWAY WITH A VERY GOOD PRICE, ALSO GOOD SHIPPING TIMES. NOW A SERVICE IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE RESULTS, AND THEY WERE AS GOOD AS THEIR WORD. HAPPY TO HAVE FOUND THEM AND SIMON AT BARRINGTON FREIGHT WILL BE THE FIRST PERSON WE GO TO NEXT TIME, WELL DONE!!