short levers

[tkwish]

WAIT!
Have a careful look at the TNT documentation and check the 'value for import duty and VAT'. If it is £15 or less then they are covered by HMRC's 'Low Value Consignment Relief' for postal imports,and no duty or VAT is due. Remember that it is the value declared by the seller on the documentation, not what you paid.
TNT know this, but are notorious for trying it on.
Here's a sample email I sent to customsinvoicequeriesuk@tnt.co.uk
[size=1em]"I'm writing to query Invoice no ******7748[/size]
[size=1em]Please advise why you have charged £2.61 VAT and raised this invoice. The Value For VAT and Value For Duty shown on your paperwork is £13.07 (correctly converted from US $20). This is under the Low Value Consignment Relief threshold of £15, so VAT and your invoice charges should not have been raised."[/size][size=1em]Strangely enough I heard nothing more from them .....
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thank you for this information I have now looked into this and notice that the levers when sent was marked (reason for import) SAMPLE
samples are exempt from LVCR I have since e-mailed the company and advised them that they should not mark items as samples as this incures a cost.