£8 Royal Mail Handling Fee Charged If Gift??

**olimits7** · 07-31-2009, 04:00 PM

Hi,

I was just wondering if I send a friend of mine a gift to the UK from the US and I mark on the customs form that it is a "gift"; does Royal Mail still charge him the £8 handline fee??

Thank you,

olimits7

**Robster** · 07-31-2009, 04:56 PM

£8 handling fee? for what?

**olimits7** · 07-31-2009, 05:04 PM

From the Royal Mail website:

If you are receiving a package from overseas (apart from another EU Country), please be aware that it may incur customs charges. Any package assessed by HM Revenue and Customs as being liable for Customs charges will also incur a Royal Mail handling fee of £8.

The Royal Mail customs handling fee is charged for customs clearance of items in respect of which import duty and/or tax is due. Items in respect of which no import duty and/or tax is due will continue to be cleared through customs free of charge.

So if I mark the customs form as a "Gift"; will he have to pay this Royal Mail handling fee??

Thank you,

olimits7