Re: B&H in NYC to England - OK???

Rob Morley wrote:

> No.  Import duty is separate, and is calculated according to "The 
> Tariff" published by HMRC.  There are many categories of goods, and 
> different rates of duty, that can be checked here:
> http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds/cgi-bin/tarchap?Lang=EN

thanks for the link rob, it would seem HMRC is a bit behind the 
technology (fancy that) to have an 18-200 lens in the tables.. anyway I 
decided it was not that worthwhile in th eend and got it sourced in UK.

On a more philosophical note, WHY is HMRC allowed to set import tax? Is 
it supposed to protect our vulnerable domestic camera/TV/car industry? 
Don't the EU have something to say about it now?

I dunno, taxes...

T