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Originally Posted by Seanycaster
A colleague at work was in NYC with her husband. When GAS got to him he, naturally, succumbed to it. Thing is he bought a cheap case and a bunch of stickers along with the guitar and that night in their Hotel, he reliced the case. On his return home the case looked like it had been half way round the world with him. They walked through "Nothing to declare" and all was well. Theres nothing like sticking it to the Man!
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Be careful what you post here. Just because your friend decided to import a guitar and
avoid the import duty and tax, doesn't mean that that purchase is now void of those charges. If HM Customs and Excise read this, they could decide to pursue the tax and duty plus a hefty fine, by requesting from you name of your friend and the nature of the purchase. Unlikley, but let's not tease the authorities into action.
By the way, I discovered that importing Vintage and/or Rare guitars are exempt from import duty and taxes. A good friend of mine who runs a great guitar shop here in Nottingham, recently imported a 1969 Rickenbacker and a 1970s double neck Gibson SG. Both were held in Customs while the C&E argued amoungst themselves what the definition of Vintage and Rare actually is.
In the end, they determined the Ricky was Vintage and let it pass without duties and taxes but they imposed an import tax and VAT on the Gibbo because they did not deem the 1970s era as Vintage and that the double neck was not a rare guitar as they were made in enough numbers to ensure that they weren't a rare guitar.
So based on that, now's the time to get you 1950s Tele. Buy in the USA and you've got no import tax or duty to pay. Well, so I'm told.
:D Peter