I am not sure whether it is still relevant but when I travelled to various countries with expensive survey equipment which we declared on something called a ATA Carnet. It is simply a temporary import document which allows you to take stuff in on condition that it is removed within a time limit.
Carnets are, indeed, needed for the temporary export/import of commercial goods from the UK to the EU.
They are expensive and bureaucratic for non-commercial personal possessions and goods for personal use.
Another Brexit “win”
and further, if they are being imported in to the UK as a VAT registered business, they have to be declared to HMRC in the VAT cycle as “acquisitions” and when exported again the (notional) VAT accounted for outbound.
This, incidentally, is not Brexshit related, it has been this way in the UK for some considerable time and is in the main a paper exercise but there will be VAT due if the goods exported are then increased in value as a consequence of the import/export activity.
Accoding to report in FT Tobias Ellwood, (the former Tory defence minister, and currently chair of the H of C defence comittee) recently published an article in which he said that Britain should return to the EU single market to cut living costs, boost trade and remove border friction in Northern Ireland.
First high profile Tory MP to raise this in recent months.
Is there any French gouv site that allows me to calculate the cost of taxes and charges importing some steel from the UK?
Thanks
I presume you have checked costs in France for what you want? We used to get extra steel UK sized scaffolding poles made up by a local forgeron for a fraction of importing from a supplier in the UK. Remember you will be subject to customs charges most likely. Lots of steel suppliers in France, all our ordered IPE’s used to come from national outlets of Prolians.
The nuance I need is not available in France.
If you can find the specific commodity code for the items you are importing, that should make it easier to find out what duties etc will be due.
I import custom made photo albums for my UK clients from a firm in Portugal, and when Brexit struck they hadn’t got a clue how to declare them properly so that they did not attract UK import duty and VAT (custom photo albums are exempt).
So i spent a happy hour or two trawling through this website:
Bonne chance!
OK, just giving advice from buying here and the name of an outlet if useful. Hope you find what you are looking for.
Thanks Chris.
Looking for what it is likely to cost me bringing it into France.
Normally I would buy any engineering steels or other metals here. This is a British aerospace alloy and simply the French don’t have an equivalent. I could use a French alloy, which is actually much better, but it’s for an old F1 car and I would prefer to keep it original.
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Very quickly, you have gone from importing steel to car parts!
Importing steel per se is maybe one of the most contentious items to ask about due to the explosive political defiances towards cheap steel impports from China - I doubt there is a a single HS code for steel. Best go to the French customs website where there will be loads on the subject, dependant on the current EU stance!
But a few tubes/struts for a unique non-commercial motor vehicle project? Car parts. 3% plus TVA.
No I’m making car parts from the imported steel….The car was binned at the Monaco Historic GP and I’m making new suspension for it. Not a large quantity of the steel is required, but I don’t want a mauvaise surprise with the customs.
I’m suddenly interested in this thread 
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