If i buy a laptop case from US via ebay will i need to pay customs in uk?

or any other extra costs except for shipping costs as quoted by a ebay seller ? As US is not part o EU I am quessing there are some customs fees or/and VAT etcIf i buy a laptop case from US via ebay will i need to pay customs in uk?
Be cautious over advice to ask the sender to misrepresent the value of the goods or to wrongly state it is a gift. In law, you are the importer and legally responsible for the Customs Declaration, and therefore also liable to prosecution if the declaration is found to be incorrect. If the value of the case is 拢18 or more, it will be liable for VAT. Note that VAT is charged on the entire value of the packet including the face value of any postage. Customs duty will only be charged if it would amount to 拢7 or more. Be aware also that the Post Office may levy a collection charge if it has to pick up the packet from a port of entry etc.





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If i buy a laptop case from US via ebay will i need to pay customs in uk?
tell them to put the laptop as a gift so you pay less and email the person you buying it from.