Hi all, i wish to travel to the states soon and would like to bring some electrical items back, as-well as clothes when i travel to New York. From research i have already learned that these goods brought back into the UK can total ?340. But my question is this, if i travel to the US with very little luggage - no clothes or electrical equipment. Then in New York i buy a nice laptop, ipod touch, digital camera (but take the electrical stuff in with my hand luggage) how will they be able to know if the items i want to bring on the plane were in fact brought with me from the UK to US and were already mine?Also if customs say that i have to pay tax for going over the ?340 - how much will it be? say e.g. on a $2000 laptop?
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They might have a suspicion that you are importing items back to the UK (rather than having taken them there in the first place) when looking at the US-style electrical plugs. Given that these are not the same kind of plug as is used in the UK, you might raise suspicion when everything you bring back has US plugs (instead of UK plugs with a US adapter). I'd also note that failure to declare goods purchased abroad may make you liable for fines levied by HM Revenue Customs, as well as Customs seizing the goods. For purchases above the ?340 duty-free limit, the taxes paid depend on the total value. The second link below states that the duty paid on goods in excess of ?553 depends on the type of goods imported, and that you should contact HM Revenue Customs directly to find out what duty would be imposed.
