Package forwarding to the UK
There is no VAT-free threshold into the UK. What £135 decides is duty relief and who collects the VAT — not whether you pay it.
What people get wrong about importing into the UK
People think £135 is a tax-free allowance
It is not. Import VAT at 20% applies from the first pound. The £135 line is about customs duty relief and about who collects the VAT — the seller below it, the carrier above it.
Plenty of EU shops stopped delivering here
After Brexit a long tail of European retailers simply switched the UK off rather than register for UK VAT. Their catalogues did not get worse; they just stopped having a UK checkout.
Buying from three countries means three shipments
An EU order, a US order and a Chinese order each carry their own freight. Combining them into one shipment is the lever, and it is the one most people never use.
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What a parcel into the UK actually pays (2026)
The single most common misunderstanding about importing into the UK is that £135 is a tax-free allowance. It is not. Import VAT at the standard 20% applies from the first pound of value; there is no VAT-free threshold for goods you buy, only a small relief for genuine gifts up to £39.
What £135 actually decides is two things. First, customs duty: consignments at or below £135 are relieved of customs duty, and above it duty applies according to the classification of the goods. Second, who collects the VAT: at or below £135 the overseas seller is expected to charge UK VAT at the point of sale, and above it the VAT is collected at the border by the carrier, usually alongside a handling fee.
That second point is the one that matters when you use a forwarding address, because the shop you buy from is selling to an address in its own country and is not charging UK VAT. The VAT is therefore settled on entry. That is not a penalty — it is the same 20% either way — but it does mean the price you see at the shop is not the price you end up paying, and it is worth planning for rather than discovering.
| Item | Rule (2026) |
|---|---|
| Import VAT | 20% from the first pound — there is no VAT-free threshold |
| Gift relief | Genuine gifts up to £39 |
| Consignment at or below £135 | Relieved of customs duty |
| Above £135 | Customs duty applies by classification |
| Who collects the VAT | Seller at or below £135; carrier above, usually with a handling fee |
Last updated: September 2026. Informational only — not customs or tax advice. Rates and reliefs depend on the classification and origin of the goods. Confirm with HMRC before committing to a large order. Source: GOV.UK (HMRC) — Tax and duty on goods sent from abroad.
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Forwarding packages to the UK
No, and this is the most expensive misunderstanding in UK importing. Import VAT at 20% applies from the first pound. £135 decides customs duty relief and who collects the VAT, not whether VAT is due.
Because you bought from a shop delivering to an address in its own country, so it charged its local VAT rules rather than UK VAT. The UK import VAT is then settled on entry, usually by the carrier along with a handling fee.
Only above £135, and then according to how the goods are classified. Below that the consignment is relieved of duty — but the VAT is still due.
It does when the shop has no UK checkout at all, when the catalogue is genuinely different, or when you are combining several countries' orders into one shipment. What it does not do is avoid VAT, and we would rather say so.
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