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In article <FF3Hru.F3q@lugnet.com>, Mike Walsh <mike_walsh@mentorg.com>
writes
> >
> > You paid £16 each for these sets - do you know you can claim the VAT
> > back by filling in the appropiate form - might be a bit late now but
> > useful in the future when you come back - you can reclaim one-sixth of
> > the cost per item.
> >
> > It also works vice-versa - we can claim sales tax back - too late for my
> > oldest brother though after his Seattle excursion to see his friends
> > wedding and to see Matt Chiles - wished I could have gone :-(
>
>
>
> I did get the VAT refund. A grand total of £10 on my purchases. Seems to
> me like it was a bit less than a sixth, closer to a tenth. I spent about
> £100 on and got £10 back. Not a lot, but I'll take what ever I can get. My
> VAT refund in Sweden was also less than I expected.
If my experience is anything to go by (had to pay duty on a package sent
from the US), they charge you £5 'administration' just to look at the
form :(
--
Tony Priestman
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