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Today on “Immigrants who call themselves ex-pats do the stupidest things”:

“I sent my laptop, which I bought in the UK and brought to Portugal, for repair in the UK, then had them ship it to Portugal. Now customs are holding it, saying import duty is due. How do I challenge this as I already paid tax in the UK?”

So you want to 1. Admit to tax evasion from the first time you imported it without declaring it, and 2. Throw a strop to try and get away with tax evasion again?

Do let us know how that goes for you, won’t you?

#Brexit: Fucking around and finding out since 2016.

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in reply to Sarah Brown

Sarah Brown
Sarah Brown
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Yes, we all smuggle shit. Well done. No, going Karen at Customs when you get caught is not a good idea; they might not use lube.
in reply to Sarah Brown

marnanel
marnanel
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I was thinking "But maybe they took it to Portugal the first time before Brexit" and then remembered most folk don't get the length of use of laptops I do
in reply to Sarah Brown

geekylou :transgender_flag:
geekylou :transgender_flag:
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Why didn't they just fly to the UK and give it to a friend or relative to get it repaired? Customs would of been none the wiser if it was in hand luggage.
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Sarah Brown
Sarah Brown
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@geekylou :transgender_flag: Yes. If you are going to do this, you smuggle it in hand luggage. They know it happens. We know they know it happens. They know we know. A certain amount is tolerated.

But it seems other countries' taxes don't apply to Mr Brexional Exceptional.

@geekylou :transgender_flag:
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Martin Campbell
Martin Campbell
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Surely, all you need to do is show them a copy of the ATA carnet you sent with the repair. What, you didn't fill in an ATA carnet? Did you forget?
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