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Message:: [QUOTE="John Conduitt, post: 4606480, member: 109923"]If it's to the UK from outside the EU, I believe you only pay anything for VAT if it's worth over £15 (5% I think), and import duty if it's worth over £135 (some mysterious % depending on what it is, but seems to be around 5%, depending on the exchange rate used). The VAT is charged on the total value including shipping and duty. But even if the coin was £20 and the shipping £40, the VAT is 5% so would only be £3. Most annoyingly, on top of that, you might have to pay a handling charge, when the parcel is given to the courier/postal company to collect the tax. This seems to be a flat £8 or £12. So that's where you could end up paying more in fees than the coin is worth. I've had to pay £9.36 for a £1.36 tax before. But you wouldn't ever pay £26 duty on a £20 coin, so presumably it isn't to the UK! If I remember correctly, the letter demanding the charges states it will be returned to sender if not paid.[/QUOTE]