Brexit: 'I was charged £200 to import a drum kit from Germany'
An Edinburgh man has issued a warning to fellow shoppers after being slapped with a surprise £200 post-Brexit import charge on a drum kit he bought from Germany.
Gareth Overton bought an electric drum kit for his 12-year-old son, Seth, from German music website Thomann on 12 January. He paid the cost of the instrument in full online.
However, when he got a delivery notification from carrier UPS, he was told it was subject to him paying a £194.89 fee in “import charges” - or the item would be seized by Customs officials.
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