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4.00 %

On $801 of goods — assumed, put your invoice value in above.

Goods value (FOB)As entered

$801

Ocean freight, 40ftIndicative Ambarlı (Istanbul) → Felixstowe

$2,500

Customs duty4.00 % · UK commodity code 0813100000

$32

Import VAT20% of value plus freight plus duty

$667

Customs clearanceTypical agent fee per entry

$85

Port and handlingIndicative

$420

Payable

$4,505

Net once VAT returns

$3,838

• Commercial invoice — Sellerbefore it sails
• Packing list — Sellerbefore it sails
• Bill of lading / CMR — Carrierbefore it sails
• GB EORI number — HMRC, held by the importerbefore it sails
• Customs declaration (CDS) — Customs agent
• Entry Summary Declaration (ENS) — Carrier or appointed filerbefore it sails
• EUR.1 movement certificate — Exporter, endorsed by Turkish customsbefore it sails
• VAT registration or postponed VAT accounting election — Importerbefore it sails
• C79 import VAT certificate — HMRC
• Sulphur dioxide analysis — Accredited laboratorybefore it sails

• No GB EORI, no import — Goods held at the port until the number is issued, accruing storage.
• ENS is filed before arrival, and the deadline depends on the mode — Penalties and a hold on arrival while the declaration is corrected.
• Agricultural goods do not get the blanket 0% that industrial goods do — A landed-cost model assuming 0% because "there is an FTA" understates the duty.
• Import VAT is charged on value plus freight plus duty, not on the goods alone — A cash-flow hit of roughly a fifth of the landed value on every shipment until it is reclaimed.
• Sulphites above 10 mg/kg must be declared and emphasised on the label — Withdrawal from sale and a Food Alert for Action if it reaches retail undeclared.

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