I have been buying from fragrancex for a few years now. Very satisfied until now. For the first time ever I have been charged £28. Duty. Why is this? It would have been much cheaper to buy locally.

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I have been buying from fragrancex for a few years now. Very satisfied until now. For the first time ever I have been charged £28. Duty. Why is this? It would have been much cheaper to buy locally.

asked by wilma f. on 10/3/15

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Jessa C. · Answer 1 · 2016-03-14T09:47Z

Jessa C.

on 3/14/16

Most items from abroad attract charges. You pay a fee to the handler for bringing in into the country for you, then there's VAT and potentially custom's duty too. You can get the information from https://www.gov.uk/goods-sent-from-abroad/overview

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