Originally posted by H. Sapiens Don't they specify how they reached those numbers? Had seller specified a value or enclosed a bill?
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Nope - a printed bill from Royal Mail stating the charges that have been levied, a note below stating that they are sorry they cannot enter into ANY conversation on the charges and some (helpful) references to UK tax website for (retrospective) challenges.
I just had emailed courier documents from Japan stating clearly the correct value declared by the sender (in Yen).
Will update on how this goes, I expect resolution will be months - its the tax department after all, they aren't known to be quick at anything.