I bought a digital camera from the US last year, although the seller put it down as birthday gift and declared a value of US$30, I was charged import duty of a few pounds which I didn't mind, but the damned courier charged me 10 pounds plus VAT handling charge! I was annoyed and called the courier, but was told the handling charge was standard. Since then, I found that Parcel Force also charged about 10 pounds if import duty is to be paid.

Regards

Hon