Bringing home a stove from the UK to Ireland -gift from family - will I need to pay customs?

[Mothergoose]

I have always liked a particular brand of electric stoves, made in the Cotswolds, which are ovens as well as a solar dump. My aunt knew this and bought me one. I live in the UK currently, but was hoping to bring the stove back to Ireland in the boot of my car in early October. The cost of the stove was Stg1230. Do I need to pay customs on this? Do I declare it before I drive on to the boat?

 

[TLO]

Yes, you do need to pay 23% VAT at point of entry. You don't declare it before you drive on to the boat. You declare it to Customs as you drive off the boat in either Dublin Port or Rosslare Europort.

Ideally, when purchasing an item in the UK, you should advise the supplier that the item is being exported to Ireland and ask them not to charge you UK VAT. They're not obliged to facilitate this but can if they wish. Otherwise you end up paying Irish VAT on top of UK VAT.

 

[Innisfree]

As the value is over €430, I think you will also owe customs duty on the import.

Duty-free allowances

This page outlines the duty-free allowances when travelling from outside the EU.

www.revenue.ie

If I recall correctly, post-brexit, the UK also did away with their equivalent of “vat back” for in-person shopping. To buy something from the UK, and not pay UK VAT, it has to exported directly by the seller.

Happy to be corrected, but not great news.

 

[jpd]

Why would you pay duty on an item you already own?

 

[Pinoy adventure]

Have you used it yet ?

 

[Annieindublin]

If it’s yours and you are moving it along with your other household goods I don’t think there’s duty.

It’s it’s brand new, does that matter?

 

[TLO]

Good points JPD and Annieindublin. I gave incorrect advice. It looks like Mothergoose (OP) is transferring residence from the UK to Ireland. In which case different rules may apply to the stove. The Revenue guidance is here:

Moving to live in Ireland from outside the EU

This page provides brief information about transferring your normal residence to Ireland from outside the EU

www.revenue.ie

 

[peemac]

No duty will be due as it is made in the UK. Just VAT if the OP doesn't qualify for residence transfer exemption.

Will it actually fit in the back of the car? Another option is to have it shipped to a parcel collection point in Newry/Jonesborough if the supplier can do that. Then you can bring it down south without any vat in all circumstances

 

[T McGibney]

Another option is to have it shipped to a parcel collection point in Newry/Jonesborough if the supplier can do that. Then you can bring it down south without any vat in all circumstances

Doesn't the Irish Sea Border prevent that?

 

[TLO]

Doesn't the Irish Sea Border prevent that?

Nope. It's a grey area. Parcel collection points have sprung up in border areas. The UK supplier ships to them and it's treated as moving internally within the UK. The end user collects, and takes responsibility for bringing the goods across the border. If they get too popular we might end up with a customs border. Like we used to have.