Revenue - Irish Tax & Customs Gave 800 Euro Fine...why ?

[dieseldick]

bought thai gold necklace for xmas for my wife, came in through dublin last nite, they took it off me and slapped me with 800 euro fine for not declaring it, i did not know i had to declare this , it cost me 60,000 thai baht - £1200 gbp.


effing greedy robbing ***s , least robin hood wore a mask !!!

[DTCwordfan]

Because you broke the import rules.

I quote from their site: http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel_and_recreation/travel_to_ireland/customs_regulations_for_travellers.html

"Goods
You are allowed to bring in to Ireland the goods shown in the table below, (subject to maximum limits) if you are travelling to Ireland from any country outside the EU (this includes the Canary Islands, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar).

The goods in question may have been bought either duty-free/tax-free or duty-paid/tax-paid outside the EU.

Allowances for travellers from outside EU
Goods

Maximum quantity allowed

Cigarettes
Cigarillos
Cigars
Tobacco

200 or
100 or
50 or
250 grammes

Spirits (whiskey, vodka, gin, etc.)
Intermediate Products (e.g. sherry, port, sparkling wine, etc.)

1 litre or
2 litres

Still wine

4 litres

Beer

16 litres

Other goods (e.g. gifts, souvenirs, perfume, clothing, etc.)

€430 per adult
€215 per child under 15 year"

[EDDIE51]

Goods imported into Ireland are subject to import duty and VAT
http://www.dutycalculator.com/country-guides/Import-duty-taxes-when-importing-into-ireland/
You must declare any goods you have bought outside the EU when you arrive at customs. You did not do that.They are not stupid they know that jewellery is much cheaper in places like Thailand and check people arriving form such locations. If you had declared it they would have probably just asked for the VAT.

[Old_Geezer]

Ah I see. On reading the OP assumed this referred to a parcel that came through Dublin and didn't finish it's journey to you. I have sympathy if you genuinely were unaware but I'm unsure why that would be the case. Travellers are shown signs/lists indicating things need to be declared for tax. Sounds a costly lesson. Have a glass of Irish and try to put it behind you.

[factor-fiction]

It's been a bad month for you with the speeding fine and the possible cloning of your cash card.
As others have said, the signs are displayed and it's our responsibility to be aware of the rules before we try to bring goods into the country.
It sounds a lovely present for your wife though and I'm now feeling guilty about how little I've spent

[johnny37]

come on, dick. a £1200 gold necklace and didnt declare it?

[dieseldick]

i swear to god i did not realise i needed to declare a gold necklace, if i did i would of shoved it up my ar*e and said nothing.

bloody taxes, is the very reason i love taking short cuts where greedy government are concerned !!!

[factor-fiction]

Yes, they only fritter it away on things like the NHS, education, prisons, legal aid, benefits, etc.

[New Judge]

Overseas Aid (sorry, "development") (£11bn); top up benefits for migrants on low wages; "Culture, Media & Sport" (departmental budget £1bn); "Five a Day" co-ordinators; "Teaching assistants" (employed to provide translation services); government forms translated into 20 languages; £5bn in benefits to claimants with incomes in excess of £100k; £1.2bn to support foreign farmers via the EU's Common Agricultural Policy; £25bn in inefficient government procurement; an aircraft carrier with no aircraft; £400k for rubber bullets which the police are not allowed to use; £4.5m in taxi fares to move prisoners between prisons and courts. Yes, surely the list is endless.

[EDDIE51]

Sorry DD but I find it hard to believe you did not realise that VAT was due on imported jewellery, even if you thought that you only 'declare' alcohol and tobacco. It is not like this was your first trip overseas.
Customs normally only confiscate ('' they took it off me'') stuff and fine you if they think you were actually trying to evade payment rather than just having made a mistake. I note your last comment '' bloody taxes, Is the very reason I love taking short cuts where greedy government is concerned'' are you sure this was not another 'short cut' that went wrong?