06-05-2020, 10:40 AM
According to Royal Mail it starts at £15 not £17, and it's up to Customs not the delivery company whether there's anything to pay. If there is then they pass on the charges, plus their fee on top. Packages from China seem to be routinely marked as having a lower value than is correct, which may or may not be believed, and if it's not believed the process will get more complicated. My PineTime package was marked as worth $20 and came through without charges. Royal Mail were the UK carrier for China Post and Asendia.
https://www.royalmail.com/sites/default/...n-2017.pdf
https://www.dhl.co.uk/en/express/customs...ivers.html
https://www.royalmail.com/sites/default/...n-2017.pdf
https://www.dhl.co.uk/en/express/customs...ivers.html