cw Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Hi All,i purchased a renovation project last December made a start earlier in the year then lockdown started, i have amassed loads of martials kitchen/bathrooms + loads of other bits + my tools, will i be able to take it all out to France ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 It is a good question.I guess you will need some kind of customs declaration and may have to pay import duties on things that are new.Might be best getting the bits shipped out with a freight/removals company. Let them deal with it. But that will be costly.If you travel in your own van you may risk being impounded.Welcome to Brexit.But with covid, I will very much doubt you could get out and start work before Easter anyway.So you have time to find out the answer to your question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajal Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 [quote user="alittlebitfrench"]It is a good question.I guess you will need some kind of customs declaration and may have to pay import duties on things that are new.Might be best getting the bits shipped out with a freight/removals company. Let them deal with it. [/quote]As above. However, if I were in your situation, I would engage the services of a shipping broker and furnish them with all the details they require to export your materials from where you presently have them (you haven't stated what country they are stored in.) and to import them into France.Obviously there will be a fee for this service but to reduce your costs considerably the broker should be able to select you as the sub-contractor to transport the goods in the appropriate size/capacity of vehicle you have at your disposal and that you are licenced to drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroTr@sh Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 cajal wrote the following post at 02/01/2021 10:18: to reduce your costs considerably the broker should be able to select you as the sub-contractor to transport the goods in the appropriate size/capacity of vehicle you have at your disposal and that you are licenced to drive.Can it really be as simple as that? If the paperwork shows the OP as a sub contractor working for the broker, wouldn't he have to go through customs as freight and wouldn't that potentially mean him having his CPC and his van being licensed and insured as a commercial vehicle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 What would be interesting to know is, if all the goods that the OP bought were INVOICED (you need proof on this point.......like an invoice) before Frexit (31 st Dec), would they still be liable for customs duties ?I guess not. Or technically not. They should not be. In which case the OP should be OK.I would not want to argue that point with the Dounes mind you in Caen. They carry guns. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajal Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 [quote user="EuroTrash"]Can it really be as simple as that? If the paperwork shows the OP as a sub contractor working for the broker, wouldn't he have to go through customs as freight and wouldn't that potentially mean him having his CPC and his van being licensed and insured as a commercial vehicle?[/quote]Yes, in a nutshell. The broker will need to document the hauliers details on the carnet. If the op was to decide to self haul in their own vehicle then they would be the haulier. If the materials and tools are owned and for the sole personal use of the op and are not commercial goods or are not for resale it will not be necessary for him/her to be a licenced haulier and the freight will be classed as personal freight.How do I know this? I've done it myself, albeit in the 1980's, way before the freedom of movement of people, goods and services was adopted by the EU.I needed to import some personal high value equiptment to our home in France and for reasons of peace of mind I was not prepared to leave the security, safety and transportation of thes items to any old Tom, Dick or Harry haulier to do the business. I approached a broker and they explained the necessary, did the paperwork and off I went.I suspect following brexit the procedures will have reverted, if not to the same then similar, to the procedures I experienced. Everything went smoothly through both customs and I successfully transported the equiptment and myself to my home unscathed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cw Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 Thank you very much for your post it makes sense, i have so much stuff that i have acquired log burners/kitchen/bathrooms + loads more a large van load, i'm in the building trade and specialise in overseeing property refurbishments normally have about ten on the go at any one time so as you can imagine I've gathered a lot of stuff new & used, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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