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Import Duty on Toys from India to UK

Estimate UK import duty, VAT and landed cost for toys imported from India.

UK landed cost calculator

Build the customs value, apply a tariff rate, estimate import VAT and see the total landed cost. You can search the UK Trade Tariff or enter a known 10-digit commodity code.

1. Find the tariff classification

Start with a product description or enter the code if you already know it.
Classification matters: choose the description that actually matches the goods.
Use the customs origin of the goods, not simply the seller, warehouse or dispatch country.

2. Enter the shipment values

Enter the intrinsic/customs goods value before any separately charged UK VAT. Goods with no sale price still require an appropriate customs value.
Examples: customs clearance, handling, storage and known onward transport costs that belong in the import VAT value.
Optional business costs incurred after the import VAT valuation point. These are added to landed cost but not used to calculate import VAT.
Enter a rate manually or check the official tariff above.
20% UK standard-rate planning default. Official commodity data can automatically replace it with a clear reduced or zero rate when applicable.
Enter the customs/tariff weight when the official rate is charged per kg, 100 kg or tonne. BorderMath will use it automatically.
Low-value / VAT handling
BorderMath will choose a planning default from the shipment value; change it if your transaction differs.
Tick only when the goods are actually excise-liable. If ticked, BorderMath will withhold final VAT because Excise Duty must be included in the VAT value.
Simplified planning model for Great Britain: customs value = goods + freight + insurance. Import VAT value adds customs duty and qualifying incidental expenses up to the relevant UK destination. For qualifying low-value sales, seller/marketplace VAT paid at checkout is kept separate from customs value and added only to the cash landed-cost total. Post-import costs are added after VAT. Low-value, excise, trade-remedy and Northern Ireland rules can differ.

Estimated landed cost

Live calculation as you change the inputs.
Total landed cost
£0.00
Estimated cost per unit: £0.00
Estimate status: waiting for shipment valuesEnter shipment values to begin.
Customs value£0.00
Customs duty£0.00
Import VAT£0.00
Import VAT incidental costs£0.00
Post-import costs£0.00
Do not use this estimate as a customs declaration. Preference eligibility, rules of origin, quotas, anti-dumping duties, excise, additional codes and certificates can change the amount due.

“Toy” is the start of the description, not the end

For classification, record the product's actual play or game function, the material and construction, whether it is a complete toy, a model, a game, a wheeled item, an electronic product or a set containing different articles. Brand names and character licences are useful identifiers but normally do not describe the physical goods well enough on their own.

DetailExample evidence
Primary functionConstruction set, board game, model, wheeled toy, electronic toy.
What is in the box?List major components where the retail set contains different articles.
Power sourceBattery powered, mains powered or unpowered.
Material/constructionRecord when it helps distinguish candidate descriptions.

Treat mixed sets and electronic features carefully

A single retail package can contain several items, and a product with substantial electronic functionality may need more careful tariff analysis than a simple plastic toy. Use the tariff hierarchy and any explanatory notes available through the official service rather than assuming every item sold in a toy aisle shares one rate.

Landed-cost workflow for India-origin goods

After choosing the code and the origin you can evidence, use the live origin-specific measure shown above. Do not infer a preferential rate from the supplier country alone. Add freight and insurance to the customs-value model and keep post-import costs separate from the VAT base.

Official sources and review

Reviewed 6 September 2026. Use the UK Trade Tariff and HMRC's commodity-code guidance for current classification and measures.

Planning estimate only. Check the live official measure and supporting evidence before a customs declaration. See BorderMath methodology and limitations.