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Build the customs value, ad valorem duty and import VAT scenario.

Cross-foot the invoice, freight, insurance, adjustments, percentage-based duty and import VAT in one browser-only worksheet. Every rate comes from you. Every formula stays visible.

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DIRECT ANSWER

How do customs value, duty and import VAT connect?

For a transaction-value planning scenario, start with the converted goods price, then add or deduct the amounts you have established for customs value. Apply the ad valorem percentage you have checked. Build the import VAT value by adding duty, other import charges and relevant incidental expenses.

CONVERTED GOODS = GOODS AMOUNT ÷ CURRENCY UNITS PER £1CUSTOMS VALUE = CONVERTED GOODS + FREIGHT + INSURANCE + ADDITIONS − DEDUCTIONSAD VALOREM DUTY = CUSTOMS VALUE × YOUR DUTY RATEIMPORT VAT = IMPORT VAT VALUE × YOUR VAT RATE

BEFORE YOU TYPE

Bring the method and rates. The workpaper brings the cross-foot.

01 · VALUECheck the valuation method, sale, additions and deductions.HMRC GUIDANCE → 02 · FXCheck the exchange rate applicable to the valuation.HMRC GUIDANCE → 03 · RATESCheck the commodity code, measures, duty and VAT rates.UK TRADE TARIFF →

YOUR PLANNING SCENARIO

Cross-foot the movement in three stages.

Enter every field. Use 0 only where you have checked that a charge, adjustment or rate does not apply. No input is fetched or inferred.

STAGE 01Convert the goods price.Enter the invoice amount and invoice-currency units per £1, matching HMRC's published table direction.

01 Goods price / amountAmount in the invoice currency before this workpaper converts it.INVOICE CURRENCY 02 Currency units per £1If £1 = 1.1564 EUR, enter 1.1564. Enter 1 when the goods amount is GBP.UNITS / GBP

STAGE 02Build the customs value.Enter only the GBP amounts your valuation method and evidence support.

03 Freight, loading + handlingAmount to include up to the relevant UK place of introduction.GBP 04 InsuranceApportioned transport insurance amount you have established for customs value.GBP 05 Other additionsAssists, packing, royalties, commission or other additions only where established.GBP 06 Permitted deductionsAmounts already included in price that you have established may be excluded.GBP

STAGE 03Apply your duty + VAT scenario.Use the percentage and charge amounts you have checked for this movement.

07 Ad valorem duty rateRate established from the applicable tariff treatment. Enter 0 only after checking.PERCENT 08 Other import chargesExcise Duty, levy or other charge payable on importation, excluding VAT itself.GBP 09 Import VAT incidental expensesRelevant known commissions, packing, transport or insurance beyond customs value.GBP 10 Import VAT rateRate you have checked for the goods and import treatment.PERCENT

10 explicit inputs. Nothing is looked up, inferred, uploaded or emailed.

FORMULA CONTRACT

Every step is inspectable.

The arithmetic is deterministic and runs in this browser. Change one input and rebuild the scenario; no hidden rate or tariff table changes the result.

CONVERTED GOODSGOODS AMOUNT ÷ INVOICE-CURRENCY UNITS PER £1

CUSTOMS VALUECONVERTED GOODS + FREIGHT + INSURANCE + ADDITIONS − DEDUCTIONS

AD VALOREM DUTYCUSTOMS VALUE × YOUR PERCENTAGE DUTY RATE ÷ 100

IMPORT VAT VALUECUSTOMS VALUE + DUTY + OTHER IMPORT CHARGES + INCIDENTAL EXPENSES

IMPORT VATIMPORT VAT VALUE × YOUR VAT RATE ÷ 100

DUTIES + TAXESDUTY + OTHER IMPORT CHARGES + IMPORT VAT

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WORKPAPER QUESTIONS

Know what you still need to decide.

01Which exchange rate should I enter?

Enter invoice-currency units per £1. HMRC monthly tables use this direction: if £1 equals 1.1564 euros, enter 1.1564 and the workpaper divides the euro amount by that rate. If the goods amount is already in pounds, enter 1. This workpaper does not choose the applicable rate.

02Where do I find the import duty and VAT rates?

Use the current UK Trade Tariff after the goods, commodity code, origin, date, procedure and applicable measures have been checked. Enter the percentage rates you have established. This workpaper does not perform a tariff lookup.

03Does this workpaper decide which customs valuation method applies?

No. The build-up is useful for a transaction-value planning scenario, but the correct valuation method and the amounts to include or exclude must be established from the facts and current guidance.

04Can I use a preferential or reduced duty rate?

Only enter that rate after eligibility, origin, evidence, quota, suspension, relief and declaration conditions have been checked. The workpaper applies the number you enter and does not test entitlement.

05Does the import VAT result say what can be reclaimed?

No. It is an arithmetic planning amount based on the VAT value and rate entered. VAT accounting, postponement, payment and recovery depend on the importer and transaction facts.

06Does this calculate specific or compound customs duties?

No. This version applies only an ad valorem percentage to customs value. If the tariff measure uses an amount per weight or unit, or combines that amount with a percentage, use the applicable tariff calculation instead of this duty result.

OFFICIAL SOURCE REGISTER

Check the method and rates before the arithmetic.

These current HMRC sources support the valuation sequence and rate checks. They do not turn the workpaper into an HMRC calculation or decide which facts apply to a movement.

Customs valuation handbookHM Revenue & Customs · GOV.UK · CHECKED 17 JULY 2026
Customs valuation: Method 1 — transaction valueHM Revenue & Customs · GOV.UK · CHECKED 17 JULY 2026
Customs valuation: exchange ratesHM Revenue & Customs · GOV.UK · CHECKED 17 JULY 2026
July 2026 HMRC monthly exchange-rate tableHM Revenue & Customs · UK Integrated Online Tariff · CHECKED 17 JULY 2026
Working out the VAT value using the customs value of imported goodsHM Revenue & Customs · GOV.UK · CHECKED 17 JULY 2026
Trade Tariff: look up commodity codes, duty and VAT ratesHM Revenue & Customs · GOV.UK · CHECKED 17 JULY 2026

FREE WORKPAPER · VERSION 1.0 · REVIEWED 2026-07-17 · SOURCES AND CORRECTIONS · pack@getdeclarix.com