Before you begin
What you need to calculate customs charges
Enter what checkout shows and the calculator works out what may still be due before delivery, and whether An Post's administration fee applies to your parcel. Orders shipped from Great Britain are covered; Northern Ireland is not. A price in sterling, dollars, yuan, yen or Canadian or Australian dollars is converted using Revenue's own published customs exchange rates rather than a live market rate.
Check where the individual parcel ships from. Ordering from the UK? This tool covers Great Britain, meaning England, Scotland or Wales. Northern Ireland is treated differently.
Use the amounts you can see in the final basket. Report what the shop says about VAT and customs duty rather than trying to interpret the tax rules yourself.
If checkout shows an exact customs or import-duty amount, enter it. Otherwise the calculator uses the current low-value duty for each different kind of item.
Choose the checkout currency. Pounds, dollars, yuan, yen, Canadian dollars and Australian dollars are converted using Revenue's published customs exchange rate.
Count kinds of item rather than units. Five identical T-shirts are one kind.
If An Post is delivering, the calculator works out from your answers whether its current administration fee applies and includes it when it does.
A basket mixing goods at genuinely different Irish VAT rates is outside this focused version.
Reading the answer
Understanding your delivered import cost
Checkout price is what the shop is expected to take, including customs duty when checkout says it is collected there.
Due before delivery is what may be requested by An Post or the courier later. It separates VAT, customs duty and any known handling fee from the shop's price.
If you cannot tell whether Irish VAT is included, the result puts both complete totals first and keeps the tax table behind a full-breakdown control.
The optional Irish/EU comparison is about delivered price only. It does not compare delivery time, returns, warranty support or seller reliability.
Common questions
Common customs and import VAT questions
Do I have to work out the VAT or customs duty myself?
No. Enter what checkout shows and choose what it says about VAT and customs duty. If the duty amount is shown, enter it; otherwise the calculator works it out.
How do I tell whether Irish VAT is included?
The final basket shows it once Ireland is the delivery address. If you still cannot tell, the calculator shows both outcomes.
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Can the low-value customs duty be charged at checkout?
That depends on the shop and how it handles the duty. Tell the calculator what the shop says and it puts the charge on the right side of checkout.
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How much are customs charges from the UK to Ireland?
What the shop collected, the kinds of item in the parcel and the delivery company decide it. The calculator lists the charges your order from Great Britain will meet and adds them up.
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What about Amazon UK, eBay, Temu or Shein?
It rests on where that particular parcel ships from and what the checkout already includes. The calculator takes both from your own checkout.
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A British shop says its price includes VAT. Is that Irish VAT?
A British VAT-inclusive price can mean either country's VAT, and the final basket shows which once Ireland is the delivery address. The calculator takes what the checkout says and works out what is left to pay on arrival.
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Will the courier ask me for money before delivery?
What the shop collected and which company delivers decide it. The calculator says whether you are likely to be asked for anything before delivery and how much.
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Can I enter pounds, dollars or another currency?
Yes. Choose the checkout currency and enter the figures exactly as shown. The calculator converts supported currencies with Revenue's published customs exchange rate. Your bank or card rate and any foreign-exchange fee may differ.
Does the low-value customs duty apply to every item I buy?
It turns on how the duty counts the goods in a parcel. The calculator prices the duty on your parcel from what you enter, or takes the exact figure if checkout shows it.
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Does postage count towards the low-value limit?
It depends on how the low-value limit is measured. The calculator checks your goods against the limit and shows how delivery changes the VAT.
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What if the shop looks Irish or European?
Where the parcel ships from decides it, and the website alone does not show that. The calculator asks where it ships from for that reason.
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What is IOSS?
IOSS is the scheme that lets a seller collect Irish VAT at checkout on qualifying low-value imports. The calculator asks what your basket shows, so you never need the term itself.
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When does An Post's customs handling fee apply?
It hinges on whether An Post is left with a customs charge to collect, which depends on what the shop settled at checkout. The calculator works out from your answers whether the fee applies to your parcel and what it adds to the delivered cost.
What happens above the low-value limit?
Normal Customs Duty can depend on tariff classification, origin and other rules. Use Revenue's guidance and TARIC because this focused calculator will not invent a customs rate.
What if different products have different VAT rates?
This version calculates one VAT rate for the whole basket. A genuinely mixed-rate parcel needs the proper item-by-item customs calculation.
Will I get the customs charge back if I return the item?
That depends on why the item goes back, on Revenue's rules for low-value imports and on the shop's own returns terms. The calculator works out the charges on the way in, so you know what is at stake before you order.
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