Quote Originally Posted by rustynator View Post
I have always wondered about the penalties for getting caught whilst avoiding paying customs tax, in effect you are cheating the goverment out of money. What would happen if they discovered that you were avoiding VAT. For example by shipping as a gift or marking down the price of the item on the customs form? At a minimum I would guess that they would make you pay the VAT back, but would you have to pay a fine or even worse...serve prison time etc.?
I think they cheat us out of enough don't you