Did they open the box for an inspection or something? I haven't ordered anything from the UK for years, but that seems really strange to have to pay import charges on it
[EDIT] Did the item contain any alcohol or tabacco?
No it was a stationary set, I went through the process of paying by paypal then I then realized the conversion was off and there was a 'import charges' amount. I paid anyway as I wanted the set but it was still odd.