That's how it appears at the moment but our government keep changing and backtracking last minute on things so we will see....also many businesses are in the dark as regulations on lots of things not clear or badly thought out.
On Wed, 13 Jan 2021, 21:14 Anne Black via Meteorite-list, < meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > Thank you Graham. > And basically, for anything above L135, no changes. > Business as usual. > > Anne Black > IMPACTIKA.com > impact...@aol.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Graham Ensor via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > > To: Paul Swartz <valpar...@aol.com> > Cc: meteorite list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > Sent: Wed, Jan 13, 2021 10:19 am > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] New UK VAT Requirements > > In my experience the import charges/duty/VAT have been applied quite > randomly whether or not the seller declared a correct value or not in the > UK. > So sometimes I get charged and sometimes not. If stopped we then also get > an extra charge from the shipping company for handling it too. So on small > items the charges can be far more than what was paid for the item! > > To be honest that side of things in not a problem. It is the fact our > government wants the sellers in other countries to register with the UK for > VAT and do the collecting of tax for them at point of sale and then forward > that to the UK quarterly for smaller items below £135 that does not seem > sensible. Otherwise I think it stays the same if above £135 and the taxes > are collected at our border customs. > > Graham > > On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 4:08 PM Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list < > meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > Current EU regulations state: > > Goods imported from non-member states are subject to VAT at the rate > applicable in the importing member state, whether or not the goods are > received for consideration and the importer. VAT is generally charged at > the border, at the same time as customs duty and uses the price determined > by customs. > > Anybody - seller or buyer - been paying that so far? > > A good thing about Brexit is you can clearly see the governmental BS > instead of having it deeply buried in Brussels. > > Paul Swartz > > >Topic: New UK VAT Requirements > >From: Michael Farmer (m...@meteoriteguy.com) > > >Isn?t Brexit wonderful! Congrats on your ?freedom?....? > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >
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