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| fcb:
Taxes are an inevitability - and they should be collected in the most efficient manor possible. Most countries charge consumption tax - both Saudia Arabia and Dubai have recently introduced VAT. There is a statute somewhere that prevents courier firms charging much more than it actually costs - and for sure it doesn't (or shouldn't) cost £11 to collect a VAT payment, they just have no incentive to be more efficient as the amount - if they become more efficient and make more profit on collecting taxes, the statute will force them to charge less. |
| Simon:
--- Quote from: fcb on December 28, 2020, 03:49:10 pm --- There is a statute somewhere that prevents courier firms charging much more than it actually costs - and for sure it doesn't (or shouldn't) cost £11 to collect a VAT payment, they just have no incentive to be more efficient as the amount - if they become more efficient and make more profit on collecting taxes, the statute will force them to charge less. --- End quote --- So what costs £11? DHL have the paperwork including the sellers invoice. The value is probably inputted to the system when the transport is arranged. How does it cost £11 to trigger a text message with a link to an automated system that I pay on? Or are DHL now going to claim that their card processor charges £10 per transaction. It's stupid. |
| olkipukki:
--- Quote from: fcb on December 28, 2020, 02:02:00 pm ---UK company selling a £30 thing to an EU customer on/after 1st Jan 2021: £30.00 paid by German customer to UK company £5.70 VAT (equivalent at some likely rubbish exchange rate) paid by German customer to German treasury via postal service or courier. €6.00+ paid by German customer to postal service or courier for the service.. thing costs customer €33.30+€6.33+€6.00=~€45.63 --- End quote --- Since you have DHL and UPS accounts, you can cover a customer headache and pay any due taxes as part of shipment arrangement, isn't? --- Quote from: fcb on December 28, 2020, 02:02:00 pm ---Can any EU forum members contribute examples of buying items from outside the EU, in particular the costs and delays incurred?? --- End quote --- Did you never buy anything from non-EU (US,China for example) as non-DDP delivery? :o |
| Simon:
--- Quote from: olkipukki on December 28, 2020, 04:12:06 pm ---Did you never buy anything from non-EU (US,China for example) as non-DDP delivery? :o --- End quote --- The UK are pretty crap at bothering to collect VAT/duty hence they actually got investigated by the EU..... so no, we don't really experience paying duty/VAT very often. |
| olkipukki:
--- Quote from: fcb on December 28, 2020, 03:49:10 pm ---There is a statute somewhere that prevents courier firms charging much more than it actually costs - and for sure it doesn't (or shouldn't) cost £11 to collect a VAT payment, they just have no incentive to be more efficient as the amount - if they become more efficient and make more profit on collecting taxes, the statute will force them to charge less. --- End quote --- Answer: defer duty payment. As far as I know, you don't need anymore (from 1st Jan) a financial guaranteer to open a new account... |
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