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UK abolishes <£15 VAT free imports. EU to follow.

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SeanB:
Here the solution was to simply charge a "handling fee" on all incoming small packet and small parcel items, and if the declared value total for a year exceeds a threshold you have to pay customs duty on the lot every year end. Does mean a $1 with shipping packet, comes in with you having to pay $2.50 as fee. Sucks if the order was sent as 5 or 10 small packets if you ordered multiple, as the seller has them ready packed and just puts the sticker on it, then dumps it into a bag to go via China post. Only way the Post office is going to make any money, as almost nobody sends actual mail these days, and sending a parcel by them is also expensive, and not guaranteed to be delivered at all.

tunk:
In Norway this was introduced 1st april 2020; at checkout
eBay adds 25% VAT. The sellers are supposed to mark the
shipment with a code to say that VAT has been paid. This
does not always happen, so I've added it in "street address 2".

Zucca:
I am wondering what US will do or are they already doing it?

CJay:

--- Quote from: tunk on January 08, 2021, 02:42:56 pm ---In Norway this was introduced 1st april 2020; at checkout
eBay adds 25% VAT. The sellers are supposed to mark the
shipment with a code to say that VAT has been paid. This
does not always happen, so I've added it in "street address 2".

--- End quote ---
Handy tip, thank you.

Monkeh:

--- Quote from: Fraser on January 08, 2021, 02:20:35 pm ---This thread has nothing to do with BREXIT

--- End quote ---

Well, it does, because if it weren't for Brexit we'd be bringing this in in six months along with the rest of the EU in a unified system which would be far less disruptive to our trade.

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