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| | | Author: | benji25110514  | | Posted: | Jan 11, 2022 08:20 | | Subject: | Buying from Germany - ship to UK | | Viewed: | 87 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| Hi mate, Weve been buying for a while now and it kind of depends who sends the
items. The under 135 quid triggers 20% to be paid the seller and thats where
there has been problems because people then have had to pay the 20% again upon
the items arriving the UK.
We notice that most couriers are paying the 20% on the buyers behalf then attempting
to recoup this at a later stage. We have fedex invoice us for the 20% plus a
12 quid charge for the luxoury of them paying it for us!!. Other couriers like
UPS have sent a debt collection agency after us for 60 quid... Even though there
was no attempt to tell us about the vat owed and we phoned loads to get through
to some 1. And ofcourse we couldnt, we paid and no problem like but thats not
the point.
So. im hearing that there will also be new charges that come into effect from
the 1st of january 2022. we currently wait for a package now 350 quid from germany
and are realy eager to see what new charges will be brought foward. Soon as we
know ill update you mate to help you out. I mean, when you place an order and
the import, postage and fees are more than the order it kind of kills the happiness.
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| | | | | Author: | enig | | Posted: | Jan 11, 2022 08:47 | | Subject: | Re: Buying from Germany - ship to UK | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, benji25110514 writes:
| | Hi mate, Weve been buying for a while now and it kind of depends who sends the
items. The under 135 quid triggers 20% to be paid the seller and thats where
there has been problems because people then have had to pay the 20% again upon
the items arriving the UK.
We notice that most couriers are paying the 20% on the buyers behalf then attempting
to recoup this at a later stage. We have fedex invoice us for the 20% plus a
12 quid charge for the luxoury of them paying it for us!!. Other couriers like
UPS have sent a debt collection agency after us for 60 quid... Even though there
was no attempt to tell us about the vat owed and we phoned loads to get through
to some 1. And ofcourse we couldnt, we paid and no problem like but thats not
the point.
So. im hearing that there will also be new charges that come into effect from
the 1st of january 2022. we currently wait for a package now 350 quid from germany
and are realy eager to see what new charges will be brought foward. Soon as we
know ill update you mate to help you out. I mean, when you place an order and
the import, postage and fees are more than the order it kind of kills the happiness.
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Wow..
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| | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 11, 2022 09:44 | | Subject: | Re: Buying from Germany - ship to UK | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, benji25110514 writes:
| | Hi mate, Weve been buying for a while now and it kind of depends who sends the
items. The under 135 quid triggers 20% to be paid the seller and thats where
there has been problems because people then have had to pay the 20% again upon
the items arriving the UK.
We notice that most couriers are paying the 20% on the buyers behalf then attempting
to recoup this at a later stage. We have fedex invoice us for the 20% plus a
12 quid charge for the luxoury of them paying it for us!!. Other couriers like
UPS have sent a debt collection agency after us for 60 quid... Even though there
was no attempt to tell us about the vat owed and we phoned loads to get through
to some 1. And ofcourse we couldnt, we paid and no problem like but thats not
the point.
So. im hearing that there will also be new charges that come into effect from
the 1st of january 2022. we currently wait for a package now 350 quid from germany
and are realy eager to see what new charges will be brought foward. Soon as we
know ill update you mate to help you out. I mean, when you place an order and
the import, postage and fees are more than the order it kind of kills the happiness.
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Yeah, the Fedex fees are quite high - they are actually £12 or 2.5% of the VAT
charge. So if an order is £2400+ the fees are higher than £12. Although on an
order that large, the fee is miniscule relative to the cost plus VAT.
http://www.fedex.com/gb/dutyandtaxnotification/
That's why it is important to know what postage/courier a seller will be
using, as the £4 difference in fees might be more important on a £150 or so order.
Even with RM, a £150 order soon becomes £188 once the VAT plus fees is paid.
So unless the foreign seller has a really good deal or the item cannot be purchased
in the UK, it might be better to shop around here.
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