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Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - yorbrick (1182)

[...] It isn't charging VAT for UK-UK sales when the seller isn't VAT registered.
(36 months ago, May 8, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - chris38911 (357)

UK Bricklink sellers who turn over less than £85,000 per annum do not have to register for VAT, nor do they have any obligation to charge VAT on their goods. So why is Bricklink [...]
(36 months ago, May 8, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - SylvainLS (46)

[...] No. BL (or any other marketplace) will only manage the import VAT, not all the seller’s VAT. The (current) simple VAT mechanism on BL is only there to [...]
(36 months ago, May 8, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - jbricks (18400)

[...] I don't now how this works in the US, but in most (if not all) European countries you also get back the VAT if its negative, you don't need to collect [...]
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - cosmicray (3489)

[...] Please slow down on your rate of posting, and read carefully what I wrote. The buyer (in this transaction) will have a tough time offsetting the VAT, if they [...]
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - SylvainLS (46)

[...] Oops, just add “ sell” after “gn” ;)
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - yorbrick (1182)

[...] There is no answer to that!
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: Changes Due to Brexit - UPDATE - Admin_Russell

[...] UPDATE May 7, 14:49 EDT (BrickLink Time) Due to some precautions we have decided to take, implementation of the Brexit system changes will be delayed by one week. [...]
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - SylvainLS (46)

[...] Indeed. I was looking at it as “which foreigner is better?” :D But also, EU (and Norway and New Zeand and…) will be the same soon… or are already worse as import [...]
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - yorbrick (1182)

[...] It is slightly different as if a UK buyer buys from a UK seller, there is no extra VAT to pay but there is VAT on purchases from abroad. So when sorting by price, any [...]
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - SylvainLS (46)

[...] That’s the same situation for US buyers: Sales tax will be added at checkout to all three and it’s not shown when they shop and (UK or EU or Norway¹) VAT registered [...]
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - SylvainLS (46)

[...] The buyer doesn’t care whether it’s the seller who directly collected the VAT or if it’s the marketplace, all they need to know and prove is that they did pay VAT (and [...]
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - cosmicray (3489)

[...] How can they do that, if BL is collecting/remitting all their VAT ? Nita Rae
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - yorbrick (1182)

[...] Of course it is confused further by seller status too. EU VAT registered sellers' stores will show prices ex-VAT, so their regular national / EU prices minus VAT. [...]
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - SylvainLS (46)

[...] Yes, it’s an obligation for any importation into UK, so for every transaction where the seller is not in UK. You can look at the table on (URL) , the last row “All other [...]
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - jenwick (10829)

Will VAT be added to US seller's invoices as too? It is my understanding that we need to charge this as well. Thanks
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - paulvdb (7139)

[...] That's explained at the additional information link above: "If the buyer is a UK VAT-registered business and provides their valid UK VAT registration number, the [...]
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - yorbrick (1182)

[...] This is good news. Presumably this means that the VAT invoice should be printed and included in the package, so there is proof of VAT payment if opened and inspected. [...]
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - SylvainLS (46)

[...] “must … unless” [...] “will not need” BL can simplify their job and collect the VAT. A lot of businesses that have more B2C than B2B transactions often do that, especially [...]
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - Stellar (3482)

[...] Take a look here: (URL) The online marketplace must charge and account for VAT at the point of sale, unless the consignment is a business to business sale and the customer [...]
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - SylvainLS (46)

[...] And the rare UK buyers that are also UK VAT-registered businesses can deduct the import VAT from their collected VAT.
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - Bad_Girl (10)

[...] Why should there be a difference between BTB and BTC? If you are importing something from outside of the EU, you pay surely also VAT (at customs or at the post office). [...]
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - Stellar (3482)

[...] What about orders sold to business not to consumers? The VAT shouldn't be charged for those. [...]
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - Andrsv (2836)

1) do you know if sellers have to provide any extra Documentation when sending to UK? 2) Norway also have "new" rules for import. Bricklink should add VAT for orders [...]
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

Re: BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - jbricks (18400)

Hello Russell, This looks rather good :D Thank you, Good to see we can ship to the UK again without having to explain importcharges :D Just 1 question, can we see the [...]
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)

BrickLink Marketplace Changes Due to Brexit - Admin_Russell

Dear BrickLink members, Starting Tuesday May 11, BrickLink will enable VAT collection for goods imported into the UK and Northern Ireland to comply with the new Brexit marketplace [...]
(36 months ago, May 7, 2021, to Administrative)