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How can the UK force US companies to register for UK VAT. ?. This is in relation to UK residents buying CDs from US companies. What about Sovereignty.
Some companies are already imposing a minimum order lever of GBP135 below which they won't accept an order.
How big is the UK contribution to US companies ?.
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I'm no expert but didn't the UK come to a deal/arrangement with Europe? Free trade or at least warm and fluffy trade. so quartet et.al should be ok .
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Jan 12, 2021 - 2:30 PM
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MusicMad
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I'm no expert but didn't the UK come to a deal/arrangement with Europe? Free trade or at least warm and fluffy trade. so quartet et.al should be ok .
I don't think your assumption (hope) is valid. It's very confusing (says someone who's spent his working life in accounting et al.) but in summary: if the goods cost GBP135.00 or less then the seller (wherever they are based outside Great Britain) has to account to UK HMC&E for UK VAT (charged at the UK VAT rate) on the sale.
If the goods cost more than GBP135.00 then it is the importer (i.e. you or me) who has to account for the VAT.
Hence, at this time, many non-GB sellers are having to consider how they account for the VAT on such sales and, as an example, look at Music Box Record's website: https://www.musicbox-records.com/en/content/13-brexit
For more information see: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-and-overseas-goods-sold-directly-to-customers-in-the-uk ... although dated pre: GB/EU Trade Deal it has not been amended, and
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/notice-143-a-guide-for-international-post-users/notice-143-a-guide-for-international-post-users - section 2.
As well as VAT, also consider Customs / Excise duty, too.
I'm even more unsure about the effects on buyers resident in NI (I think HM Government is still trying to get an understanding).
Others have posted that changes for imports into the EU are imminent ... but for us (poor) GB residents, all imports, even those sourced from the EU, are now subject to these changes.
I just looked at buying a cheap CD (Eur 5,95) from Quartet ... the shipping cost (UK = Rest of the World) is now Eur 18,40 ...
Happy days ...
... now gone!
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Jan 12, 2021 - 10:54 PM
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Martin B.
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I guess one answer is have a friend in the country of release, have the item sent to them & then have them re-send it with a lesser value and "Gift".
I recently sent a pack of 4 CDs to Birmingham UK & they got there no fees & no issue, I listed as 15 UK pounds & as a gift, just in case it was opened I even put a note in saying "happy birthday". It does make insurance void though as in Canada the value on the label is all a packet can be insured for.
Kind of bad having to pay twice the postage, local delivery then international, but is it cheaper than Customs?
Kind of sad for European collector, but I think it will come to other countries all trying to pay off Virus debt no doubt!
Andy b
I don’t know how Gifts work now, and the 15 pound limit won’t work anymore as the EU have abolished the Low Value exemption.
Not sure where Intrada, La-La land, movie music are on this. There is nothing on their websites and checkouts aren’t showing the VATso for me at the moment purchases are on hold until things clear up.
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"Major...right now you got me about as confused as i ever hope to be..."
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