Just for those in the US selling to those in the UK our greedy taxman demands the following
VAT which is 20% is charged on the whole amount including postage and insurance on
- gifts worth more than £39
- other goods worth more than £15
- alcohol, tobacco products and fragrances (eg perfume, eau de toilette and cologne) of any value
Import duty
Import duty of 2.5% is also charged on top of anything over £135.00
You’ll be charged Customs Duty on gifts and other goods sent from outside the EU if they’re above a certain value, unless the duty comes to less than £7.
The value includes:
- the price paid for the goods
- postage, packaging and insurance
Plus no matter what it is the Post Office Royal Mail also charge a handling fee of £8.00.
If we need to return an item we have to fill in a BOR284 form and show proof of return, refund etc, so please don't be too exasperated if buyer who returns an item from the UK asks for extra proof of refund or delivery ( Ebay tracking & PayPal proof of refund should be enough, but our taxman doesn't like giving back what he has taken without us jumping through hoops)
Hopefully now with Brexit perhaps we will be able to negotiate a much fairer deal with the US, whose sellers I want to buy from rather than the EU whose sellers I rarely want to buy from