VAT to EU consumers

[pvr]

Impossible to find out as every resource states something different, with gov.uk stating "might" which is not helpful.

For selling our UK manufactured goods in EU countries to consumers, not B2B, do we charge VAT ... (i.e not at the 0 rate)?

Not been able to find an answer to that question which is conculsive

 

[mmm-five]

The 'might' will depend on whether you are also VAT registered in the country your sending it to.

If you are, you can remove UK VAT and add country-specific VAT. If not, you remove the UK VAT and the handling/customs agent in the receiving country is supposed to apply the appropriate charges there.

The customer may or may not escape all costs when the items arrives in their country, or could be stung by local VAT, fees and handling charges...in the same way as products being shipped from the EU to the UK.

 

[pvr]

Not registered in the other EU countries, so it looks like it is a lottery if the recipient will be stung or not.

It seemed from the trade deal that goods actually manufacturered in the UK would be excempt of duty, but if not, that it wouldn't be. I can't see anywhere in the paperwork where I identify that the goods are manufactured in the UK or not.

The examples I saw the other way around were where a bag bought in Paris attracted duty as it was not made in the EU, but in China. If it had been made in Paris, then there would not have been any duty.

Customers are asking us the question on whether they will be charged duty, and I can't give them an answer as it is all "might" etc on the gov web sites.

 

[john-e89]

Not registered in the other EU countries, so it looks like it is a lottery if the recipient will be stung or not.

It seemed from the trade deal that goods actually manufacturered in the UK would be excempt of duty, but if not, that it wouldn't be. I can't see anywhere in the paperwork where I identify that the goods are manufactured in the UK or not.

The examples I saw the other way around were where a bag bought in Paris attracted duty as it was not made in the EU, but in China. If it had been made in Paris, then there would not have been any duty.

Customers are asking us the question on whether they will be charged duty, and I can't give them an answer as it is all "might" etc on the gov web sites.

There was an accountant girl on radio 2 yesterday that went through a lot of this Paul, she knew her stuff. Might be worth a listen, she was on tosspot....sorry...Jeremy....Vine just after 1pm.

 

[pvr]

Come on John, give me the short summary

Loving the government emails that have helpful information, as in - don't do it yourself, let a freight forwarder handle it.

That is great, but I have to do the accounts for the transaction so would be good to know what I have to charge ... (or how I answer the questions from customers)

 

[pvr]

Right .... first shipments to Europe have attracted 50% charges of the total value. Thanks Brexit voters ...

 

[pr117]

To Estonia it is VAT + Import tax + ton on paperwork to be filled now. If it was a car (or car parts) then from this year it adds 30% to 40% to the price.

 

[buzyg]

Right .... first shipments to Europe have attracted 50% charges of the total value. Thanks Brexit voters ...

That does not bode well for small businesses. How does that compare to the full transaction price to the customer pre brexit?

 

[zriha]

This is something interesting to me, as I was heavily buying from the UK using the EU single market, I live in Croatia, and I was wondering how much does it cost now to buy something from the UK. Even going further, what will happen if I buy something from you on the forum, a used part and you send me to Croatia.