On 23/08/2019 21:37, Tim Streater wrote:
In article , "dennis@home"
wrote:

On 23/08/2019 20:32, Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , Tim
Streater writes
In article , Ian Jackson
wrote:

Without any trade deal, presumably you would have to persuade the
vendor to sell it to you VAT-free

For export out of the EU, there'd be no VAT.

- and you would have to pay the UK customs the UK VAT, plus the
appropriate import duty on the total purchase price + VAT?

Why VAT and import duties twice?

It's not twice - but I think I might have got VAT and Import duty the
wrong way round - ie you pay duty first on the purchase price (or if
it's worth more, on UK customs think it's really worth), and then you
pay VAT on the total.

You also pay VAT on the shipping charges and the charge for collecting
the charges.

This happens now doesn't it?


Not with stuff from the EU.

Also the EU put a minimum value on stuff being imported from the RoW so
as to not have to pay duty and VAT (to reduce red tape?).

The UK set it at £18 IIRC.

The charges can add up.. I won an engine (4-4-4-4) and after it was
shipped from the USA it cost me £55 in duty, VAT and charges.
I suppose I can't complain as it should have been £70+.

It was only worth about £280.