[meteorite-list] New UK VAT Requirements
Paul Harris
paul at meteorite.com
Tue Jan 12 18:26:16 EST 2021
Hi Roberto,
No, as a business you can't falsify the declared value amount. We've
lost some sales over the years because we use the actual declared value.
Paul
On 1/12/2021 12:27 PM, Roberto Vargas wrote:
> Don’t most packages have a declared value of $10 (Rock Sample for
> Study)? Sounds like it’ll be a $2 VAT per meteorite?
>
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> *Subject:* Re: [meteorite-list] New UK VAT Requirements
> Just make sure everything is over £135 that you sell to the UK then
> you are all ok... ;-) Not so good for us perhaps!
>
> Graham
>
> On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 4:53 PM MSG - METEORITES
> <msgmeteorites at gmail.com <mailto:msgmeteorites at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Oh and for anyone who doesn't know me, that was said with tongue
> firmly in cheek and holding my head in my hands...........
>
> Martin Goff
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> On Tue, 12 Jan 2021, 16:51 MSG - METEORITES,
> <msgmeteorites at gmail.com <mailto:msgmeteorites at gmail.com>> wrote:
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> Yes, but we have 'sovereignty' now and Blue passports...........
>
> Martin Goff
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> On Tue, 12 Jan 2021, 16:46 Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list,
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> Isn’t Brexit wonderful! Congrats on your “freedom”....
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> On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 9:13 AM, Paul Harris via
> Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> <mailto:meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>> wrote:
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> https://www.bigcommerce.com/blog/uk-vat/#what-do-i-need-to-do-as-a-merchant
> <https://www.bigcommerce.com/blog/uk-vat/#what-do-i-need-to-do-as-a-merchant>
>
> Paul
>
>
> On 1/12/2021 6:34 AM, Michael Gilmer via
> Meteorite-list wrote:
> > Wait. So, let me get this straight. Does this mean
> that vendors based
> > outside the UK will have to register with the UK
> authority and pay
> > taxes on orders going from the USA to the UK?
> >
> >
> >
> > On 1/12/21, Graham Ensor via Meteorite-list
> > <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> <mailto:meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>> wrote:
> >> Crazy mess Boris is leading us into. :-(
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 5:59 AM Paul Harris via
> Meteorite-list <
> >> meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> <mailto:meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Attention Dealers:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I just received the following from stamps.com
> <http://stamps.com>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>
> >>> Effective Jan 1, 2021, value added tax (VAT) must
> be collected for all
> >>> goods entering the United Kingdom (UK).
> >>>
> >>> There will be a 20% VAT rate on goods valued up to
> £135 (about $180
> >>> USD), which you must collect unless your online
> marketplace (e.g. eBay,
> >>> Amazon, Etsy, etc.) is already collecting it.
> Current procedures for
> >>> goods valued over £135 remain the same.
> >>>
> >>> To prevent your UK shipments from being delayed,
> held, or returned
> >>> by UK customs in 2021, please take the following
> steps:
> >>>
> >>> 1. Register for a VAT number with the UK.
> >>>
> >>> 2. Collect VAT at the time of purchase.
> >>>
> >>> 3. Make quarterly VAT return payments to the UK.
> >>>
> >>> In addition, you should include your VAT number on
> your customs
> >>> declarations.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Paul
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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