Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Joseph, Sorry, but there is no way you can make sure. I know what you are talking about. By using various tricks you can reduce the likelihood that the recipient will have to pay VAT etc. but you cannot guarantee anything. What I wrote was not "theoretical", it was based on actual experience from living in several EU countries. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Apr 17, 2010, at 8:09 PM, Joseph Yao wrote: > Nathan, > > Thanks for all the theoretical bits which I am well versed. You play the > academic/lawyer and I am the businessman. > > I just make sure my UK customers don't have to pay import duties and VAT. > > Joseph > > > On 18/04/2010 12:57 AM, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > >> Joseph (and others), >> >> When someone resident in the EU buys something from a merchant outside >> the EU, >> the rule is that the recipient must pay his local VAT on delivery, plus >> any >> duty that may be applicable. In the case of photo equipment, the duty is >> small: something like 4% on bodies and nothing on lenses, or the other way >> round. The VAT is much more substantial, e.g. 17.5% in the UK if I am not >> mistaken. >> >> It is the job of the delivery company to collect the VAT and duty. Now, >> sometimes I have been lucky and the post office has simply delivered the >> product to me without any charges. This has happened both in the >> Netherlands >> and (much more frequently :-)) here in Spain. But it is an act of >> negligence >> on their part, albeit one in which I happily acquiesce :-) >> >> The private delivery companies like UPS or Fedex are much less likely to >> commit such an act of negligence, and they often charge additional fees >> for >> doing the customs paperwork. For that reason, whenever I buy from the US, >> I >> specify the USPS as the carrier and will simply not do business with >> merchants >> who insist on using UPS etc. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Apr 17, 2010, at 6:40 PM, Joseph Yao wrote: >> >>> What Import Duties? >>> >>> I have been selling photo equipment to the UK for over ten years and >>> none of >>> my customers has ever had to pay import duties or VAT. >>> >>> I am sure fellow UK LUGger Jem Kime can confirm. >>> >>> Joseph >>> >>> >>> On 17/04/2010 12:48 AM, "Eric Calderwood" <eric.calderwood at >>> btinternet.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I contacted the seller yesterday, however with him being in Canada and >>>> Import Duties etc being what they are here in the UK it would make it a >>>> rather expensive proposition, otherwise I would have already snapped it >>>> up. >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> >>>> Eric >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >