Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I know about VAT (I used to be registered) and GST is the local equivalent, but that has only come into place with Blurb in the past year. It is under the threshold you can import personal items for without hitting the customs charges so I am not sure why they are doing it as Amazon etc do not.... john > -----Original Message----- > > Nopwe, > > you pay local taxes to local govts. So if you order here (UK) and ship it > to the > UK you pay 20%!!! Value Added Tax (VAT) if appropriate (books are "zero- > rated", but not VAT exempt), but if you order, say, a lens for shipment to > a > US address you are VAT exempt (but may have to prove that you are non-UK > resident). Same applies if I order something in US and ship it to the UK, I > don't pay US taxes, but the VAT situation varies: sometimes you are > required > to pay it, sometimes not. > > Peter > > On 02/01/2014 06:29, John McMaster wrote: > > Yep, that is what Blurb have started in the past year, cynically I > > wonder if > the 15% GST (in USD) is passed on.... If it is the site I suspect, then it > is only > for downloaded items? > > > > john > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> Another irritating practice just starting here is the use of a local > >> branch of a BIG shopping site for ordering. This adds no benefit for > >> the consumer but does mean the local Goods & Services Tax (10%) is > >> added to the item cost and the shipping charge. > >> > >> > >> Cheers > >> Geoff > >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > >>