![]() ![]() ![]() VAT is then added to the total – at the prevailing UK rate, which for most adult items is 20%. Clothes typically attract a 12% customs duty, but it’s hard to generalise. There are thousands of different rates of duty and the system is difficult to navigate. Items below £135 bought through the big online marketplaces such as Amazon will have had UK VAT added and therefore can be delivered in the UK with no extra charges demanded.įor orders above £135 it is more complicated as they also attract import duty, which can range from 0% to 25% of the item’s value depending on what it is, what material it is made from and its declared value. The rate will be between 0% and 20% depending on the item.Īnyone in the UK receiving a gift from the EU worth more than £39 will now face a bill for import VAT at 20%. ![]() ![]() This has led to couriers turning up on doorsteps demanding the UK buyer pay the VAT owed on the item they are receiving. Other EU retailers appear to have carried on as before, and have been sending out orders without having deducted the VAT. Lots of smaller EU-based retailers have decided that the paperwork of collecting UK VAT is not worth the hassle and as a result will no longer supply UK consumers. ![]()
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