Author Topic: Cundco.de: are there any import taxes to UK? (Read 488 times)

MMike · « **on:** January 19, 2021, 03:22:11 AM »

Hi all,
now that the brexit has taken place, I'm trying to figure out if people living in UK will incur in import taxes when ordering from EU online shops like CunCo.

I think there is some kind of law for parcels of £135 value or above, not too sure if the value is less

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Decar · « **Reply #1 on:** January 19, 2021, 04:30:43 AM »

So my understanding was that while we were in the EU, the UK could levy VAT from shipments from the EU... but they never did because they were part of the same trade zone.

The no-tariffs mentioned in the trade deal, apparently have nothing to do with VAT.

I've seen in the news people in the Netherlands and France have had to pay VAT for things bought in the UK. I think this may be the EU deciding to enforce something that they could have always done.

I ordered a book last week from Germany, it arrived with no VAT. Thought it wasn't very expensive.
I had a kickstarter hold up in Poland/Netherlands over new year, and didn't have any VAT.

I've not yet ordered a sizeable package from Cundco, or elsewhere to discover if the UK decides to charge VAT in EU imports. So most of this is speculation.

corinthiens13 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 20, 2021, 06:53:46 AM »

Quote from: Decar on January 19, 2021, 04:30:43 AM

So my understanding was that while we were in the EU, the UK could levy VAT from shipments from the EU... but they never did because they were part of the same trade zone.

The no-tariffs mentioned in the trade deal, apparently have nothing to do with VAT.

I've seen in the news people in the Netherlands and France have had to pay VAT for things bought in the UK. I think this may be the EU deciding to enforce something that they could have always done.

I ordered a book last week from Germany, it arrived with no VAT. Thought it wasn't very expensive.
I had a kickstarter hold up in Poland/Netherlands over new year, and didn't have any VAT.

I've not yet ordered a sizeable package from Cundco, or elsewhere to discover if the UK decides to charge VAT in EU imports. So most of this is speculation.

In Switzerland (we're not in EU either, but the Swiss-EU agreements are probably different than the UK-EU agreements), we pay Swiss VAT when the shipment's value is above CHF 65 (about 60 Euros)...

But if we're passing the border ourselves with merchandise (so the merchandise isn't shipped), we pay Swiss VAT only when the merchandise's value is above CHF 300 (about 280 Euros).

And then there are custom taxes, and those are different depending on the merchandise...

The no-tariff deal you mention is probably about custom taxes, not about VAT

Fritz_Spinne · « **Reply #3 on:** January 20, 2021, 11:57:46 AM »

I tjhink there can be taxes and tolls, but also a VAT. When you ship something from Germany another country you can buy it without German VAT, but you have to pay the VAT in your country. I think there are different exemption limits in different countries.
The brexit is new and now all companies have to learn about the new trading terms.

Willem · « **Reply #4 on:** January 20, 2021, 01:05:33 PM »

For now the Checkout button is still not available in the English language in Cundco.
When I select German, it is available, and I can select the UK (or any other country), but a bit surprised that it's been this way for quite a few days now. If it's just a bug, surely it would've been fixed by now