Fees on buying goods from italy

Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret

Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret

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Hello
Does anybody know what I will have to pay in VAT and stupid fees getting some trainers worth £30 from Italy?
Or do we still count as being in the EU so it costs nowt?
ps please don't start a brexit argument.
 
We are still in the Single Market until January so no tariffs, import duty or red tape until then.
 
Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret said:
Hello
Does anybody know what I will have to pay in VAT and stupid fees getting some trainers worth £30 from Italy?
Or do we still count as being in the EU so it costs nowt?
ps please don't start a brexit argument.
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You have to pay VAT anyway in UK or Italy, there's no 'nowt'. VAT can be different in different EU countries for different goods and services and for Italy it's generally 22% compared to our 20%. But after Dec 31st when we end the transition period of leaving EU we may have to pay an additional levy on goods/services from the EU (and vice versa) depending on what (if any) trade deal is reached with the EU but for now in the transition period everything is still the same as it has been for yonks. Obviously the weak exchange rate £/euro will affect the price and you should factor in how much your bank may charge you for converting euros > £
 
I suppose I should have clarified. When it is business to person (as opposed to business to business) online sales within the Single Market the selling business charges the same price including VAT to the overseas customer as they would to a domestic customer.

So if the advertised price in Italy is inclusive of VAT as it usually is over here for retail goods then this is what you will pay. The only extra will be the postage/shipping costs, which will have VAT payable on top at uk rate of 20%.

I’m not sure if Italian pricing includes vat as we do - for instance I believe the USA stupidly doesn’t often show all the various federal and state taxes that will be applied at checkout in the advertised price - but if not then you will have to add that on. Not sure of the VAT rate on shoes in Italy but the EU vat rates are, for fairness of competition reasons, deliberately kept similar across the 27 members plus us for now, so it will be around 20% I expect.
 
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