It's a different set of rules.
The shop are not exporting it, the buyer is importing it.
The value is not what you paid for it, the import is a different transaction to the purchase. The value is what the Customs officer assigns it. He may believe your receipts, but if you got it in a deal, he can assign more.Nearholmer wrote: ↑7 Jun 2023, 1:56pm Unless, I suppose, you give it as a generous gift to a passing Frenchman, and he then sells it back to you for an amount below the threshold, just before you get on the boat. But, that sounds a bit dodgy.
Could you not buy the bike from the supplier for €1, and buy another bike from them for €3999, but then leave that second bike behind in their shop in perpetuity? Or, better plan, buy a pair of cycling socks for €3999, wear them out, and throw them away before returning to the UK? Again, sounds a bit dodgy.
So before Brexit day? Then what you did was the correct procedure at the time.
No.francovendee wrote: ↑8 Jun 2023, 7:30am Are the systems and staff now in place to make the checks at the ports? After leaving the EU, for many months checks were not being carried out.
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I’ve ordered a bunch of stuff mail order from the EU and have never had to pay local (i.e. german, norwegian, french, belgian) VAT. Post office/Parcel force have collected the appropriate UK duties from me on arrival in UK (i.e. UK VAT and import tax).
That's exactly as it should be, if the consignment is over £135, is there some disagreement here?Sparky56 wrote: ↑8 Jun 2023, 6:50pmI’ve ordered a bunch of stuff mail order from the EU and have never had to pay local (i.e. german, norwegian, french, belgian) VAT. Post office/Parcel force have collected the appropriate UK duties from me on arrival in UK (i.e. UK VAT and import tax).
Even that's changed now though. If it's below £135 the non-UK shop deals with the UK VAT and duty and sends it to HMRC on your behalf (They have to register with UK HMRC). If it's over then the shipping company's agent does (and charges a fee for doing so).Sparky56 wrote: ↑8 Jun 2023, 6:50pmI’ve ordered a bunch of stuff mail order from the EU and have never had to pay local (i.e. german, norwegian, french, belgian) VAT. Post office/Parcel force have collected the appropriate UK duties from me on arrival in UK (i.e. UK VAT and import tax).
Anyway this is a bit of a tangent as the OP is going to collect the bike.
However I’ve also come to the conclusion that ordering from EU is too much hassle now. Main issues are postal delays and companies not being familiar with the necessary paperwork. Hopefully it will improve with time
On the othger hand I have found ordering from USA / Canada to be much more straightforward. presume because those countries are much more familiar with the correct paperwork. I have Never been charged sales tax although have (of course) had to pay import duty and uK vat
yes & that means many EU shops are now refusing to allow orders under £135