Buying from Europe now

[doggone]

So... I buy a helmet or whatever from Germany it's an Ebay seller with modest turnover..
The value is about €130 so well under the £135 at which import charges kick in.
But the seller has added German VAT at 20% taking it above £135.
Ebay calculate what they should put on the package to declare value at customs, and it just shows the full amount paid - including German VAT. They give them a printable label to simplify for the seller

UK customs then calculate Import VAT on the full amount including the German VAT so even worse than VAT twice!

I'm disputing this it can't be right surely, but have paid for now as you have to do then reclaim.
I don't suppose parcel force fee for dealing with (incorrect) import charge will be refunded

More worrying is that ebay at least still haven't got a correct system for declaring an item value.
Knowing what might happen the seller could be asked to clearly show the item value before their local tax.

[Easy-X]

What should happen is you buy the item at export price i.e. without local taxes applied and then eBay collect the UK VAT automatically for HMRC. Hmmm... but I think that's for low value items (£135/€150)

According to eBay if you've paid VAT twice (or more!) as in ze Germans have paid the UK VAT for you as a VAT registered company, eBay have paid it for you and/or you've had VAT applied at import then you'd need to prove to eBay VAT has definitely been paid by someone else and they'd refund you.

This may help:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/listings/default/vat-obligations-eu?id=4650
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[Old Git Racing]

Thought about going to J&S or Sportsbike shop and trying one and buying it? Mind you if you're spending £130 on a lid you dont value your head anyway so crack on

OGR
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[stinkwheel]

Maybe it's so annoying you'll buy stuff from UK businesses instead and your and their tax money will stay in the country?
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[Skudd]

The only thing I have noticed post Brexit is that delivery charges have gone stupid, mind you they are from the stolen bike parts of Lithuania.

Parts will be £25 but, the postage will be £35.
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[Nobby the Bastard]

A more streamlined system like, for example, a common market where we all played by the same rules where trade was concerned?
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