Originally Posted by
Ron (Netherlands)
Thanks all who responded to this thread - If I'm correct, from the above responses the new rules as from 1/1 2001 are as follows (re responses from Iantou and PGK):
1. import VAT and custom handling fees are now charged even when I buy from a private UK-based seller (before 1/1 there was no charge at all - also not from the sellers side);
2. importing goods from the EU into the UK apparently now also will attract a VAT charge whether bought from a private seller or business.
For me this is quite a dramatical change since I bought my vintage photographic equipment mostly from private UK-based sellers. Also the Pitney Bowes/Ebay GSP scheme (re response Steven) is quite irritating, since the seller as well as the buyer are confronted with extra costs and I've never found any positive effect from their 'service'; instead you get lots of spam with their wrong expectations about when the goods are to be delivered.
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