Brits paying a third extra in order to get EU goods
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Vacumatic
Testy
There was a story in one of the papers about a woman who was charged an extra £40 customs duty for a £200 coat.
I contacted a company in Germany about sending a pen to me, 'we are not sending goods to the UK at the moment until we have some clarity on how we charge duty and procedures, we will then make a decision on whether it is worthwhile.'
I contacted a company in Germany about sending a pen to me, 'we are not sending goods to the UK at the moment until we have some clarity on how we charge duty and procedures, we will then make a decision on whether it is worthwhile.'
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riverrun
20% customs duty seems fair.
Plus VAT.
Plus whatever Royal Mail/DPD/etc feel like charging.
I'd expect £90 on top of a £200 order.
Shouldn't come as a surprise... it's what most people wanted.
As Mrs May used to say: Brexit means Brexit.
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The report I saw was £80 on a £200 order, so you're in the right ballpark.
There was a report on BBC News earlier that high end UK brands are considering burning returns from the EU rather than going through the cost and paperwork of trying to get items back as returns are also subject to fees. I guess that says something about the markup that some companies have as well as the extra cost of trade.
Steve
Boomer Member
That'll make Edwin Jagger happy, but I'm not sure about anyone else.
JamieM
Extreme sharpness is ephemeral!
Almost all European shaving goods are available in the UK, I really don't see the problem.
Dr Watson
James
I had no sympathy for the coat girl. Imagine being British and not buying a Barbour, pathetic
Missoni
Fellow Traveller
..."they are now British fish and they are better and happier for it...
And anyone that voted Brexit and is moaning about this can feck right off
Steve
Boomer Member
But they must be imported to the UK to the vendors, and many wholesale agents aren't shipping to the UK due to the taxation/tariff question.
