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Post by DavidP on Apr 15, 2006 20:15:10 GMT -5
Just wondering. If ordering from the USA do I pay the VAT as well? A lot of your shop have items we dont have in our shops! Cheers You should get a 17.5 % reduction at checkout from the quoted UK prices if you're ordering and receiving from outside the EU. However some shops may not automatically do this and I presume just pocket the difference. Most do though. You won't get any duties from the US side, I certainly never have although have never ordered anything particularly valuable in the 200 and above pound range. The tax guys aren't as efficient as the Uk tax guys and I'm not sure anything is owed unless of course you're importing large or expensive amounts. Be prepared for everything to be opened by customs though, several of mine have been but simply repacked with no problems and thats with natural materials as well. You might want to be aware of the marine mammal act and also the migratory land bird act which prohibits many of the materials that are commonly used in UK fly tying, ie seal, any migratory non game bird species basically. Dave |
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Post by Bugsy on Apr 17, 2006 16:22:54 GMT -5
Just wondering. If ordering from the USA do I pay the VAT as well? A lot of your shop have items we dont have in our shops! Cheers You should get a 17.5 % reduction at checkout from the quoted UK prices if you're ordering and receiving from outside the EU. Hi Dave Sorry to point this out but the reduction would actually be 14.894% not 17.5% Bugsy |
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Post by DavidP on Apr 18, 2006 16:16:43 GMT -5
Hi Bugsy
Not sure I understand, isn't the standard rate 17.5 and then if you don't have to pay its 17.5 % less.
I'll be in Wales for a trip in a couple of weeks, south I'm afraid though.
Dave
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Post by Rutlander on Apr 18, 2006 16:42:04 GMT -5
What Bugsy means is that if an item costs £10 plus 17.5 per cent VAT, the total cost is £11.75. To deduct the VAT from an item costing a total of £11.75 you deduct 14.94 per cent.
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Post by Bugsy on Apr 18, 2006 17:46:05 GMT -5
Hi Bugsy Not sure I understand, isn't the standard rate 17.5 and then if you don't have to pay its 17.5 % less. I'll be in Wales for a trip in a couple of weeks, south I'm afraid though. Dave Hi Dave It's one of those that defies logic, I know...... but maths often does. OK, if an item costs £10 + VAT, the inc VAT price is £11.75.......17.5% has been added to the £10. However if you deduct 17.5% from £11.75 it comes to £9.69.......deduct 14.894% from the £11.75 and you get £10  BTW, please allow for decimal places. Finally, if you want to know exactly what the ex VAT cost of an item is, divide the inc. VAT figure by 117.5%. Hope this explains  Bugsy |
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Post by Cothi on Apr 18, 2006 17:52:08 GMT -5
Multiply by 1.175 and divide by 1.175. I think.......
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Post by rusty on Apr 19, 2006 5:38:59 GMT -5
Hi RRW35 I appreciate you weren't including GAC in the "rip off" category and I suppose they could put both inclusive and exclusive prices on which would be much clearer for UK shoppers. But the main reasoning behind the prices being exclusive of VAT is that they do such a huge amount of online business outside of the UK, and as you'll probably know if EU customers enter a valid VAT number at checkout the VAT is not added and if the customer is outside of the EU altogether then VAT is not added. Regards, What have the displayed shop prices got to do with on-line prices? I would be irritated by the display of ex- VAT prices and clearly others are. Maybe they can learn something from these comments. rusty  |
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Post by Bugsy on Apr 20, 2006 15:59:39 GMT -5
As I said, it is a legal requirement to show inc. VAT prices when selling to the public. Stating that "all prices exclude VAT" simply will not suffice!!
Bugsy
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Post by Royvs on Apr 20, 2006 16:37:01 GMT -5
>>It's one of those that defies logic, I know...... but maths often does.<<
Like the weird fact that if something drops in value by a 33%, it then has to increase in value by 50% to get back to where it was!
I think you divide by 117.5 and multiply the result by 100.
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Post by flyonly2006 on Apr 20, 2006 17:13:10 GMT -5
Bugsy,
Regarding your statement regarding it being illegal for retailers to display prices excluding VAT, the law as clearly stated in the 2 government publicatiuons below says differently:
"Distance Selling Regulations &
E-Commerce"
"Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 102
The Price Marking Order 2004"
Regards,
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Post by OReilly on Apr 22, 2006 10:29:56 GMT -5
K.I.S.S.
vat and postage included in all our prices ,
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Post by jjr on Apr 24, 2006 11:01:20 GMT -5
Phil
Those sods ordered a greys rod tube for me at a cost of about £20 but didnt tell me it would be 30 quid to send it to Ireland, until I realised they had charged my plastic. Sod that for a game of cowboys ..........
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Post by OReilly on Apr 29, 2006 15:52:30 GMT -5
Talk to me the next time cheers hugh
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