Amazon UK adding 9% VAT on books

cannco253

Hi, I’ve noticed recently that Amazon UK are adding vat onto the prices of books. I buy some graphic novels / Absolute collections from amazon from time to time and notice that 9% is being added as vat. I didn’t think books attracted vat and were zero rated in Ireland and the UK so don’t know where this is coming from. Amazon can’t explain it to me and can’t justify the 9% so was wondering if anyone on boards can shed some light?

Thanks

Trent Houseboat

Books are zero VAT, but newspapers and magazines are 13% as far as I remember. Comic books are probably classed as periodicals.

cannco253

Comics and graphic novels are considered printed books and should be vat exempt. Amazon has started adding vat only in the last month or two for some reason , and the customer service team can’t explain it to me

Comics are at 9% - see here.

TitianGerm

cannco253 wrote: »

Comics and graphic novels are considered printed books and should be vat exempt. Amazon has started adding vat only in the last month or two for some reason , and the customer service team can’t explain it to me

The most recent Revenue document issued on Printing and Printed Matter in July 2019 has comics liable to vat at 9%.

cannco253

thanks I didn’t know that. So does comics cover single issues or collected TPB’s ? I presume both?

Strange how other UK based online retailers don’t charge the 9% but amazon do.

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Do the other retailers pay VAT in Ireland? Amazon do.

cannco253 wrote: »

thanks I didn’t know that. So does comics cover single issues or collected TPB’s ? I presume both?

Strange how other UK based online retailers don’t charge the 9% but amazon do.