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Amazon UK adding 9% VAT on books

  • 28-01-2020 11:11PM
    #1
    cannco253
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,526 ✭✭✭


    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


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  • #2
    Trent Houseboat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,116 ✭✭✭Trent Houseboat


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


  • #3
    cannco253
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    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


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
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    Comics are at 9% - see here.


  • #5
    TitianGerm
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    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%.


  • #6
    cannco253
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,526 ✭✭✭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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  • #7
    ct5amr2ig1nfhp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,016 ✭✭✭ct5amr2ig1nfhp


    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.


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