READ SUMMARY IN POST 986 - Amazon.uk Post-Brexit

Jim_Hodge

RasTa wrote: »

Ordered 5 items from Amazon.co.uk yesterday. 2 just delivered now, 1 tomorrow and the final 2 it says Tuesday. Seems strange way of doing things

They don't all necessarily come out of one warehouse.

Away With The Fairies

Ordered something last week on amazon.co.uk, got email to say it's been shipped, so checked the tracking and it's being shipped from Germany.

Ordered the same thing about a month ago and it shipped from the UK.

I wonder can we still order on the UK Amazon and get shipping from Germany?

Calahonda52

Government buildings wrote: »

Even paying all the extra taxes it will still be cheaper to buy items from Amazon.uk than buy off Irish sites.

Whatever about paying more taxes, as long as they are going into Irish Government coffers fair enough, but not if they are lining the coffers of Oliver Cromwell's descendants.
As for Irish sites, why not shop local, bricks and mortar.?

Agent Avenger

Several of the items dispatched today and due in the new year are being sent from Poland. I wonder is that a way to get around the customs fee or will they still be charged as they were bought off the UK site?

SMC92Ian

How is AnPost so quick for Amazon? Shipped Saturday and arrived this morning at 9... ordered from Dundrum and took a week.

SMC92Ian

Calahonda52 wrote: »

As for Irish sites, why not shop local, bricks and mortar.?

Over priced.

harmless

SMC92Ian wrote: »

How is AnPost so quick for Amazon? Shipped Saturday and arrived this morning at 9... ordered from Dundrum and took a week.

Some popular items are held in the new small warehouse in Dublin.

SMC92Ian

harmless wrote: »

Some popular items are held in the new small warehouse in Dublin.

There were 2 hard to get toys. Not popular.

VG31

SMC92Ian wrote: »

How is AnPost so quick for Amazon? Shipped Saturday and arrived this morning at 9... ordered from Dundrum and took a week.

You sure it was An Post? All deliveries in Dublin are by Amazon Logistics now who are very fast.

Calahonda52

SMC92Ian wrote: »

Over priced.

What about supporting local businesses and their employees?

SMC92Ian

VG31 wrote: »

You sure it was An Post? All deliveries in Dublin are by Amazon Logistics now who are very fast.

Yes I'm not in Dublin.

SMC92Ian

Calahonda52 wrote: »

What about supporting local businesses and their employees?

Up my salary a good bit and I will. Sorry but I'm saving money shopping elsewhere.

Chris_5339762

Calahonda52 wrote: »

Whatever about paying more taxes, as long as they are going into Irish Government coffers fair enough, but not if they are lining the coffers of Oliver Cromwell's descendants.
As for Irish sites, why not shop local, bricks and mortar.?

Good lord above.

Icyseanfitz

Can anyone tell me if i order something from a uk online store before the 1st of January and it isn't shipped until after the 1st of January, will i get hit with customs and import? I would assume that as i bought before the deadline id be exempt but who the hell knows at this stage.

harmless

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

Can anyone tell me if i order something from a uk online store before the 1st of January and it isn't shipped until after the 1st of January, will i get hit with customs and import? I would assume that as i bought before the deadline id be exempt but who the hell knows at this stage.

Who does the store collect VAT for?

If the VAT you payed goes to the UK then you will still owe VAT when it enters the EU.

whiterebel

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

Can anyone tell me if i order something from a uk online store before the 1st of January and it isn't shipped until after the 1st of January, will i get hit with customs and import? I would assume that as i bought before the deadline id be exempt but who the hell knows at this stage.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=115660066&postcount=141

Icyseanfitz

whiterebel wrote: »

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=115660066&postcount=141

Thank you, what a disaster, herself got me vouchers for a store in the uk as a Christmas gift.

gally74

Gooey Looey wrote: »

Just cancelled my Amazon prime membership, it was due to renew on 26th. I don't see the point now and don't see the point in signing up for prime on the EU stores as it doesn't give free shipping

I'm going to cancel too. But I'm ok a yearly rate only 6 months in

GarIT

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

Thank you, what a disaster, herself got me vouchers for a store in the uk as a Christmas gift.

Did she buy them back in 2019? No real excuse for not knowing Brexit is happening at this stage.

listermint

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

Thank you, what a disaster, herself got me vouchers for a store in the uk as a Christmas gift.

She'd be getting a good telling off...!

Icyseanfitz

GarIT wrote: »

Did she buy them back in 2019? No real excuse for not knowing Brexit is happening at this stage.

To be fair Brexit and its intricacies have hardly been clear cut, can anyone tell me how to calculate the additional charge on an item from the uk?

Wheety

Depends on the price and the item. And if the seller will deduct UK VAT and charge Irish VAT and pay this to the Irish Government.

I don't think much changes with Amazon on lower priced items so I'll keep Prime for now.

SMC92Ian

I just ordered something for €255 off Amazon (support local it's €380!) and it'll be here on the 28th haha, just before the customs ****e starts.

L1011

Wheety wrote: »

Depends on the price and the item. And if the seller will deduct UK VAT and charge Irish VAT and pay this to the Irish Government.

Amazon UK have been paying Irish VAT since the start; once you sell over a certain amount (70k comes to mind and I'm not bothering checking...) cross-border within the EU you have to pay the local authorities

So that bit won't change pricing, customs duties are the bit that will.

davetherave

L1011 wrote: »

Amazon UK have been paying Irish VAT since the start; once you sell over a certain amount (70k comes to mind and I'm not bothering checking...) cross-border within the EU you have to pay the local authorities

So that bit won't change pricing, customs duties are the bit that will.

Threshold for cross border VAT is €35,000 for Ireland

GhostyMcGhost

SMC92Ian wrote: »

I just ordered something for €255 off Amazon (support local it's €380!) and it'll be here on the 28th haha, just before the customs ****e starts.

Have you not seen the state of the ports? You’d be doing very well to get it on 28th unless it comes from the rathcoole distribution centre

SMC92Ian

GhostyMcGhost wrote: »

Have you not seen the state of the ports? You’d be doing very well to get it on 28th unless it comes from the rathcoole distribution centre

Got a package yesterday I ordered on Friday, shipped Saturday. My Dad got two packages also yesterday he ordered Friday.

SMC92Ian

GhostyMcGhost wrote: »

Have you not seen the state of the ports? You’d be doing very well to get it on 28th unless it comes from the rathcoole distribution centre

Just to let you know that shipped yesterday from Madrid, just got delivered today, what a Christmas miracle.

https://imgur.com/2p6llfH

emy

Just purchased a few items from Amazon UK, no import charging at the checkout, on the other hand, eBay has already introduced the import charges. Why the eBay is doing this before 1st of January?

crossmolinalad

gally74 wrote: »

I'm going to cancel too. But I'm ok a yearly rate only 6 months in

i keep it for the music and the movies