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Amazon charging VAT on some books?

  • 14-06-2022 10:31PM
    #1
    byrnefm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 902 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I was putting in an order for 3 Japanese Anime books (Demon Slayer,) and the total came to £20.96. at checkout, it sais £22.84 with a message saying "Order totals include VAT". The VAT works out at about 9%.

    What VAT rate is this? It's purely a set of books - no digital media included.

    It's not the first time I've seen this...



Comments

  • #2
    macvin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 716 ✭✭✭macvin


    Are they books or comics?


    Also maybe they are periodicals (13.5%)


    The zero rate is quite specific. Also excludes manuals, notebooks, magazine style books and others



  • #3
    byrnefm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 902 ✭✭✭byrnefm


    They're comic books (Demon Slayer Vol. 3, for example). It's a series of 23 in all.



  • #4
    byrnefm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 902 ✭✭✭byrnefm


    Hmm .. just spotted another thread asking the same question (sorry). So Ireland charges VAT on comic books .. but the UK does not ..


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058049557/amazon-uk-adding-9-vat-on-books



  • #5
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,391 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    MOD - Moved to the comics forum to be merged with previous thread,



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