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Brexit bill

  • 15-01-2021 6:42pm
    #1
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users Posts: 7,707 ✭✭✭


    I ordered a light from a UK company on 28th December. Delivery just arrived along with a bill for tax and a hefty charge from UPS.

    Needless to say, I wasn't willing to pay it... And they took my package away with them...

    Considering I bought my item in the EU and paid all relevant duties at the time, am I liable for these new charges? The new charges are more than the cost of the item.


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  • #2
    phester28
    Registered Users Posts: 453 ✭✭phester28


    unfortunately yes. they are calculated on arrival of the package not at point of sale on that date.

    Now that raises an interesting point. today if you bought it then uk vat should not be levied. But when you bought it it was UK vat as part of the EU.

    So is the vat paid to the uk at a time where they were in europe now owed back to the buyer and new vat owed to the country of import (Ireland).


  • #3
    corkie
    Registered Users Posts: 7,128 ✭✭✭corkie


    Sorry to hear you been caught of guard by the 'Brexit Effect'.

    Hopefully the site you ordered will refund your purchase once it gets returned to them.

    How Brexit affects online buying

    Have a read of that thread and others from this sub-forum and https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=583

    The Digital Services Act 2024 [EU] ~ Social Media and You ~ Nanny State guidance for parental monitoring of apps ~ Censorship: - broad laws that will probably effect Adult use of same.



  • #4
    Bikerman2019
    Closed Accounts Posts: 992 ✭✭✭Bikerman2019


    Bluefoam wrote: »
    I ordered a light from a UK company on 28th December. Delivery just arrived along with a bill for tax and a hefty charge from UPS.

    Needless to say, I wasn't willing to pay it... And they took my package away with them...

    Considering I bought my item in the EU and paid all relevant duties at the time, am I liable for these new charges? The new charges are more than the cost of the item.


    So where did you buy it from. What company and what site?


  • #5
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users Posts: 7,707 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    Thanks all, sounds like it won't be resolved easily. I'll ask for a refund.

    The company is just a lighting supplier in the UK. Not a big entity like Amazon


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