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Brexit: Alternatives to Amazon.co.uk

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  • #152
    kingbhome
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭kingbhome


    I don't know if this is the correct thread but here goes.

    I have just purchased some items on amazon and don't know wether I'll get hit with more charges once it lands in Ireland. See attachment for my order.

    Another question, amazon are taking just under 10e a month from my account. I assume this is amazon prime but I can't remember signing up to it. Unless I've mistakenly signed up on my last order on Amazon.de. can I cancel this and if I do , do I get hit with charges


  • #153
    kingbhome
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭kingbhome


    I don't know if this is the correct thread but here goes.

    I have just purchased some items on amazon and don't know wether I'll get hit with more charges once it lands in Ireland. See attachment for my order.

    Another question, amazon are taking just under 10e a month from my account. I assume this is amazon prime but I can't remember signing up to it. Unless I've mistakenly signed up on my last order on Amazon.de. can I cancel this and if I do , do I get hit with charges


  • #154
    zell12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,001 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    Yes you will get hit with more charges
    There is no 'import fees deposit' aka vat there, also you paid in euro which is a no-no


  • #155
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    45euro delivery!


  • #156
    zell12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,001 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    suicide_circus wrote: »
    45euro delivery!
    must be a third party seller


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  • #157
    kingbhome
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭kingbhome


    Should I cancel then and repay in sterling.

    The delivery charge did seem high. What does third party mean


  • #158
    kingbhome
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭kingbhome


    zell12 wrote: »
    Yes you will get hit with more charges
    There is no 'import fees deposit' aka vat there, also you paid in euro which is a no-no

    How much extra am.i looking at if I continue with this order. Thinking of cancelling now


  • #159
    kingbhome
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭kingbhome


    zell12 wrote: »
    must be a third party seller

    See attachment. Maybe I can get all this in Ireland for similar price but didn't have the time to go checking online.


  • #160
    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,089 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    kingbhome wrote: »
    See attachment. Maybe I can get all this in Ireland for similar price but didn't have the time to go checking online.

    “Sold by: Nassboards”

    It’s a 3rd party seller. You’ll likely be hit by Irish VAT when it arrives too.


  • #161
    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,089 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    kingbhome wrote: »
    Another question, amazon are taking just under 10e a month from my account. I assume this is amazon prime but I can't remember signing up to it. Unless I've mistakenly signed up on my last order on Amazon.de. can I cancel this and if I do , do I get hit with charges

    If you signed up for Prime on the DE store, it does nothing for you on the UK store. Switch to DE and check your account settings. Unsubscribe from Prime if it’s there. If it’s not there, go back to the UK store and check your account settings there.

    Always read everything before clicking on anything on Amazon. Between Prime, extended warranties, bundles and monthly subscriptions to products you only want to buy once, it’s very easy to sign up to stuff you don’t want if you’re not paying attention.


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  • #162
    zell12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,001 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    Gregor Samsa wrote: »
    “Sold by: Nassboards”
    It’s a 3rd party seller. You’ll likely be hit by Irish VAT when it arrives too.
    Definitely and customs fees as it is over e150.
    Expensive!!


  • #163
    zell12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,001 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    You can pose the question here, about how much it will cost
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058118872


  • #164
    kingbhome
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭kingbhome


    zell12 wrote: »
    Definitely and customs fees as it is over e150.
    Expensive!!

    I suppose I should cancel this order then. Tried looking on amazon.de but can't find what I'm looking.


  • #165
    jj880
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,230 ✭✭✭jj880


    Ordered set of tplink plugs for 28 sterlings. Got to checkout and Amazon added a "customs deposit" that brought the price up to 30 sterling. I ordered anyway as I desperately need them and cant get to a Currys due to lockdown. The plugs cleared customs and are now in Ireland. Im curious do I expect to get refunded the difference?

    I know its only 2 sterling but I need to make a few more orders that cost a bit more and would like to know if people have been getting refunded the difference on this customs deposit?


  • #166
    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,089 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    jj880 wrote: »
    Ordered set of tplink plugs for 28 sterlings. Got to checkout and Amazon added a "customs deposit" that brought the price up to 30 sterling. I ordered anyway as I desperately need them and cant get to a Currys due to lockdown. The plugs cleared customs and are now in Ireland. Im curious do I expect to get refunded the difference?

    I know its only 2 sterling but I need to make a few more orders that cost a bit more and would like to know if people have been getting refunded the difference on this customs deposit?

    You won't get refunded anything. The plugs cleared customs because you already paid the Irish VAT to Amazon ("customs deposit").

    Actually, what exactly is it that you think you should be refunded? Maybe I misunderstand.


  • #167
    jj880
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,230 ✭✭✭jj880


    Gregor Samsa wrote: »
    You won't get refunded anything. The plugs cleared customs because you already paid the Irish VAT to Amazon ("customs deposit").

    Hmm.. ok maybe my maths isnt what it used to be. UK vat is 20%. Ireland vat is 21%. I would be expecting a difference of 28p converted to euro. Why the extra 1.72 sterling?


  • #168
    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,089 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    jj880 wrote: »
    Hmm.. ok maybe my maths isnt what it used to be. UK vat is 20%. Ireland vat is 21%. I would be expecting a difference of 28p converted to euro. Why the extra 1.72 sterling?

    Was there shipping involved? You'll pay Irish VAT on that too.

    Are they the exact amounts? (28 and 30 pounds)

    Was this item sold and fulfilled by Amazon, or was there another seller and then just fulfilled by Amazon?

    You'd really need to be looking at the actual breakdown of what Amazon charged (it should be in your invoice) to see what's going on.


  • #169
    jj880
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,230 ✭✭✭jj880


    Gregor Samsa wrote: »
    Was there shipping involved? You'll pay Irish VAT on that too.

    Are they the exact amounts? (28 and 30 pounds)

    Was this item sold and fulfilled by Amazon, or was there another seller and then just fulfilled by Amazon?

    You'd really need to be looking at the actual breakdown of what Amazon charged (it should be in your invoice) to see what's going on.

    I figured it out. There was a free shipping promotion which took 6 sterling off the total price BUT Irish VAT was calculated and added BEFORE the 6 sterling was deducted for free delivery. Is that the way its gona be now after brexit? Seems like utter bollox to be honest.


  • #170
    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,089 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    jj880 wrote: »
    I figured it out. There was a free shipping promotion which took 6 sterling off the total price BUT Irish VAT was calculated and added BEFORE the 6 sterling was deducted for free delivery. Is that the way its gona be now after brexit? Seems like utter bollox to be honest.

    Yeah, that's the way it works.

    If you have Prime, you get real free shipping - shipping doesn't factor at all in your transaction in any way.

    If you don't, but the product has "free" shipping, you still get charged the VAT on the shipping. The discount is only for the non-VAT portion of the gross shipping cost.

    Doesn't make much sense to me (I'm sure someone has the explanation, I assume it's to do with VAT rules), but that's the way it is.


  • #171
    jj880
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,230 ✭✭✭jj880


    Gregor Samsa wrote: »
    Yeah, that's the way it works.

    If you have Prime, you get real free shipping - shipping doesn't factor at all in your transaction in any way.

    If you don't, but the product has "free" shipping, you still get charged the VAT on the shipping. The discount is only for the non-VAT portion of the gross shipping cost.

    Doesn't make much sense to me (I'm sure someone has the explanation, I assume it's to do with VAT rules), but that's the way it is.

    Unless Im going mad this was not the way Amazon worked before brexit. Yes you would have had slightly higher VAT to pay Irish rates but any free shipping promotion was not included in the VAT calculation for Irish VAT.

    So Amazon and Irish government getting a win win here. Amazon get paid if you get prime. Ireland get extra VAT if you dont have prime. Nice.


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  • #172
    Nqp15hhu
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,254 ✭✭✭Nqp15hhu


    I still use Amazon.co.uk. With regards to the Customs Border, initially there was some teething problems in January. However, since I haven’t noticed any differences, only that some of my parcels have customs labels.

    We are not charged customs in NI. My parcels have all arrived within two days.


  • #173
    NewbridgeIR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,961 ✭✭✭NewbridgeIR


    Just got a refund of £42 re Import Fees Deposit on a January order totalling £380.

    The £380 was the same price I would have paid before 1 January.


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