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 Author: StrayFloatStore View Messages Posted By StrayFloatStore
 Posted: Jul 8, 2023 05:27
 Subject: Shipping from UK to EU question!
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 Topic: Selling
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StrayFloatStore (244)

Location:  United Kingdom, England
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Apr 17, 2023 Contact Member Seller
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Hey there!

I am curious on how I can start selling to the EU, as I am currently only selling
in the UK. What's the procedure? Do I need to setup VAT even though it's
only for 75000+ GBP?

Or can I just make new shipping options for Europe.

Appreciate the help! Thank you
 Author: Stacey_Love View Messages Posted By Stacey_Love
 Posted: Jul 8, 2023 05:29
 Subject: Re: Shipping from UK to EU question!
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Stacey_Love (8297)

Location:  France, Occitanie
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In Help, StrayFloatStore writes:
  Hey there!

I am curious on how I can start selling to the EU, as I am currently only selling
in the UK. What's the procedure? Do I need to setup VAT even though it's
only for 75000+ GBP?

Or can I just make new shipping options for Europe.

Appreciate the help! Thank you


Don’t bother, the charges imposed by the eu make buying fron england not worth
it.
 Author: jennnifer View Messages Posted By jennnifer
 Posted: Jul 8, 2023 09:44
 Subject: Re: Shipping from UK to EU question!
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jennnifer (3532)

Location:  USA, Illinois
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In Selling, Stacey_Love writes:
  In Help, StrayFloatStore writes:
  Hey there!

I am curious on how I can start selling to the EU, as I am currently only selling
in the UK. What's the procedure? Do I need to setup VAT even though it's
only for 75000+ GBP?

Or can I just make new shipping options for Europe.

Appreciate the help! Thank you


Don’t bother, the charges imposed by the eu make buying fron england not worth
it.

Just curious, would you mind giving further details on this? What are the charges
for?

Thanks!
~Jen
 Author: WoutR View Messages Posted By WoutR
 Posted: Jul 8, 2023 09:50
 Subject: Re: Shipping from UK to EU question!
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WoutR (919)

Location:  Netherlands, Zuid-Holland
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In Selling, Stacey_Love writes:
  In Help, StrayFloatStore writes:
  Hey there!

I am curious on how I can start selling to the EU, as I am currently only selling
in the UK. What's the procedure? Do I need to setup VAT even though it's
only for 75000+ GBP?

Or can I just make new shipping options for Europe.

Appreciate the help! Thank you


Don’t bother, the charges imposed by the eu make buying fron england not worth
it.

I am still buying from the UK, but less than before Brexit.
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Jul 8, 2023 09:51
 Subject: Re: Shipping from UK to EU question!
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SylvainLS (46)

Location:  France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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In Selling, StrayFloatStore writes:
  Hey there!

I am curious on how I can start selling to the EU, as I am currently only selling
in the UK. What's the procedure? Do I need to setup VAT even though it's
only for 75000+ GBP?

Or can I just make new shipping options for Europe.

Appreciate the help! Thank you

Hi,

1. EU import VAT:

To sell in EU, you don’t need to register for VAT in the UK.  UK is out of the
(EU) VAT zone now, so a UK VAT registration is only valid for the UK.

You also don’t need to register for VAT in the EU (“IOSS”), because you’d be
selling through BrickLink and BL is a marketplace/facilitator and therefore is
registered for you and will collect EU VAT when necessary.

“When necessary” means for most orders below €150.  (“Most” because EU-VAT-registered
businnesses can opt out.)
For orders above €150 (or to the businesses that choose so), the buyer will pay
import VAT at reception.

Then, as a seller:
— If BL doesn’t collect VAT, you just fill the custom papers (mostly CN-22) and
send the package.
— If BL collects VAT, BL will give you a receipt for the VAT and its IOSS number
(= BL’s VAT registration number).  You’ll need to attach the receipt to the package
and provide BL’s IOSS number electronically.
Not all postal services allow that and generally not at the post office, only
online.

You can read more here: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2517 and https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2518


2. Other registrations:

Germany wants all sellers to register and pay a fee for the recycling of their
packages.

I don’t have much info on that.  And, AFAIU, this should be EU-wide but is actually
only really active/enforced in Germany.

HTH