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Thats the way it has been for years, the only companies I've seen that actually adhere to it are Base and Amazon.Zavvi on the other hand are sneaky, they operate and ship from outside the EU and only have a tax arrangement with HMRC to pay VAT. If the parcel goes outside the UK, they aren't liable to pay the VAT collected on that item to HMRC under EU law. They also block reshipping companies with UK addresses like Parcel Motel to prevent any tax liability on their behalf.Play.com was similarly setup, but at least their Euro prices had the UK VAT removed.Had a very nasty surprise having to pay an additional €18 VAT and handling charge ordering Giovanni's Island UE from Zavvi earlier in the year. I wouldn't mind without the additional VAT I was only saving €8 over Amazon.
Thats the way it has been for years, the only companies I've seen that actually adhere to it are Base and Amazon.
Zavvi on the other hand are sneaky, they operate and ship from outside the EU and only have a tax arrangement with HMRC to pay VAT. If the parcel goes outside the UK, they aren't liable to pay the VAT collected on that item to HMRC under EU law. They also block reshipping companies with UK addresses like Parcel Motel to prevent any tax liability on their behalf.
Play.com was similarly setup, but at least their Euro prices had the UK VAT removed.
Had a very nasty surprise having to pay an additional €18 VAT and handling charge ordering Giovanni's Island UE from Zavvi earlier in the year. I wouldn't mind without the additional VAT I was only saving €8 over Amazon.
