From: axel@white-eagle.invalid.uk
Subject: Re: Warning to Ebay buyers re import charges
Newsgroups: uk.legal uk.finance
Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2006 21:03:13 GMT

In uk.legal Peter Johnson  wrote:
> On Sat, 1 Jul 2006 11:54:20 +0100, "Tim"  wrote:

>>
>>VAT on *Books* ???!

> The UK is one of the few places, if not the only one, that does not
> charge VAT (or other sales tax, on learning, ie books, magazines &c.
> The Europeans would like to bring us into line.

Correct.

However when books are ordered from Amazon UK for delivery in a different
EU country, VAT is charged according to the rate of that country.

I worked out that I could have saved money by having them delivered
to a UK address and then sent the goods book rate to Spain... but
hardly worth the time and effort for a few quid.

It is interesting as I am contemplating buying an 16th century
edition of some of the works of Cicero with some very interesting
illustrations... about $1500 and I am negotiating about
the price although local sales tax will no longer be added as long
as I have it shipped to a different state.

Axel