How do you determine what delivery charge to charge customers?

custardy

CocoPopsLover wrote: »

I was actually looking at Royal Mail

I do not expect to be making £1000's in a few days and using Royal Mail seems to be the best bet

As I intend to start small as it takes a while for marketing to take effect and to build a reputation, I am quite happy to pick, pack and post by myself as I do not expect the demand to be overwhelming for the first few months!

I have not registered for VAT because I do not expect to make more than £50,000 this year but I am considering whether the benefits of registering are worth registering now (i.e reclaiming VAT on qualifying purchases)

The is also the option of charging slightly more for items and offering subsidised or free delivery compared to my competitors? Just a thought!

remember as your volume grows,you acess to better prices/products does

RM tracked is a good service for many sellers
I dont know what the large sellers pay,but Amazon just dispatched a £4.74 order of mine by RM tracked :eek:

McAzrael

CocoPopsLover wrote: »

I have not registered for VAT because I do not expect to make more than £50,000 this year but I am considering whether the benefits of registering are worth registering now (i.e reclaiming VAT on qualifying purchases)

VAT registration is based on turnover and not how much you make. Take care.