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Import duty from the Netherlands (to uk)

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  • bobk75
    bobk75 Posts: 6 Forumite
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    Hi All.
    Newbie here so be gentle.
    I live in Belgium as an Expat and buy stuff from the UK when I return to UK for  a visit and from Ebay.
    What happens after 1.1.21 ?  Since the UK will be out of EU and their VAT scheme, do I get a refund of VAT from UK and pay it back to Belgium when I return here?
    Bobk75 (Bsc.Uni. of Life) Bewildered since Conception !

  • Aylesbury_Duck
    Aylesbury_Duck Posts: 16,120 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    bobk75 said:
    Hi All.
    Newbie here so be gentle.
    I live in Belgium as an Expat and buy stuff from the UK when I return to UK for  a visit and from Ebay.
    What happens after 1.1.21 ?  Since the UK will be out of EU and their VAT scheme, do I get a refund of VAT from UK and pay it back to Belgium when I return here?
    Bobk75 (Bsc.Uni. of Life) Bewildered since Conception !

    I don't think it's clear yet, so just do as the government advise: "Be prepared"
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