Company in Italy only taking orders to the UK over £135

Beartricks

Hi.

I'm trying to buy some leather online from a company in Italy that has by far the best prices. It would be £33 for the piece, with delivery taking it to £39 so as far as I'm aware I'd be below the £39 limit where I don't have to pay extra.

When I try to pay the website tells me that "In compliance with the new Brexit regulations, orders must have a minimum value of £135 plus shipping costs" which doesn't line up with the guidance on gov.uk. Do companies in the EU incur more costs if they sell low value items or am I missing something here?

KxMx

https://www.gov.uk/goods-sent-from-abroad/tax-and-duty

The £39 only applies to gifts and not commercial goods which your purchase would be.

On goods under £135, no Customs Duty is due and VAT of 20% is collected at point of sale; which means the Italian company would need to do the work paying the UK tax man.

Over £135 customs duty applies, so the VAT and duty is paid by the delivery company who get repaid by the customer.

So I assume in this case the Italian company don't want the hassle of doing the VAT collection. 

blackdog2220

your statement is correct , they do not want to get involved with uk vat , £135 is or was the magic 150 euros number