Buying from China & now being taxed.

collectors

I noticed that buying from China "AliExpress" that i am now getting charged import tax on my invoices. They say its given to the UK tax office. Is there not a minimum amount before i should get charged. Sample hear: 

Goods, GBP ￡ 27.03

GBP / P&P ￡ 14.15

GBP / ￡ 0.00

GBP / Tax ￡ 8.24

GBP / Total￡ 49.42

Thanks
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p3ncilsharpener

There is no minimum, no.

sheramber

New rules since Brexit transitional period finished.  No longer a minimum limit.

Thrugelmir

sheramber said:

New rules since Brexit transitional period finished.  No longer a minimum limit.

China isn't in the EU last time I checked. 

collectors

Mabey its just our tax man jumping on the bad wagon as they would get zero. 

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Thrugelmir said:

sheramber said:

New rules since Brexit transitional period finished.  No longer a minimum limit.

China isn't in the EU last time I checked. 

No but the tax was not payable while U.K. was in the EU.

“From 11PM 31 December 2020, AliExpress is required by law to collect UK Value-Added Tax (VAT) at the applicable rate and remit to the UK tax authority when goods are sold to UK customers”

sheramber

Thrugelmir said:

sheramber said:

New rules since Brexit transitional period finished.  No longer a minimum limit.

China isn't in the EU last time I checked. 

But there was a universal minimum value before duty was charged.

UK removed it   from 31 Dec  2020.

EU is to remove it from July. UK   did it to coincide with the end of the transitional period.

collectors

purdyoaten2 said:

Thrugelmir said:

sheramber said:

New rules since Brexit transitional period finished.  No longer a minimum limit.

China isn't in the EU last time I checked. 

No but the tax was not payable while U.K. was in the EU.

“From 11PM 31 December 2020, AliExpress is required by law to collect UK Value-Added Tax (VAT) at the applicable rate and remit to the UK tax authority when goods are sold to UK customers”

Poor old AliExpress. Another unpaid tax collector. I am surprised that the UK is telling a Chinees company what to do, or that AliExpress is even collecting for them. Surly they could say, " you collect it", the UK. If i buy from the states, i get an invoice from the UK  customs. 
Yet i also notice Banggood doesn't charge these taxes, yet seem a similar set up. But are in collaboration Huawei on this venture. Mabey Huawei has more clout. lol

Thrugelmir

collectors said:

purdyoaten2 said:

Thrugelmir said:

sheramber said:

New rules since Brexit transitional period finished.  No longer a minimum limit.

China isn't in the EU last time I checked. 

No but the tax was not payable while U.K. was in the EU.

“From 11PM 31 December 2020, AliExpress is required by law to collect UK Value-Added Tax (VAT) at the applicable rate and remit to the UK tax authority when goods are sold to UK customers”

Poor old AliExpress. Another unpaid tax collector. I am surprised that the UK is telling a Chinees company what to do, or that AliExpress is even collecting for them. Surly they could say, " you collect it", the UK. If i buy from the states, i get an invoice from the UK  customs. 

AliExpress is part of Alibaba. Same rules apply to Ebay.  Given there's technology now. Hardly an inconvenience to collect the tax. All goes into the coffers to pay the cost of the pandemic. 

sheramber

collectors said:

purdyoaten2 said:

Thrugelmir said:

sheramber said:

New rules since Brexit transitional period finished.  No longer a minimum limit.

China isn't in the EU last time I checked. 

No but the tax was not payable while U.K. was in the EU.

“From 11PM 31 December 2020, AliExpress is required by law to collect UK Value-Added Tax (VAT) at the applicable rate and remit to the UK tax authority when goods are sold to UK customers”

Poor old AliExpress. Another unpaid tax collector. I am surprised that the UK is telling a Chinees company what to do, or that AliExpress is even collecting for them. Surly they could say, " you collect it", the UK. If i buy from the states, i get an invoice from the UK  customs. 
Yet i also notice Banggood doesn't charge these taxes, yet seem a similar set up. But are in collaboration Huawei on this venture. Mabey Huawei has more clout. lol

Full details here

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-overseas-businesses-using-an-online-marketplace-to-sell-goods-in-the-uk

Pennywise

collectors said:

purdyoaten2 said:

Thrugelmir said:

sheramber said:

New rules since Brexit transitional period finished.  No longer a minimum limit.

China isn't in the EU last time I checked. 

No but the tax was not payable while U.K. was in the EU.

“From 11PM 31 December 2020, AliExpress is required by law to collect UK Value-Added Tax (VAT) at the applicable rate and remit to the UK tax authority when goods are sold to UK customers”

Poor old AliExpress. Another unpaid tax collector. I am surprised that the UK is telling a Chinees company what to do, or that AliExpress is even collecting for them. Surly they could say, " you collect it", the UK. If i buy from the states, i get an invoice from the UK  customs. 
Yet i also notice Banggood doesn't charge these taxes, yet seem a similar set up. But are in collaboration Huawei on this venture. Mabey Huawei has more clout. lol

Every VAT registered UK business is an unpaid tax collector!