I needed a fiver set of double ball Steinberger/La Bella.
They all were out of price in the EEC.
So, I contacted Mark at BassDirect and he did the Brexit maths. I paid £35.42 GBP shipping included for the set, so far so good as I'm supposed to simply pay the 21% of VAT for these goods.
The next day I got a message from the Belgian post asking me €27.93 Euros (£23.57 GBP) as customs fee clearance !?!
Not Mark's fault for sure even if the declared value was a bit too high at £40 GBP (shipping fee must be included in the declared value, but it was a grand total of £35.42 GBP), but the "you'll pay the same as the VAT is deducted" slogan you see everywhere is a total lie as you have to add that delirious administrative fee and VAT on everything.
Some companies like ToneRider, for instance, give you a real all included price and work with couriers instead of the post, which is better and safer price wise.
Thanks Boris is all I can say.