Quilly Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Does anyone know if items I sell into the mainland UK from Ireland will incur import duty, I've 2 amps , one made in UK the other Made in China, I think there's some rules of origin thing making the UK item exempt for UK tax or something?? Apologies for the laziness but I just figured there's folks here used to buying/selling into UK post Brexit . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan63 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 smuggle them via the 6 counties, with a man with a van service, plenty of that going on 😉 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 What do you mean by Ireland? Eire or NI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 36 minutes ago, Old Horse Murphy said: What do you mean by Ireland? Eire or NI? ROI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 44 minutes ago, Aidan63 said: smuggle them via the 6 counties, with a man with a van service, plenty of that going on 😉 Unfortunately I live the opposite end of the country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 47 minutes ago, Quilly said: Apologies for the laziness but I just figured there's folks here used to buying/selling into UK post Brexit . Don't apologise, its bloody confusing. Brexit was all about removing red tape and making things simple you know. I've been charged import duty on used goods bought from Italy and not on something from France. I think it all depends on luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 I think duty is payable subject to a price threshold, £120 springs to mind. Leaving Europe has done musicians no favours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, SteveXFR said: Don't apologise, its bloody confusing. Brexit was all about removing red tape and making things simple you know. I've been charged import duty on used goods bought from Italy and not on something from France. I think it all depends on luck. What makes it even more confusing is that Ireland(Rep) and the UK have other agreements pre-EEC that are now in place, I haven't a clue to be honest. BC is the best place to sell gear but I don't want fellow bass chatters to get hit with a nasty surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 I'm afraid I don't have a scooby either, sorry. It's all a clusterf*ck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Grahambythesea said: I think duty is payable subject to a price threshold, £120 springs to mind. Leaving Europe has done musicians no favours. I bought loads of gear from the UK pre Brexit, there were so many bargains to be had, especially from this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 7 minutes ago, SteveXFR said: Don't apologise, its bloody confusing. Brexit was all about removing red tape and making things simple you know. I've been charged import duty on used goods bought from Italy and not on something from France. I think it all depends on luck. A mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, Quilly said: A mess. True dat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 57 minutes ago, Old Horse Murphy said: What do you mean by Ireland? Eire or NI? There hasn't been an Eire since 1949, just Ireland and Northern Ireland these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, Doctor J said: There hasn't been an Eire since 1949, just Ireland and Northern Ireland these days. LOL its actually still the 'official' name of the Republic, but nobody really uses it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhythmJunky Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/work-to-restore-éire-sign-from-second-world-war-begins-at-howth-head-1.4529107 In fact they keep finding the signs. 1 hour ago, Quilly said: LOL its actually still the 'official' name of the Republic, but nobody really uses it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 3 hours ago, RhythmJunky said: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/work-to-restore-éire-sign-from-second-world-war-begins-at-howth-head-1.4529107 In fact they keep finding the signs. It’s a “Don’t bomb us, Fritz” sign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybertect Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, Quilly said: Does anyone know if items I sell into the mainland UK from Ireland will incur import duty, I've 2 amps , one made in UK the other Made in China, I think there's some rules of origin thing making the UK item exempt for UK tax or something?? Apologies for the laziness but I just figured there's folks here used to buying/selling into UK post Brexit . That would make sense. Since Brexit, there is a Free Trade Agreement in place between the EU and the UK, which means no import duty is levied on goods traded between them. However, that exemption applies only to goods that are made either in the EU or in the UK. Goods that are from other parts of the world, such as China, get duty levied on them accordingly. That being said, it appears that the third-country tariff duty (China is a 'third-country' in this context) on 'audio-frequency electric amplifiers' which appears to be the best match for a guitar amp [Commodity code 8518400090] is set at 0%, so no import duty is due, whether your amplifier is originally British, German, Chinese or actually hails from Betelgeuse. https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/commodities/8518400090 FWIW, from what that I have seen, most import tariffs on most products are below 5% most of the time. Finally, don't get duty confused with VAT. Regardless of any duty, rules of origin or anything else, whoever is responsible for the goods entering the UK will have to pay VAT upon import. That is almost certainly going to be at 20% Standard Rate and will be a much bigger hit to your pocket than any duty. I've spent much of the last year rewriting my company's trading systems to accommodate Brexit and VAT is a much bigger headache to deal with than duty. Edited December 13, 2021 by cybertect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhythmJunky Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 BTW, I felt that I should mention that I learnt a long time ago that referring to the UK as "the mainland" tends to rather annoy the Irish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 Anyway, i think I'll sell a UK built amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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