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    US company shipping to UK and insisting sale is VAT exempt

    The USA doesn’t have VAT so it can’t have been referring to USA VAT. Some states have local sales tax but they wouldn’t call it VAT as far as I am aware. Yes import UK VAT would be added at import but that is charged directly by HMRC if the consignment is above £135 in value or an import by...
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    UK subsidiary - with EU branches - wanting an EU VAT number. Is that possible?

    They still do but it does have both duty and VAT implications. If it’s not done properly either using bonded warehouses , transit or returned goods relief, duty becomes payable on reentry to the EU. It’s nonsensical but the text of The trade agreement doesn’t allow duty free reentry for EU...
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    Parcel Carriers have too much power and too little accountability

    I won’t disagree with you that the parcel carriers are a law unto themselves. HMRC are aware of the repeated complaints about all of FPOs but don’t seem inclined to to do anything about their performance. If you have been overcharged I wouldn’t try and get them to amend anything , you are better...
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    UK subsidiary - with EU branches - wanting an EU VAT number. Is that possible?

    I would suggest that you need some specific advice beyond what anyone can provide in a forum. What’s correct will depend on your specific company set up and transactions / movement of goods. Uk and EU VAT both work on where the goods are sold and consumed rather than where the business that...
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    US company shipping to UK and insisting sale is VAT exempt

    It’s complicated, but the fact a company is based overseas doesn’t necessarily exempt them from VAT registration in the UK . If they are making supplies of goods subject to VAT in the UK then they must register irrespective of the values of sales. There is no VAT registration threshold for...
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    Exhibition Display Items

    Please bear in mind this is only the UK side. I would double check on declaration by conduct as it is very restricted . Commercial goods usually need to be declared at least by duplicate list. Commercial goods are any goods related to your business it’s irrelevant whether they are for sale or...
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    Exhibition Display Items

    Provided the airline doesn’t restrict what you are taking and there aren’t any export restrictions on the goods you are taking there shouldn’t be any physical problem in taking the goods yourself . You do however need to bear in mind these are commercial goods not normal travellers personal...
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    EORI custom tax

    As the OP had mentioned creating an EORI I thought I had made clear having an EORI number made no difference to what is being charged. I only mentioned VAT in the context of the EORI number formatting. (HMRC issue a separate series of EORI numbers for non VAT registered businesses ). Only...
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    EORI custom tax

    The EORI number is an importer registration number to identify an importer. If you are VAT registered then it is based on your VAT number. It has no bearing on what you are charged.
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    EORI custom tax

    As MikeJ has said ask for a breakdown from UPS. There are a range of charges including those from UPS for performing the customs clearance formalities. Import Duty is calculated on the value of the goods plus cost of shipping converted to sterling using HMRC exchange rates . This is 1.3573 for...
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    Looking for some advice on distributing a tool to help UK exporters

    Hi Just so you are aware there is a government tool that gives exporters similar information. www.gov.uk/check-duties-customs-exporting.
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    Where do I go for compliance check?

    That is a common misconception particularly by users of the fast parcel operators - the supplier may be responsible for declaring the hs code to the country they are exporting from but never the uk import . The exporting country HS code may not even be the same as that required in the UK. HMRC...
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    Where do I go for compliance check?

    Once you have a correct HS code go to the tariff schedule link I provided. This will tell you what requirements for import there is . The tariff schedule has far more information than just HS codes and duty rates if you look. If it’s a scarf it’s very unlikely to fall under REACH requirements...
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    Where do I go for compliance check?

    Hi REACH isn’t a company it is the legislation that relates to chemical substances and products containing chemicals. www.hse.gov.uk/reach/about.htm If you want to find out what the import requirements are you need to check out the UK tariff schedule. You first need to identify what the HS...
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    Delivering goods into Europe

    To add. The OP hasn’t responded at all so this is probably a dead thread. Yes a UK exporter who is importing into the EU can obtain an EU EORI instead of the customer/ consignee. If the UK entity does not have a presence in the EU ( not established) then they MUST use an EU established entity as...
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