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    Selling into EU from website

    Official EU info here https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/ioss_en Royal Mail info here https://www.royalmail.com/business/international/guide/delivered-duties-paid-ioss Parcel2Go DDP info. Other carriers may offer a DDP service...
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    Selling into EU from website

    IOSS is effectively a VAT registration in whatever EU jurisdiction you choose. There is also the option of using DDP services through a parcel carrier but you then need to ensure VAT and duty is calculated as it would be applied in receiving country. How you set it up really depends on...
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    Royal Mail April 2022 : RM24 and 1st class parcels prices

    Don't forget with RM24 on contract, you will either be on an agreed rate for everything, or a daily average for lower volumes. So if you have packages over 2kg but others to make average under 1kg, then 1kg rate is what you pay for everything.
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    Looking for shipper / courier service with >£1k insurance cover offered ?

    I have goods in transit cover on my business policy, includes tracked parcel services. Minimal cost.
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    Sending long tubes - any good carriers

    DX up to 125cm on Parcel2Go, don't know about contract rates APC will take up to 120cm standard or up to 160cm with an extra cost, not crazy on contract. Also now on Interparcel. Hermes/Evri up to 120cm. If you have a few items for UPS the collection charge is £2.40 regardless of how many...
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    Royal Mail Price Rises & 24/48

    Exactly - non-OBA, so you have to fiddle around with payment for every batch. If they had a pre-pay option for non-OBA Click and Drop it would be OK for accessing Tracked 24/48 when we needed it.
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    Anyone here have a Royal Mail Business account?

    Sounds like you should have been advised about RM24/48 services (page 16 in price book). RM24 is £3.11 ex-VAT (£3.73 inc VAT) but you need to speak to account management to get it on your contract. 1st class small parcel is £3.68 but VAT exempt. Whether it makes a difference depends if you are...
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    Royal Mail Price Rises & 24/48

    Interesting as the 2kg RM24 price has actually come down (currently £3.94) albeit 5% up on RM48. It may not be as cynical as it might seem. If you are on the average weight system, it makes it easier to fit in a larger band, and less work for their Revenue Protection people in checking it. In...
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    mechanic took boat to marina - im being held responsible for storage charges I did not authorise ! any help appreciated

    You may be able to negotiate them down if you get them to the remaining work, after a quote of course. Also check their published tariff to see if there are any long-term discounts. It might be based on paying up front but you could make a case based on the circumstances. Could also be biased...
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    Confusion with high turnover, low profit and realising very late that over VAT threshold.

    Did you get anywhere with treating carriage as a disbursement?
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    Postal Costs

    Why don't you see if you can get a Royal Mail account? Cheaper than franking and no expensive machine.
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    Confusion with high turnover, low profit and realising very late that over VAT threshold.

    Yes, but there is a difference in your case because for your fulfilment-only customers, the sending of the packages is their expense not yours. As I've said before, due to the way you have itemised invoices and not marked up the carriage, it plays in your favour. See the example in this link on...
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    Confusion with high turnover, low profit and realising very late that over VAT threshold.

    You're probably right on HMRC - if you can even get through to speak to someone. I'm just presenting an interpretation of the disbursement rules that could save the OP from penalties and the need to register for VAT. Seems mad to me not to try it - worst case is HMRC say no. As far as I...
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    Confusion with high turnover, low profit and realising very late that over VAT threshold.

    Yes, sorry about that but you rather high-handedly dismissed my suggestions out of hand and advised the OP they weren't worth considering. and in fact, you did so again here In view of his circumstances, far from sowing confuson, I felt they were very much worth investigating further. As to...
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    Victim of a Conman - Any Advice Grateful

    Get all the known victims to report to both police and Trading Standards. Don't suppose a single complaint will do much. A call to HMRC might lead to some interesting questions for him.
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