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    Ebay sales plummeted

    Has anyone noticed their ebay sales going down? This December (sales data) has been the worse in my company history - my weekly sales is equivalent to what I usually would did/do in a day or two. is the effects of covid (uncertainty) having an issue that customers do not have too much to spend...
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    Parcel firms failing to deliver on performance

    As mailorder we found the following of late lots of parcels being “delivered“ but customers claiming it was not them. A real headache to sort out. Royalmail international is very bad of recent weeks with this exact issue. Also many parcels being returned as EU customers do no want to pay...
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    Royal Mail click and drop

    Thanks for the reply. The story is the same - when I used Drop and Go, all was fine. But they started to slack - parcels were not processed for a day or two - claiming they were “too busy” - went to click/drop system, and went to another P.O - all was well. But they recently changed staff...
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    Royal Mail click and drop

    I usually drop the click and drop parcels at post office, but now they do not want to accept it. went to my local sorting office, he was unable to say much other than ”I just scan the parcels”. if I drop the parcels off at the sorting office, what proof of shipping do I get incase of a claim...
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    I’m burnt out running a business

    For me personally it was a case “I might as well work during covid, then stay at home twiddling my thumbs”. Business was good - be a fool to turn it away. the uk had travel restrictions until late spring/early summer, so could only have day trips away, which are welcomed, but it is not a...
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    I’m burnt out running a business

    Thanks guys for the replies - appears I’m not alone. business has always been “in me” - but the last few months has been a strain now. I should feel blessed that I have a business that does well regardless of what is happening - but the human behind it is not as resilient. something has to...
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    I’m burnt out running a business

    Anyone else feeling completely burnt out running their own business? At the start of covid, with the lockdowns it was great - business increased dramatically (being Mail-order). While others were stuck at home with lockdown rules or worrying as they could not open, my daily life was “normal” -...
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    Shipping direct from china

    hello. We are a uk company. At the moment we import products from China, we pay the vat/duty (which we reclaim the vat on our returns). We then resell the goods at the standard 20% vat. (Uk to Uk) However my question is: if we despatch the order directly from China, and the customer acts as the...
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    VAT Returns Boxes

    Hi. Could someone just verify something (feel silly asking) - but this is my first VAT returns - on Box 1 of the returns, do I enter the total sales output sum or just what the vat is ie: For this quarter I sold £ 10,000 of goods. Do I put in box 1 £ 10,000 or just the equivalent vat ie £...
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    Import/VAT Bill seems high

    It appears DHL has done similar according to the CHIEF documentation. They calculated the goods from USD to GBP at 1.29 exchange (which is fine) , but the shipping they converted USD to GBP at 1:1 - so the USD 254.00 is GBP 254.00 - hence it did not tally up. Parcelforce are a law upon...
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    VAT Zero Rate

    Thankyou! - was the answer I was looking for. I would presume the Royal Mail Tracking Number will be sufficient proof: ie: Collected from customer arrived at depot taken to Heathrow International Depot arrived at destination country USA (ie JFK International Hub) Processed at JKF Hub and so...
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    VAT Zero Rate

    Hello. This is going to be my first VAT submit - but need a bit of clarification with the booking keeping: Example: If I sell a product to a UK Customer at £ 45.00. The VAT is £ 7.50 so net amount is £ 37.50 This also applies if I sell the same product to a consumer in Europe - the sums are the...
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    Import/VAT Bill seems high

    Hello. First post - so be gentle. I just had a bill in from DHL for a parcel from China - but I am a bit surprised by the invoice bill. Based on correct import value of USD 2,372.50 (which was shown on commercial invoice) - the VAT they are charging is £ 653.00. As this is my first "big"...
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