Recent content by Rough Outline

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    Which countries to avoid selling/delivering to?

    I've recently started offering international postage and I've had a handful of customers from Spain and Italy, zero problems from them. I've had people from the UK claim that items have "gone missing" but I've never had any issues with postage.
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    Using ebay to drive traffic to your site

    I want to steal all your products and ideas :p Honestly just curious.
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    Using ebay to drive traffic to your site

    Japancool, what's your website? PM me if you want.
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    Adsense Advice

    Some advice? Quit adsense and start a real business.
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    Has the e-commerce boat well and truly sailed?

    Ahhhhhh the sky is falling. Ecommerce is going one direction and it ain't down.
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    Filling Out CN22 Form

    I'm using CN22 forms to sell commercial items outside the EU and I've done everything on these labels expect the HS Tariff Number as I can't find anything relevant for the items I'm sending. People who use CN22s on a regular basis, is this a problem or it is normal to not put a HS Tariff Number...
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    Posting Items from the UK to USA

    Cost isn't a problem the document enclosed wallets cost like 2p a go in quantities of 1000, just wondering if it affected delivery times or if anyone suffered custom delays, anything like that really.
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    Posting Items from the UK to USA

    Anyone help me out?
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    Posting Items from the UK to USA

    I've recently expanded shipping from just the mainland UK to the EU and I want to start posting to USA/North America. I'm using Royal Mail and their website says about attaching an invoice to outside of your package, using a plastic "Documents Enclosed" envelope. I'm asking people who ship...
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    Postage from UK To USA - Invoice Slip on Outside of Parcel

    On the Royal Mail website it says for all mail that needs to pass customs... "You are strongly advised to attach a copy of the commercial invoice to the outside of the package, using a plastic envelope (such as an SP126, available at Post Office® branches), as this will help Customs clear...
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    Postage from UK To USA - Invoice Slip on Outside of Parcel

    I'm looking to start posting to North America from the UK and was wondering whether it's necessary to attach invoices to the outside of parcels with a "Documents Enclosed" plastic envelope?
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    Corporation Tax Question

    This is purely hypothetical so I haven't factored in any salary, should I? Also, have I correctly calculated the tax I have pay on the dividend?
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    Corporation Tax Question

    Is this correct? Company Profit - £50,000 After Corp. Tax - £40,000 £40,000 is then paid to be me as a dividend... After Personal Allowance - £31,895 After Dividend Tax - £28,705.5
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    Corporation Tax Question

    1. Is it allowed to adjust your salary so your profits are approximately £0 and you avoid paying huge amounts of corporation tax and only have to pay PI tax? 2. Can dividends be taken out before corporation tax?
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    Is there a margin for phone cases?

    I've got 250 silicone iphone 5 cases collecting dust in my garage, I'd be willing to sell for fairly cheap if you're interested.