Juggernut Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) I read this on Sprue Brothers website this afternoon: Suspension of Shipping to the United Kingdom Please be aware that we are temporarily suspending shipping to the United Kingdom/Northern Ireland due to their new VAT collection requirements. We are reviewing what our options are and will update you once we make a final decision on how this can be and will be handled. Edited January 25, 2021 by Juggernut changed text to italics. nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I’m guessing that you means this: Please be aware that we are temporarily suspending shipping to the United Kingdom/Northern Ireland due to their new VAT collection requirements. We are reviewing what our options are and will update you once we make a final decision on how this can be and will be handled. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Thanks I like the italics style font better. LOL LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 Yeah, let me "adjust" the text so it doesn't look like I am saying this..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 thank you for the heads up tbh i haven't bought anything from Sprue or Barracuda in years now, but i am sure some still do shipping from Stateside is just crushing, and our beloved Royal Mail would screw us over for some additional tax collection charge blah blah I am sure some people will cite this as another indication that the world is ending because of Brexit, but the reality is it wasn't economical for a while lots of European retailers are doing the same btw because of the UK govt's insistence on VAT collection, and i don't blame them (Govt policy is a bit bonkers!) luckily the UK market (Hannants, ebay sellers) is big enough to get pretty much anything you want at comparable prices, and if you want cheap kits nothing can beat ebay from Chinese sellers (for the things I buy, anyway) happy modelling Nick CANicoll, LSP_K2, LSP_Matt and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Yea, Sprue posted much the same on their FB page a few days back, and I don't really blame them one bit. If it turns out that their annual sales warrant the additional work, I'd imagine they'll eventually resume shipments. nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince14 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) Let’s leave the political name-calling out of LSP, shall we? Edited January 25, 2021 by LSP_Ray Removed recall of politicals. Rick Griewski, CANicoll and nmayhew 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 4 hours ago, Juggernut said: Yeah, let me "adjust" the text so it doesn't look like I am saying this..... Thanks I was so confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ade rowlands Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I have used Spruebrothers off and on for a while, for stuff I couldn’t get here like AMS or GT Resin things. But as others have pointed out shipping has been a killer for anything larger than an envelope for a while now, and that’s going both ways across the Atlantic. Though I did get lucky on my last couple of orders and they sailed through Customs unmolested so didn’t get the extra ‘handling’ charge. My Barracuda order though, not so lucky on that one Customs decided they liked the look of that one. I normally order that stuff from Hannants but they had little of what I needed in stock so ordered direct. MRP have also stopped shipping to the UK (only shipping to their stockists here now). Luckily I had an idea this would be an issue after Covid and Brexit so went on a splurge of kits and supplies and aftermarket in the second half of last year. CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamF Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 The VAT issue here in the UK will also be introduced in the EU as of July this year, the media is strangely silent on all of this which backs up my theory that the real stories are missed by those that just copy each other and also by being inherently lazy. Graham jenshb and MikeC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamF Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Well I got my package from the US just found it in the greenhouse [ I was out ] a set of 100 model railway wheelsets no problem at all, the import charges were paid up front so the breakdown was this:- Item $83.00 Shipping $22.82 Import charges $26.26 Total $132.08 It took 12 days to get here which I think is very good. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamF Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 So I have been reading up on this today, The UK VAT change was nothing to do with Brexit, the EU had planned to change their VAT rules at the same time but because of Covid this has been delayed until July. So even Ebay sellers will be impacted by this if they sell their products into Europe after July, basically Ebay will have a system to show the extra amount and take it at payment source which I suppose if you're small at least keeps you out of the VAT scenario. My guess is that a lot of business will melt away in the next couple of years for small businesses, this leaves small people who are trying to grow their business at a disadvantage and won't probably effect large businesses which is probably the intention. Graham Sepp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo52 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 So if I mail my friend a package of plastic, does it now require a VAT? ~25% tax seems unsustainable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Bravo52 said: So if I mail my friend a package of plastic, does it now require a VAT? ~25% tax seems unsustainable... No, you state it has a value of $18.43, contains plastic toy parts and is a gift. CANicoll, Bravo52 and D.B. Andrus 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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