Brexshit
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Point four is sadly a straightforward case. The jacket fails to meet rules of origin.
While made in the UK, it is made of what is considered "foreign" content. American hide, for instance.
Over a certain threshold of "foreign" content and the good fails to qualify. And if it does qualify, the paperwork needs to be filled out to say so.
Just explaining the situation for the benefit of all. Tariff-free trade is a mere mirage. A delight, from start to finish.
- The Simmons Bilt Jacket was made from Italian hide
- The COO rules allow you to declare an item that is sufficiently made up of components from other countries, as COO of the country where it is made. In this case, we complied
- We got the duty refunded after a lot of shag and hassle, which sort of proves many of my points
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- The Simmons Bilt Jacket was made from Italian hide
- The COO rules allow you to declare an item that is sufficiently made up of components from other countries, as COO of the country where it is made. In this case, we complied
- We got the duty refunded after a lot of shag and hassle, which sort of proves many of my points
Glad you got the duty back Giles, quite right. Ill-will doesn't surprise but incompetence less so. The deal was finalised mere days prior to the need to apply it. It's an impossible (if deliberately manufactured) situation.
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I gave up smoking 3 weeks ago and me and Paula are having a dry Feb. Now that's bad timing
Feb Shorter than Jan. I like it!
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Of course, it's going to feel a lot longer…
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So, @Madame Buttonfly is doing a load of research as to how we operate legally in the new world order. This very useful advice from the HMRC (our national tax agency)…....FFS....
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Is there any update on the shipments? Finding a 555 XHS cut here in EU seems tricky!
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My head HURTS. I'm learning a lot, and looking forward to LOADS of extra work getting this situation sorted (it's already started…)
And to think, I was silly enough to be hoping to retire soon...
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I’m so sorry IH crew. Gonna figure out an order asap[emoji3590]
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The stubborn crew has my full sympathy. If a future IH EU distribution centre might be in Berlin (a cool place for things denim…) I'll apply for the job.
As we're supposed to always look at the bright side: since the mere sight of Boris Johnson makes me want to throw up, I trust the (British) denim community will be on the right side when it comes to the next election... -
The HMRC post is the closest I’ve ever seen to “Don’t ask us, we don’t know” from any government agency. Most of the time it’s multiple pages of doublespeak and please refer to’s.
@Madame Buttonfly I truly feel for you. I would suggest Gin, but I know you and G are taking the month off.
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@goosehd - thank you for your kind words. We'll get through this, even without beer and wine and gin for a few weeks! To be honest, some of what we're trying to get to grips with is so complex, it's probably best that we are examining our options with clear heads…
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@Madame:
@goosehd - … To be honest, some of what we're trying to get to grips with is so complex, it's probably best that we are examining our options with clear heads...
@Madame Buttonfly and to the whole IHUK crew…. you will sort it out!
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Thanks very much @Aetas - we've made a lot of headway over the past few days, we are feeling positive, and looking forward to posting some better news here soon
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I don't have much to contribute to this other than to wish the entire IH UK team the best. I'm certain this will get resolved over time, because it's in the interest of everyone involved. It's going to be painful in the meantime though and I'm sorry you're having to deal with this crap.
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Go here for the good news…...
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A couple of great quotes from an article I read earlier….
“To turn our backs on the world’s largest trading bloc, which is on our doorstep, in favour of trying to create trade deals with countries that couldn’t be further away, and have much smaller economies, is total stupidity and beyond comprehension,”
‘Never in the field of British business has so much been destroyed for so many, by so few.’ -
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…here you go Giles.
