Brexshit
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We are in the process of registering for the European One-Stop Shop (IOSS) system. But more importantly, we now have a Netherlands VAT number, so we will be shipping in bulk into The Netherlands, clearing customs there, and then on-shipping from The Netherlands. This will likely add a day or two onto the shipping times, but it will effectively be an intra EU shipment.
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Great news @Giles. Does this also make the issue of returns less costly for you? If I understood correctly, you're now paying custom duties twice on returned items, right?
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No, we are not paying taxes or duties on the return (well, sometimes we do, because I think the people who work in UPS brokerage share a brain cell, but we can reclaim those, as they are mischarges).
The issue is, that we cant reclaim the taxes and duties that we paid on our customer's behalf, so when we get a return, we basically piss that away.
We "sold" two pairs of Wesco boots to a guy in Germany recently. He returned both pairs. That cost us Euro600 on taxes, duties, fees, and shipping charges for zero revenue.
I may as well be ripping up banknotes and flushing them down the toilet, it would be a lot easier way to piss away Euro600.
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What a mess. I'm really sorry to hear it.
I may as well be ripping up banknotes and flushing them down the toilet, it would be a lot easier way to piss away Euro600.
^And at least that might give a strange rock n roll rush of decadence, which you're not getting this way either. Ugh… what a mess.
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An object lesson in why direct democracy doesn't work: most people are idiots and operate on easily-manipulated feelings instead of wisdom and foresight.
Sympathies and hopes for an optimal, speedy resolution to all impacted.
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Brexit was emotive and highly complex. Almost 6 months in, and we, as a company, are still not getting proper advice on how to deal with it. We elect our leaders to represent us and to make difficult decisions on our behalf. I'm not the sharpest tool in the box, but I am not the dullest either, and the complexities were way beyond me. I have older friends who voted to leave "so we could get our old blue passports back and make the empire great again". I avoid talking to them about it because my forehead would get firmly and violently embedded in the bridge of their noses.
But there is some joy to be had. I have a friend who lives as an expat in Spain, he has some British Expat friends who voted to leave (go figure), now they are restricted to being in the EU for no more than 90 days, so they cant use their holiday homes or their boats for a substantial part of the year. Wankers.
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I may as well be ripping up banknotes and flushing them down the toilet, it would be a lot easier way to piss away Euro600.
the pub would be a good start
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We "sold" two pairs of Wesco boots to a guy in Germany recently. He returned both pairs. That cost us Euro600 on taxes, duties, fees, and shipping charges for zero revenue.
I may as well be ripping up banknotes and flushing them down the toilet, it would be a lot easier way to piss away Euro600.
Small price to pay to make the Empire great again, eh?
(please don't punch me)
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I'll just insert another pin into the wax effigy of you, that I always have to hand….
So I guess that's not a kidney stone after all. Good to know
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I'll just insert another pin into the wax effigy of you, that I always have to hand….
Doesn’t creating such a doll require hair from the victim…..?
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From where?! [emoji15]
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Well he ain't got any on his bonce…..
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FFS
Pre Brexshit, I could bring as much deerskin as I liked over from Germany. Now, we have to do this:
_The Shipper’s Export Declaration (S.E.D) is needed to leave the origin country.
An S.E.D is required by the government when an export:
•Contains any single type of commodity with a value limit.
•Contains a commodity that requires a validated export license regardless of the value.
•Contains a commodity with a license exemption._I have a horrible feeling The Big Buck just became seriously endangered….
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Wow that sounds like a mess…..
Other than the big buck in outlet do you have others in stock now?
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OK. After 6 months of experience shipping to the EU, we have a decent amount of empirical evidence under our belts.
- Shipping via The Netherlands gives us no advantages
- Paying 12% duty on Japanese goods shipped from UK to EU is unavoidable
- We will revert to shipping direct
- We will continue to ship DDP, which means that we will pick up any VAT, duty and fees on your behalf
- We have had to increase return shipping from the EU back to the UK to USD35. It costs more to ship back to us from EU now than virtually anywhere else in the world
- We have had to implement an additional charge for the following countries:
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Bulgaria
Romania
Croatia
Greece
These countries have decided that they can make money out of Brexit. For instance imports into Greece are charged an additional £34.57 brokerage charge plus £12.80 storage on top of VAT, duty, disbursement. So to send a USD32 pair of socks, we pay circa GBP90 for the shipping and associated costs…..
