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  1. Rich22

    1930s Leathertogs Original Pants

    The condition does look unbelievably good... if they really date from that period then they were stored sensationally well all these years. What odds would everyone put on those genuinely being 90 year old regularly worn leather pants? I reckon there's about a 5% chance, but I'm always sceptical.
  2. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    Following my logic, yes, precisely. Freewheelers jackets I've seen wouldn't fit a muscular frame well, so unless I intended to display their jacket as an ornament then it has no value to me at all.
  3. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    Big price increases can be equally as off putting as small but seemingly sneaky price increases.... For example, I inherited some antique solid silver stationary, and when I found out the original firm still traded I considered buying another piece. This was about 2016. I decided not to buy...
  4. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    I'm pretty sure they don't tend to mail anything low value with insurance anyway.
  5. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    Your example does have *something* to do with taxes, and yes, price gouging specific territories is a crappy practice, especially when both territories have similar average disposable incomes. Hence my issue with IH UK doubling/trebling+ Japanese prices. And hence why they have to go to great...
  7. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    The Japanese do seem to be good in that, on the whole, they automatically declare everything to be valued at under £30 and a gift. Small sellers anyway. So it could be worse. I do as you suggested for pricier items.
  8. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    Fingers crossed they do right by you. They've been great in my limited dealings with them.
  9. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    Nope. But the rules changed last year.
  10. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    They all bump the price up for foreign customers? That's nothing short of appalling. I'm actually surprised it is legal in the UK, unless they ARE still paying the VAT.
  11. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    The EU was changing their rules regardless of Brexit. Previously the EU country of original collected the VAT from the customer, but this has ended. Aero dont appear to be paying UK VAT on the items shipped abroad, instead they just increased their profit margins, judging by your invoice.
  13. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    I've purchased a lot of sub £100 items from Japan over the years, and like you mention, I've ended up paying both Japanese and British sales tax/VAT. Shops can't be bothered with the paperwork.
  14. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    Do jackets count as leather goods or fall under fashion, because they are wearable? Fashion items have a higher rate, from what I can see online?
  15. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    Do Aero produce the correct forms so that you can claim back the VAT at the airport on the way home? I haven't asked this question of EU based jacket makers, but I would also visit and buy and want to claim the VAT back...
  16. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    You're mistaken. You only pay VAT once if that VAT went to the country you live in. If it goes to a different country initially, then yes, you pay a second time via customs. Edit: The laws are an ass, with every country penny pinching the individuals, and creating a logistical nightmare for...
  17. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    Hmm, you're confusing two separate issues, seemingly, my friend. Regardless of what Aero write on their invoice these days- £700 with UK VAT or £700 without VAT- you're now still getting stuck with 35% on top, in France, regardless (assuming they bother to check your package in customs), which...
  19. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    What did the bill you receive from the firm that delivered to you state? Why would 35% not be the figure you anticipated? 20% VAT + 12% duty + small(ish) fee surely equals roughly 35%? Edit: It is unfortunate how you had to pay for French VAT and Duty on the sum you paid to Aero which would...
  20. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    I'm British but lived abroad for a decade. When shopping from foreign countries for £100+ items, I always contact companies first to clarify that they wouldn't charge me their domestic VAT. No one has ever told me "hard luck, mate, we're going to pocket the extra 20%", nor have they told me they...
  21. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    In the UK, it's obligatory to include VAT in prices listed for items sold to the public. If it's a £700 listed jacket that figure must include VAT. To change the price in checkout for foreign customers... well, tax law is preposterously complicated, but that seems to lean towards the illegal...
  22. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    That is, uh, 'naughty', as I'm sure they themselves are well aware.
  23. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    Is what you're proposing legal? Would the intermediary declare they're just passing goods on to a third party? How much would HM's government want to pinch off you as a fee, like when you leave a country and try to claim VAT back on goods and they find creative ways to only give you half of it...

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