Brexit Bonus - Ordering Goods Germany

[worsy]

I want to order a car part that is £1350 here but only £1000 in Germany (inc VAT). If i have it shipped to the UK, I might be charged VAT and Import but would still be better off. Is there anyway of claiming the German IVA at all?

[worsy]

Moot point. Supplier will ship to any country in the world with the exception of the United Kingdom. Ho hum.

[soupdragon1]

worsy said:

Moot point. Supplier will ship to any country in the world with the exception of the United Kingdom. Ho hum.

https://www.mailboxde.com/

You send it to this forwarding warehouse in Germany, so when you purchase, you are able to give the shipping address as a German address. You then have a selection of couriers to choose from to get it delivered to your home.

I have used it at least 50 times and they are fantastic.

I was a little dubious/nervous at 1st, and paid an extra fee for photos to be taken when the parcel arrived at the German mailbox but no need, these guys are a slick operation.

[AdamV12V]

Yup yer screwed - ever since brexit you are far more likely to get whacked with not only import duty but possibly vat and more likely that not, a customs handling charge by the courier. If you’re trying to save £350 I would say don’t bother just suck it up and buy it in the UK as you may end up paying even more going thru the import hassle not to mention the never ending wait of when it will or wont get thru the customs process.

Last item i ordered from EU i swore will be the last. The trouble is some specific items simply cant be bought in the UK so now we end up with less choice, or indeed going through the pain of the import process.l to get that special item.

I think posts like this should have an obligatory starting sentence - “I voted Remain / for Brexit”, in which case if its the latter we can all just say well you got what you voted for! For the record I voted remain

[worsy]

soupdragon1 said:

worsy said:

Moot point. Supplier will ship to any country in the world with the exception of the United Kingdom. Ho hum.

https://www.mailboxde.com/

You send it to this forwarding warehouse in Germany, so when you purchase, you are able to give the shipping address as a German address. You then have a selection of couriers to choose from to get it delivered to your home.

I have used it at least 50 times and they are fantastic.

I was a little dubious/nervous at 1st, and paid an extra fee for photos to be taken when the parcel arrived at the German mailbox but no need, these guys are a slick operation.

It's Carbon Fibre so not sure I want to risk it. Have a German friend who offered but same issue.

AdamV12V said:

Yup yer screwed - ever since brexit you are far more likely to get whacked with not only import duty but possibly vat and more likely that not, a customs handling charge by the courier. If you’re trying to save £350 I would say don’t bother just suck it up and buy it in the UK as you may end up paying even more going thru the import hassle not to mention the never ending wait of when it will or wont get thru the customs process.

Last item i ordered from EU i swore will be the last. The trouble is some specific items simply cant be bought in the UK so now we end up with less choice, or indeed going through the pain of the import process.l to get that special item.

I think posts like this should have an obligatory starting sentence - “I voted Remain / for Brexit”, in which case if its the latter we can all just say well you got what you voted for! For the record I voted remain

Remain, and I have an EU Passport!

TBH I would only save if I could claim back the German VAT as well. Otherwise it gets into the realms of saving 50 or 60 quid. As you say not worth the hassle.

[Piersman2]

I ordered a pair of rear dampers for the RR from Dusseldorf about 2 months back. Arrived within 3 days perfect. Could have bought similar price in UK but the seller were having a 15% discount so saved me a few quid.

No import, no customs, experience just if from UK seller.

[President Merkin]

Meanwhile, over in the Brexit thread, the headbanging cretins are arguing the Horsemeat scandal was justification enough for leaving. Fwiw, I ordered an expensive (£4.5k) moutain bike from Spain & got walloped for import duty. I knew it was coming & lucky me, I could put it through my business. What a stshow.

Remain, would vote again.

[soupdragon1]

worsy said:

soupdragon1 said:

worsy said:

Moot point. Supplier will ship to any country in the world with the exception of the United Kingdom. Ho hum.

https://www.mailboxde.com/

You send it to this forwarding warehouse in Germany, so when you purchase, you are able to give the shipping address as a German address. You then have a selection of couriers to choose from to get it delivered to your home.

I have used it at least 50 times and they are fantastic.

I was a little dubious/nervous at 1st, and paid an extra fee for photos to be taken when the parcel arrived at the German mailbox but no need, these guys are a slick operation.

It's Carbon Fibre so not sure I want to risk it. Have a German friend who offered but same issue.

AdamV12V said:

Yup yer screwed - ever since brexit you are far more likely to get whacked with not only import duty but possibly vat and more likely that not, a customs handling charge by the courier. If you’re trying to save £350 I would say don’t bother just suck it up and buy it in the UK as you may end up paying even more going thru the import hassle not to mention the never ending wait of when it will or wont get thru the customs process.

Last item i ordered from EU i swore will be the last. The trouble is some specific items simply cant be bought in the UK so now we end up with less choice, or indeed going through the pain of the import process.l to get that special item.

I think posts like this should have an obligatory starting sentence - “I voted Remain / for Brexit”, in which case if its the latter we can all just say well you got what you voted for! For the record I voted remain

Remain, and I have an EU Passport!

TBH I would only save if I could claim back the German VAT as well. Otherwise it gets into the realms of saving 50 or 60 quid. As you say not worth the hassle.

Ah, got it. Just another thread to moan about Brexit. Obviously you weren't really serious about importing it due to it being carbon fibre. I'm in the remain camp too BTW, but I know a 'Brexit = bad' thread when I see one.

[Simpo Two]

worsy said:

Moot point. Supplier will ship to any country in the world with the exception of the United Kingdom. Ho hum.

So they will post to all 167 other non-EU countries but not the UK?

[worsy]

soupdragon1 said:

Ah, got it. Just another thread to moan about Brexit. Obviously you weren't really serious about importing it due to it being carbon fibre. I'm in the remain camp too BTW, but I know a 'Brexit = bad' thread when I see one.

Direct purchase and I'd buy it, through a middle man where potential for breakage and difficult in ascertaining blame...no.

[worsy]

Simpo Two said:

worsy said:

Moot point. Supplier will ship to any country in the world with the exception of the United Kingdom. Ho hum.

So they will post to all 167 other non-EU countries but not the UK?

https://www.baum-bmwshop24.de/?locale=en

Try add an item to basket and go to Checkout. Select country and United Kingdom or Great Britain not listed.

I emailed to check....

[bitchstewie]

Welcome to the Brexit, sir.

Seems to be pretty common on the continent despite an army of Brexit voters on the Brexit threads insisting it's definitely really easy for them to sell to us and they're all just being awkward.

You're stuffed unfortunately.

[WosMyName]

Roadtrip !

A little under 5 hours from Calais .

Edited by WosMyName on Friday 18th August 13:40

[worsy]

It is this btw

https://www.baum-bmwshop24.de/bmw-m-performance-ru...

Which annoyingly is even f**in cheaper today.

UK Proice, although I managed to get it down to 1365

https://shop.bmw.co.uk/7366/genuine-rear-panel-alc...

[Imasurv]

Simpo Two said:

worsy said:

Moot point. Supplier will ship to any country in the world with the exception of the United Kingdom. Ho hum.

So they will post to all 167 other non-EU countries but not the UK?

I’ve found this with watches that I’ve tried to import from the USA, some dealers over there specifically state they will not send a watch to the UK. Don’t understand why though?

[frisbee]

Imasurv said:

I’ve found this with watches that I’ve tried to import from the USA, some dealers over there specifically state they will not send a watch to the UK. Don’t understand why though?

Don't they need to register for VAT in the UK now? I would guess if you don't sell much to people in the UK it isn't worth the hassle.

Sounds moronic enough for this government to have introduced!

[Simpo Two]

worsy said:

I emailed to check....

Indeed, but I would want to find out a genuine reason.

[henrycrun]

fk Business...

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-clearance-hub...

Edited by henrycrun on Saturday 19th August 22:51

[selym]

worsy said:

It is this btw

https://www.baum-bmwshop24.de/bmw-m-performance-ru...

Which annoyingly is even f**in cheaper today.

UK Proice, although I managed to get it down to 1365

https://shop.bmw.co.uk/7366/genuine-rear-panel-alc...

Looks like Brexit is saving you from yourself!

[airbusA346]

WosMyName said:

Roadtrip !

A little under 5 hours from Calais .

Edited by WosMyName on Friday 18th August 13:40

Only 40 minutes from the Nürburgring too.