We are a small US business that occasionally gets orders from the UK. I am surprised by the lack of articles stating clearly what needs to be done so we can continue to ship to the UK now post Brexit. Surely we aren’t the only US-based business in this position? Has anyone found a good, clear, ste…

@dean_verhoeven hello there may i know you’re selling through shopify or ebay or amazon? you can continue selling if you’re selling through shopify. how many euro sales you do per year in uk?

I enjoy using Shopify but I, too, get frustrated by how difficult it is to find information from Shopify about specifics on important topics like the changes that have occured because of Brexit. I did find this useful article on Big Commerce. https://www.bigcommerce.com/blog/uk-vat/#what-do-i-need-t…

Thanks @Stephanie_Terro that article is better than most. But this (from the article) baffles me: For goods imported into the UK in consignments not exceeding £135 in value, VAT is now charged at the point-of-sale (i.e. during checkout) instead of at the point of importation…> > The seller may pay…

Hi @dean_verhoeven We are also a small US business with occassional sales to the UK. I’m trying to figure this out as well. I wish there was a guide with a checklist that we could use. I’m going to contact our CPA and see if they have any guidance to offer. In our FAQs to international customers, …

2021 Brexit & Ecommerce News for U.S. Companies Selling to UK As of January 1, 2021 the EU-UK Brexit Withdrawal Agreement is now in effect. The UK consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, however, for customs purposes Northern Ireland will continue to follow EU customs rules. UK t…

Dean and Stephanie, We are located in Los Angeles and we are having a free zoom webinar on March 10 about this! You should join us! Here is the invite: Please join us for a complimentary Zoom webinar: Value Added Tax When Selling Products Online to Europe Wednesday, March 10 at 11:00am PST / 2:0…

@BiancaBlake IIUC, Shopify says that if a US (or other) business has less than £85k in sales in the UK per year, that business doesn’t need to register to charge taxes in the UK. Is that true? You don’t mention it, but it seems very important for small businesses. Thanks for the information, and fo…

Hi Dean, “The £85,000 VAT registration threshold only applies to UK-based businesses selling within the UK.” So yeah unfortunately, the less than £85k in sales in the UK per year only applies to UK companies. It does not apply to companies outside the UK such as an U.S. company. If a U.S. company …

Thanks @BiancaBlake , we’re making progress. It seems the Shopify information I linked to is wrong. Here’s something understandable from gov.uk itself: There’s no threshold if neither you nor your business is based in the UK . You must register as soon as you supply any goods and services to the UK…

I just came across this posting. I am based in the Republic of Ireland and also decided that it was too much trouble and effort to supply Great Britain ( that’s England, Scotland & Wales). Personally, I can’t see how another country can enforce Vat (tax) collection and remittance when I am in anoth…

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