Current Reverb VAT Situation

Grumpyrocker

Has anyone bought a guitar from an EU seller on Reverb recently?

What's the current tax situation when buying in the UK? Do the prices include VAT? Or does this need to be accounted for afterwards?

Thomann makes this easy now. But I don't understand the Reverb situation. 

timmypix

As I understand it, VAT isn't included in Reverb's listed prices from sellers abroad, so you need to add that on to the price + shipping.

Alegree

VAT is included and collected by Reverb via the IOSS scheme from retailers. 
I don't know about personal.

Grumpyrocker

timmypix said:

As I understand it, VAT isn't included in Reverb's listed prices from sellers abroad, so you need to add that on to the price + shipping.

Thanks. Thought some prices seemed a bit too good to be true compared to UK listings.

Rich31k

timmypix said:

As I understand it, VAT isn't included in Reverb's listed prices from sellers abroad, so you need to add that on to the price + shipping.

Just checked this with a business seller in Spain. Timmy is correct. Their VAT is taken out automatically, but UK VAT needs to be paid on import. 

Danny1969

Grumpyrocker said:

timmypix said:

As I understand it, VAT isn't included in Reverb's listed prices from sellers abroad, so you need to add that on to the price + shipping.

Thanks. Thought some prices seemed a bit too good to be true compared to UK listings.

The VAT goes on the sellers price after ...  something I sell for £20 actually cost the customer nearly £30 ... then if the IOSS isn't filled out right there's a chance the customer can be charged twice. 

bgmartinsbridge

I've had cases where I've sold stuff and reverb has given me a code to add on the package, as the buyer has prepaid tax. 

And likewise I've bought from the USA and tax has been collected by reverb.

And then other times they haven't!! 

uksaint7

Danny1969 said:

The VAT goes on the sellers price after ...  something I sell for £20 actually cost the customer nearly £30 ... then if the IOSS isn't filled out right there's a chance the customer can be charged twice. 

I sell stuff into Europe and despite the forms being filled out correctly and my paying the EU the VAT due on many occasions local customs have charged the buyer VAT again (so if they want to accept the goods they either have to pay it twice or challenge their local customs decision).