tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post5046556374558382034..comments2024-03-21T09:30:11.468+00:00Comments on Man in a Shed: Standby for Amazon Jersey chaosMan in a Shedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990902055642035293noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post-6944242832371770932008-11-18T16:58:00.000+00:002008-11-18T16:58:00.000+00:00Gordon and Alastair take two bites out of your imp...Gordon and Alastair take two bites out of your imported goods: Customs duty (threshold raised to £105) and VAT (threshold remains at £18).Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358349301959327747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post-8314752779256368582008-11-18T12:28:00.000+00:002008-11-18T12:28:00.000+00:00I've just had a thought. This is going to send th...I've just had a thought. This is going to send the 'save the planet' loonies beserk. <BR/><BR/>Presumably it will mean that an MP3 player, say, that I buy online from Jersey will have to be first transported to Jersey and then sent back again. <BR/><BR/>Think of the carbon footprint!<BR/><BR/>Bliss, the opportunity to annoy <BR/>the greens and save tax in one fell swoop.<BR/><BR/>I'm off for a pint and a fag to celebrate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post-59461110517410290752008-11-18T12:19:00.000+00:002008-11-18T12:19:00.000+00:00Does anybody know how this will effect downloaded ...Does anybody know how this will effect downloaded software imports. I get quite cross that many American companies charge me VAT on software I download even though they would not charge fellow Americans sales tax if they had an out of State address.<BR/><BR/>I've also been charged VAT at German rates (about 19%) for software from Germany even though it has been below the £18 threshold.<BR/><BR/>One wonders if the VAT one pays to the Americans ever gets over to Europe and if so how is it monitored/audited?.<BR/><BR/>I guess the sensible thing would be for all software merchants to register in and 'ship' from Jersey. But maybe the concession doesn't apply to downloaded rather than post office delivered merchandise.<BR/><BR/>Anybody know the ins and outs of this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com