Well you could almost think this is engineered in favour of China
Such as USA not to have any international sales
If this is not a very negative buying experience
my package could not be delivered on the third attempt, it would be destroyed and not returned to the seller and no refund would be issued. This is precisely what happened in my case, even though the address was correct. Since then ebay has refused all comment and ebay and paypal have refused a refund claim for the item, even though, astoundingly, they approved it for the delivery charge, as they acknowledge that the item was never delivered.
It is actually threatening, frightening, almost reads like an assault.
The global scheme is indeed even more expensive than USPS international, such as, it doesnt make sense to buy, the lowest possible charge would be USD 20, and steep increases if theres any weight + full VAT and customs charges. It makes no difference if you re export the items, even where they came from, or if you are under the VAT threshold.
Well Sweden now also charges VAT on all imports from non EU
But VAT has always been subject of criticism, as such it doesnt yield that much but it puts some burden on people with low income. As for them, if they have more money avail, they can spend more, often that would be ordinary retail (they are consumers).
Only rich people would benefit, as they have means to invest money, they may have surplus money, they can avoid paying too much tax, infact totally legal they can firstly expand a business or invest, instead having to pay tax on all the profit, its quite natural of a process.
as a salary receiver, of course all is taxed.
Some say the VAT is a double taxation. But what I think, in recent years economy isnt good and since the Euro prices doubled, more than that, rents are more than 30%.
People dont have surplus money they have in fact debts!!!
So if they should have more money, they would spend more into retail, they charge them VAT so they have less to spend. It looks like some 60 billion in the UK from VAR but in the end it is levelling out pretty much.
Think if ALDI and Walmart dont no longer have the benefits money. It adds drive to their turnover, its almost a basic income for them, increases their turnover. If you cut that out, their turnover is lower, others pay higher prices. So you cut some costs but you loose most of it again because it is not investment money which goes offshore or into some properties.
Anyway. Im below VAT threshold and it only applies to EU. Less than 40% is Europe sales. Should I pay full VAT and import tarriff perhaps because the system can not know consumer or small business?
Almost certainly its a mechanical turk who just doesnt care and doesnt ask.
So I buy things from China and dont pay the VAT (legal because well under threshold). I dont pay importation tax because its small amounts each time. A lot is reexported again.
Id have to deal with it some day, when I really have any actual money in my bank account at the end of the month!
Maybe I have half what a benefits receiver has. I should pay full VAT + importation + very high shipping costs. I couldnt. The chinese seller makes the sale. Of couse.
0.99 item free shipping tracked international
From USA the item (same actual item) would cost 8 USD + 20 USD GSP shipping cost.
If it would be 50 total, VAT would be charged, 20%
Maybe you complain but recently i have been looking at the history of VAT in the UK.
Until recent years it was a very small surcharge. Only recently it has been increased to as much as 20%, used to be a few percent like these sales taxes in the US when the sale is in the same state.
Hows that for a small business in Sweden, who wants to export, they have to pay full VAT and import tarriff because the online sites where they buy are mechanical turk. Even if legally they dont have to pay the VAT, often could recover most, and if they dont have any real money or assets they are not bothered for income tax or import tarriff
Here in the UK its some GBP 12000 or so a year, before of that, theres no income tax.
Read the news all days and be scammed with discussion of bitcoin, its only affecting people who have surplus funds they want to hide. Do you think you get it faster or better or more than from the ATM? But they really discuss it all day. Sure more and more people buy bitcoin and the value goes up but if many sell it would collaps.
Its so out of this world.
