RE: VAT on second-hand goods...

["Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@xxxxxxx>]

Unfortunately not Tim! I got stung with this on bringing in some goods
>from
things your way. In any case, IIRC, this is only the case for personal
imports and you have to prove that the goods are second hand, bummer but
that's the rules.

K.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Timothy Morris [mailto:timothy.morris@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 06 March 2002 12:15
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] VAT on second-hand goods...
>
> But surely, If the goods were clearly marked as second hand then NO
VAT
> should have been charged at the point of entry?
>
> Tim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Harrison [mailto:Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 06 March 2002 11:18
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] VAT on second-hand goods...
>
> Ah - I'd forgotten that this was coming from outside the EU!
>
> Given HMC&E charge VAT on the lot at point of import, Li has to
charge
> VAT on the whole selling price.
>
> This scheme would only help if Li was selling second-hand stuff that
> he'd bought from a private seller in the UK then!
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
>
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