Delivery and vat prices up PS Aus

[Deleted member 2463]

Jim,
I think that's UPS using any old excuse for their bull**** - DHL and FEDEX seem to be the best.

UPS:
DELIVERED19/01/2021 16:12WOKING, GBOut for Delivery19/01/2021 5:55Reading, United KingdomArrived at Facility19/01/2021 3:45Reading, United KingdomDeparted from Facility19/01/2021 1:20Tamworth, United KingdomArrived at Facility17/01/2021 22:56Tamworth, United KingdomDeparted from Facility17/01/2021 22:10Castle Donington, United KingdomImport Scan17/01/2021 15:04Arrived at Facility15/01/2021 20:11Castle Donington, United KingdomDeparted from Facility15/01/2021 8:50Philadelphia, PA, United StatesArrived at Facility15/01/2021 6:00Philadelphia, PA, United StatesDeparted from Facility15/01/2021 4:36Louisville, KY, United StatesArrived at Facility14/01/2021 18:34Philadelphia, PA, United StatesDeparted from Facility14/01/2021 16:53Louisville, KY, United StatesArrived at Facility14/01/2021 12:25Louisville, KY, United StatesDeparted from Facility14/01/2021 5:32Portland, OR, United StatesArrived at Facility14/01/2021 0:30Portland, OR, United StatesDeparted from Facility14/01/2021 0:01Portland, OR, United StatesOrigin Scan13/01/2021 19:11Portland, OR, United StatesShipper created a label, UPS has not received the package yet.13/01/2021 10:15

ordered 14th delivered 19th

Germany:

The shipment has been successfully delivered	18.01.2021 12:48
The shipment has been loaded onto the delivery vehicle	18.01.2021 09:07
The shipment is being prepared for delivery in the delivery depot	18.01.2021 02:13
The shipment has left the import parcel center in the destination country/destination area.	17.01.2021 20:22
The shipment has arrived in the destination country/destination area	17.01.2021 11:18
The international shipment has been processed in the export parcel center	15.01.2021 02:25	Dorsten, Germany
The shipment will be transported to the destination country/destination area and, from there, handed over to the delivery organization.	15.01.2021 02:25	Dorsten, Germany
The international shipment has been processed in the parcel center of origin	14.01.2021 18:23	Greven, Germany

ordered 13th delivered 18th

US to UK USPS (the worst): ordered 4th delivered 18th but sent cheap post.

Delivered	January 18, 2021 10:39 am	null	UNITED KINGDOM
Processed through Facility	January 16, 2021 4:45 pm	null	UNITED KINGDOM
Processed Through Facility	January 16, 2021 3:51 pm	null	UNITED KINGDOM
Departed	January 16, 2021 8:05 am	null	LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
Departed	January 15, 2021 6:40 pm	null	CHICAGO UNITED STATES
Arrived	January 15, 2021 11:45 am	null	CHICAGO UNITED STATES
Processed Through Regional Facility	January 14, 2021 1:09 pm	null	CHICAGO IL
Processed Through Regional Facility	January 11, 2021 9:37 am	null	CHICAGO IL
Arrived at Regional Facility	January 9, 2021 1:50 am	null	CHICAGO IL
Departed USPS Regional Facility	January 8, 2021 12:22 pm	null	CHICAGO IL
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility	January 7, 2021 11:06 am	null	CHICAGO IL
Departed USPS Regional Facility	January 7, 2021 4:00 am	null	COLUMBUS OH
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility	January 6, 2021 11:26 pm	null	COLUMBUS OH
USPS in possession of item	January 6, 2021 2:53 pm	43085	COLUMBUS OH

Marco: ordred at the weekend delivered today...

January 19, 2021 09:28WOKING GBOn FedEx vehicle for deliveryJanuary 19, 2021 07:42CAMBERLEY GBAt local FedEx facilityJanuary 19, 2021 01:59CAMBERLEY GBIn transit: Package available for clearanceJanuary 18, 2021 18:11STANSTED GBInternational shipment release - ImportJanuary 18, 2021 18:11At destination sort facilityJanuary 18, 2021 14:17STANSTED GBDeparted FedEx locationJanuary 18, 2021 00:24MEMPHIS, TNIn transitJanuary 16, 2021 07:57MEMPHIS, TNIn transitJanuary 16, 2021 05:45MEMPHIS, TNArrived at FedEx locationJanuary 15, 2021 23:11MEMPHIS, TNLeft FedEx origin facilityJanuary 15, 2021 21:25WEST Columbia, South CarolinaPicked upJanuary 15, 2021 18:17WEST Columbia, South CarolinaShipment information sent to FedExJanuary 15, 2021 15:04

 

[myPinballs]

Jim,
I think that's UPS using any old excuse for their bull**** - DHL and FEDEX seem to be the best.

UPS:
DELIVERED19/01/2021 16:12WOKING, GBOut for Delivery19/01/2021 5:55Reading, United KingdomArrived at Facility19/01/2021 3:45Reading, United KingdomDeparted from Facility19/01/2021 1:20Tamworth, United KingdomArrived at Facility17/01/2021 22:56Tamworth, United KingdomDeparted from Facility17/01/2021 22:10Castle Donington, United KingdomImport Scan17/01/2021 15:04Arrived at Facility15/01/2021 20:11Castle Donington, United KingdomDeparted from Facility15/01/2021 8:50Philadelphia, PA, United StatesArrived at Facility15/01/2021 6:00Philadelphia, PA, United StatesDeparted from Facility15/01/2021 4:36Louisville, KY, United StatesArrived at Facility14/01/2021 18:34Philadelphia, PA, United StatesDeparted from Facility14/01/2021 16:53Louisville, KY, United StatesArrived at Facility14/01/2021 12:25Louisville, KY, United StatesDeparted from Facility14/01/2021 5:32Portland, OR, United StatesArrived at Facility14/01/2021 0:30Portland, OR, United StatesDeparted from Facility14/01/2021 0:01Portland, OR, United StatesOrigin Scan13/01/2021 19:11Portland, OR, United StatesShipper created a label, UPS has not received the package yet.13/01/2021 10:15

ordered 14th delivered 19th

Germany:

The shipment has been successfully delivered	18.01.2021 12:48
The shipment has been loaded onto the delivery vehicle	18.01.2021 09:07
The shipment is being prepared for delivery in the delivery depot	18.01.2021 02:13
The shipment has left the import parcel center in the destination country/destination area.	17.01.2021 20:22
The shipment has arrived in the destination country/destination area	17.01.2021 11:18
The international shipment has been processed in the export parcel center	15.01.2021 02:25	Dorsten, Germany
The shipment will be transported to the destination country/destination area and, from there, handed over to the delivery organization.	15.01.2021 02:25	Dorsten, Germany
The international shipment has been processed in the parcel center of origin	14.01.2021 18:23	Greven, Germany

ordered 13th delivered 18th

US to UK USPS (the worst): ordered 4th delivered 18th but sent cheap post.

Delivered	January 18, 2021 10:39 am	null	UNITED KINGDOM
Processed through Facility	January 16, 2021 4:45 pm	null	UNITED KINGDOM
Processed Through Facility	January 16, 2021 3:51 pm	null	UNITED KINGDOM
Departed	January 16, 2021 8:05 am	null	LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
Departed	January 15, 2021 6:40 pm	null	CHICAGO UNITED STATES
Arrived	January 15, 2021 11:45 am	null	CHICAGO UNITED STATES
Processed Through Regional Facility	January 14, 2021 1:09 pm	null	CHICAGO IL
Processed Through Regional Facility	January 11, 2021 9:37 am	null	CHICAGO IL
Arrived at Regional Facility	January 9, 2021 1:50 am	null	CHICAGO IL
Departed USPS Regional Facility	January 8, 2021 12:22 pm	null	CHICAGO IL
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility	January 7, 2021 11:06 am	null	CHICAGO IL
Departed USPS Regional Facility	January 7, 2021 4:00 am	null	COLUMBUS OH
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility	January 6, 2021 11:26 pm	null	COLUMBUS OH
USPS in possession of item	January 6, 2021 2:53 pm	43085	COLUMBUS OH

Marco: ordred at the weekend delivered today...

January 19, 2021 09:28WOKING GBOn FedEx vehicle for deliveryJanuary 19, 2021 07:42CAMBERLEY GBAt local FedEx facilityJanuary 19, 2021 01:59CAMBERLEY GBIn transit: Package available for clearanceJanuary 18, 2021 18:11STANSTED GBInternational shipment release - ImportJanuary 18, 2021 18:11At destination sort facilityJanuary 18, 2021 14:17STANSTED GBDeparted FedEx locationJanuary 18, 2021 00:24MEMPHIS, TNIn transitJanuary 16, 2021 07:57MEMPHIS, TNIn transitJanuary 16, 2021 05:45MEMPHIS, TNArrived at FedEx locationJanuary 15, 2021 23:11MEMPHIS, TNLeft FedEx origin facilityJanuary 15, 2021 21:25WEST Columbia, South CarolinaPicked upJanuary 15, 2021 18:17WEST Columbia, South CarolinaShipment information sent to FedExJanuary 15, 2021 15:04

Well everything had been fine for the past year and UPS is normally super reliable and professional. Proper drivers to pick up. Dhl bought Uk Mail and started using ‘man in car’ pickups, so hmmmmm....

Like I said previously I just don’t need all this additional ****e... I’m not a massive company with endless resources and a ‘brexit’ department...

 

[MartinY]

Not sure I understand your logic on how small businesses suffer exactly, at least not in the UK. This system has been put in place to prevent UK businesses from being disadvantaged by competition from VAT free imports (as well as closing a loophole for the treasury.)

Business to business sales not exceeding £135 in value will also be subject to the new rules. However, where the business customer is VAT registered in the UK and provides its valid VAT registration number to the seller, the VAT will be accounted for by the customer by means of a reverse charge. (Copied from https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...s-goods-sold-to-customers-from-1-january-2021)

Reverse charge VAT is how goods imported from the EU have been accounted for as long as I can remember so in reality very little has changed for small businesses. (Coming from the owner of a small business that has just received a consignment without issue from the EU this week.)

If you want to import consignments from anywhere in the world valued less than £135 without issue then start a VAT registered business, import the goods and then sell them to yourself at cost. It costs £12 to incorporate a company with Companies House online, and then £13 a year to file a company return, barely more then you would of paid Royal Mail etc for a single import in admin fees! Import 2 items in a year and you've actually saved money. Otherwise I'm sure there are plenty of small businesses in the UK that will source what you want if you ask them.

How does this save money. You'd need to charge vat to sell them to yourself....

 

[aaronhicksuk]

There seems to be a bigger issue exporting goods from the UK at the moment then importing and I do have sympathy Jim and others that are having difficulty getting goods to their customers. I'd also recommend giving DHL a go instead as UPS clearly don't seem to be on the ball at all. The goods I imported last week came via DHL with no delay whatsoever. They phoned me up on the day of delivery to ask for our EORI number and said they would keep the details on file so they didn't need to ask again in the future. The goods had already been loaded on a van by this stage anyway so I get the impression they just wanted to get the stuff delivered regardless.

How does this save money. You'd need to charge vat to sell them to yourself...

Yes you'd have to charge VAT to sell the goods to yourself but you always had to pay VAT before anyway, so ulltimately you break even on the VAT. There is potential to save money on imports from countries outside of the EU though because previously you would of been charged VAT by the courier PLUS a £10 administration/processing fee or similar amount for the privelege. As a VAT registered customer they don't need to charge any VAT and hence no admin fee. Realistically I don't really recommend doing this unless you are importing a whole load of stuff because of the burden of the paperwork and filing involved, it's not a crazy amount but can take a little bit of time to get your head around if you haven't done it before. The point I was trying to get accross is that the new rules don't shaft UK businesses importing goods like some people on here are trying to make out.

Under the new rules the whole world is treated the same so there is actually a benefit to VAT registered companies importing goods from countries outside of the EU as they no longer have to pay VAT at the point of import. Take Phil importing pinball machines from the USA for example, previously everytime he imported a container of games he had to pay the VAT due on the whole consignment before it was released from customs. The new rules mean that this VAT payment can just be deferred in to his next VAT return by which time a large amount of the games will have been sold to customers and the VAT collected. This avoids a significant negative effect on cash flow.

In all honesty I don't really agree with HMRC placing the burden on foreign businesses to collect VAT on their behalf as really it's out of their jurisdiction and it definitely sucks for the average punter who just wants to buy stuff. Unfortunately it seems that it isn't just the UK that is looking to implement such policy, we just happen to be leading the charge. Brexit may have brought this forward slightly but this is the way things were going to end up regardless so it's an easy scapegoat imo.

 

[MartinY]

There seems to be a bigger issue exporting goods from the UK at the moment then importing and I do have sympathy Jim and others that are having difficulty getting goods to their customers. I'd also recommend giving DHL a go instead as UPS clearly don't seem to be on the ball at all. The goods I imported last week came via DHL with no delay whatsoever. They phoned me up on the day of delivery to ask for our EORI number and said they would keep the details on file so they didn't need to ask again in the future. The goods had already been loaded on a van by this stage anyway so I get the impression they just wanted to get the stuff delivered regardless.


Yes you'd have to charge VAT to sell the goods to yourself but you always had to pay VAT before anyway, so ulltimately you break even on the VAT. There is potential to save money on imports from countries outside of the EU though because previously you would of been charged VAT by the courier PLUS a £10 administration/processing fee or similar amount for the privelege. As a VAT registered customer they don't need to charge any VAT and hence no admin fee. Realistically I don't really recommend doing this unless you are importing a whole load of stuff because of the burden of the paperwork and filing involved, it's not a crazy amount but can take a little bit of time to get your head around if you haven't done it before. The point I was trying to get accross is that the new rules don't shaft UK businesses importing goods like some people on here are trying to make out.

Under the new rules the whole world is treated the same so there is actually a benefit to VAT registered companies importing goods from countries outside of the EU as they no longer have to pay VAT at the point of import. Take Phil importing pinball machines from the USA for example, previously everytime he imported a container of games he had to pay the VAT due on the whole consignment before it was released from customs. The new rules mean that this VAT payment can just be deferred in to his next VAT return by which time a large amount of the games will have been sold to customers and the VAT collected. This avoids a significant negative effect on cash flow.

In all honesty I don't really agree with HMRC placing the burden on foreign businesses to collect VAT on their behalf as really it's out of their jurisdiction and it definitely sucks for the average punter who just wants to buy stuff. Unfortunately it seems that it isn't just the UK that is looking to implement such policy, we just happen to be leading the charge. Brexit may have brought this forward slightly but this is the way things were going to end up regardless so it's an easy scapegoat imo.

Interesting point. So purely to avoid the admin charge. Got it ,.

 

[myPinballs]

The issue for me appears to be 'Stanford Le Hope' processing centre and uk customs and border officials. Maybe other couriers are using other places where its working better, god knows. And lets remember here, these are exports to non EU countries, so nothing should have changed.... Frictionless trade though people....

This is what UPS say (and yes all my export paperwork is perfect as it always is)

"
Our records indicate that your shipment is on hold awaiting customs clearance. Please note that Customs and Border Protection is an entirely separate entity based upon government procedures.

At the moment, there is nothing pending or required, unfortunately we do not have an estimated timeframe for the clearance, as that is entirely to the discretion of customs officials and is beyond our control. It shows that the package will be delivered on 28/01/21, by end of day. Please keep continue to track the package in our website, ups.com.
"

So a parcel shipped on 7th Jan 2021 will not be with the customer until 28th Jan at the earliest when using a 3 day max international service.

The issue i have now is changing logistics processes and using other couriers that i dont have a relationship with or trust is not that easy. As i said before i'm not a massive company and i dont have other peoples to sort this stuff out. All the things i mentioned before christmas as being a potential issue for me and guess what, exactly correct....

I'm thinking of selling up and moving to another country! ...

 

[Deleted member 2463]

ordered Thursday from Marcospec, out for delivery today...

Saturday, January 23, 2021
7:22 AM	CAMBERLEY GB	Out for delivery
6:18 AM	CAMBERLEY GB	At local FedEx facility
Friday, January 22, 2021
8:48 PM	STANSTED GB	In transitPackage available for clearance
8:48 PM	STANSTED GB	International shipment release - Import
6:40 PM	STANSTED GB	At destination sort facility
7:44 AM	MEMPHIS, TN	In transit
7:41 AM	MEMPHIS, TN	In transit
5:15 AM	MEMPHIS, TN	Departed FedEx location
4:24 AM	MEMPHIS, TN	In transit
3:23 AM	MEMPHIS, TN	In transit
Thursday, January 21, 2021
11:19 PM	MEMPHIS, TN	Arrived at FedEx location
9:25 PM	WEST COLUMBIA, SC	Left FedEx origin facility
5:09 PM	WEST COLUMBIA, SC	Picked up
3:11 PM		Shipment information sent to FedEx

 

[broomstick]

ordered Thursday from Marcospec, out for delivery today...

Saturday, January 23, 2021
7:22 AM	CAMBERLEY GB	Out for delivery
6:18 AM	CAMBERLEY GB	At local FedEx facility
Friday, January 22, 2021
8:48 PM	STANSTED GB	In transitPackage available for clearance
8:48 PM	STANSTED GB	International shipment release - Import
6:40 PM	STANSTED GB	At destination sort facility
7:44 AM	MEMPHIS, TN	In transit
7:41 AM	MEMPHIS, TN	In transit
5:15 AM	MEMPHIS, TN	Departed FedEx location
4:24 AM	MEMPHIS, TN	In transit
3:23 AM	MEMPHIS, TN	In transit
Thursday, January 21, 2021
11:19 PM	MEMPHIS, TN	Arrived at FedEx location
9:25 PM	WEST COLUMBIA, SC	Left FedEx origin facility
5:09 PM	WEST COLUMBIA, SC	Picked up
3:11 PM		Shipment information sent to FedEx

Yes marco priority shipping is something else ordered Friday delivered Monday, it gets here quicker than our royal mail lol

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[myPinballs]

ordered Thursday from Marcospec, out for delivery today...

Saturday, January 23, 2021
7:22 AM	CAMBERLEY GB	Out for delivery
6:18 AM	CAMBERLEY GB	At local FedEx facility
Friday, January 22, 2021
8:48 PM	STANSTED GB	In transitPackage available for clearance
8:48 PM	STANSTED GB	International shipment release - Import
6:40 PM	STANSTED GB	At destination sort facility
7:44 AM	MEMPHIS, TN	In transit
7:41 AM	MEMPHIS, TN	In transit
5:15 AM	MEMPHIS, TN	Departed FedEx location
4:24 AM	MEMPHIS, TN	In transit
3:23 AM	MEMPHIS, TN	In transit
Thursday, January 21, 2021
11:19 PM	MEMPHIS, TN	Arrived at FedEx location
9:25 PM	WEST COLUMBIA, SC	Left FedEx origin facility
5:09 PM	WEST COLUMBIA, SC	Picked up
3:11 PM		Shipment information sent to FedEx

Import not export...

 

[waynej4]

Sent a parcel to Canada on Wednesday (picked up at 10ish, arrived the next day! That was using FedEx.

Sounds like a lot of bulls&£* excuses coming from some delivery companies.

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[Alpha1]

DHL and DPD are good at getting things out at the moment.

I've just been completely ****ed with a £181.17 customs charge on £400 worth of stuff from Germany. (The deal is **** wake up).

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[waynej4]

Write to your MP

 

[Moonraker]

Ordered from https://www.marcospecialties.com/ last Wednesday, all charges included in final total (including speedy shipping). FEDEX delivered today no delays or extra fees.

Also ordered from pbresource.com at the same time and their parcel is stuck in USPS land (somewhere in the states) which is no surprise given what Trump did to the USPS last year..!

 

[Moonraker]

Just paid the £72 import VAT and £12 parcel farce clearance fee (ouch), delivery due Tuesday.