Shipping to the UK

[levistubby]

Hi,

When will TP be able to ship to the UK again. Not being able to place an order for a 4:1 MUX kit and a Toslink input module is really frustrating me.

Thanks.

Tony

 

[drewburn]

Shipping to UK

I tried to order a Mezmerize PCB. The checkout box informed me that due to Brexit I had to order $200 worth minimum.
Perhaps a joint order, if we can get to $200. I suppose import tax will be a problem.

 

[BrianDonegan]

BREXIT has introduced some big complications for small businesses.

The big new requirement is that non-UK vendors have to set up accounts with UK Customs and collect VAT for all orders under a certain amount, then pay those VAT periodically. I am not prepared to do that.

This is why you see the minimum order amount with some sites, and I will likely start doing the same.

My short-term fix was to just stop shipping to the UK. I will try to get some better software updates done soon.

 

[levistubby]

That's disappointing but understandable.

 

[mrwireless]

Hopefully there’s a workable approach soon, even a minimum order level is better than nothing.

 

[BrianDonegan]

Thanks for poking me on this. I just added code to allow UK shipping for orders over $200. That will put them in the range of customer-paid VAT.

 

[brucci2000]

I was in the market for a pair of Lo-Z Retro boards with mounted op-amps and I’m disappointed to discover yet another problem with our government’s recent policies. I fully understand your stance, but I wondered if Ebay offers any kind of solution for this? I’ve recently bought a couple of overseas items where they have handled the VAT. I don’t know much about the selling side of Ebay and there may be other reasons why you wouldn’t want to use them.