Brexit for UK Inventory & Shipments
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|In-House Shipments using Endicia
If you do not ship to the UK using Endicia, this will have no effect on you.
Effective Jan 1, 2021, value-added tax (VAT) must be collected for all goods entering the United Kingdom (UK).
There will be a 20% VAT rate on goods valued up to £135 (about $180 USD), which the shipper must collect unless already collected by the online marketplace (e.g. eBay, Amazon, Etsy, etc.). Current procedures for goods valued over £135 remain the same.
Endicia is advising their customers to take the following steps to prevent their UK-bound shipments from being delayed, held, or returned by UK customs:
- Register for a VAT number with the UK: https://www.gov.uk/vat-registration
- Collect VAT at the time of purchase.
- Make quarterly VAT return payments to the UK.
As a result, Endicia customers will be able to indicate their VAT number on UK-bound shipments. Shipments should not be blocked if this number is missing. You can input your VAT number after you have registered for one with the UK government into Order Manager in the Settings Module, Company Info tab, in the outlined field seen below. Make sure to click the Update button before leaving the page, or your edits will not be saved.