Reinhard Goebel's Archiv box set

[MickyD]

I now have a copy of this set, which was kindly bought for me as a Christmas present. Indeed it was supplied - presumably from France [though I'm often suspicious that Amazon supplied objects might just go via a sort of virtual Europe [in this case France] - with paperwork to prove it - and then get sent on via a depot near Dunfermline. There were carriage charges - as specified, but no additional charges or deductions by HMRC for import tariffs.

I've not bought anything from mainland Europe since the Brexit debacle, but may now resume such purchases if there are items of interest, either bargains, or items which are otherwise unobtainable.

I've yet to open the box, but I"m hoping to sample it in the next few days.

I buy from Amazon UK here in France and have never paid extra customs charges. However, I have ordered clothes from a great UK company and the customs duties were so horrendous that it will be out of the question for me to order again. Amazon must have some special deal

[Cockney Sparrow]

Last time I looked - at the Parcel handling site and the .gov site dealing with imports, I think that the VAT needs to be accounted for in the UK system. Large sites vending goods - the Am, Ebay and Discogs, do that accounting and I have found no charges on imports (limited experience in Ebay and Am.). There must be some information on their help pages. Discogs- the invoice shows "UK VAT" as a specific item.
Where a trader indicates the buyer is responsible for customs dues and charges on entrance to the UK, then charges are likely to arise - unless by some luck there is some De Minimis in operation - even if strictly - when I was looking - it said there was no allowance in whatever amount. (Pre Brexit, I think it was £15?)
I have also found some manufacturers - for example Hi-Tec shoes/trainers and some other companies choose to market in the UK but despatch from Europe. Unless they make it clear, you should expect they are set up to handle the VAT accounting - I would look for some indication on the web site and if necessary ask the question.