Quoted from G-P-E:Unfortunately, the UK government is driving international sellers away from the UK marketplace.
It is bad enough that I have to collect sales taxes for local sales but to collect sales taxes for foreign countries is a bit over the top.
I do not have the means or time to keep track of foreign VAT taxes.
As a result of their enforcing foreign sellers to collect VAT and send money to the UK - I will have to either enforce a $190 minimum buy or suspend sales to the UK.
For our UK customers - I apologize in advance, I will not be able to sell to you for the time being.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-and-overseas-goods-sold-directly-to-customers-in-the-uk
Ed Krzycki
Great Plains Electronics
www.GreatPlainsElectronics.com
I have no experience in consumer sales, so apologies for maybe a dumb question.
Is there Pont of Sale software that would also pay the the proper country/amount based on the destination? Ideally the software would xfer the VAT at the time of sale, making the process seamless? Granted, if you would need to change your software to a different vendor, or if you need to upgrade the current software for a fee - that's a hit to the wallet and disruption on your end.
Not involved in sales, so no clue on my end.