Hi george, this sounds good in theory, but its a bit dicy, with the right form you may be VAT exempt, but they have the right to open up the package and charge you an opening/packing fee, also a holding fee. Guess they'll get it out of us Some how. George, maybe its easy cut and dry for a business like yours? We worked out that if hubby and son went to the states for a holiday and brought back everything I needed, they would save the airfair so get a free trip! lol Christine W. ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 10:02 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Assistive tech and VAT Hi Dean, If you import adaptive technology from the U.S. you can claim zero rate of VAT on import. It takes a little planning, but VAT exemption forms are available. Contact me privately if you need help - george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx George. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dean Wilcox Sent: 16 March 2007 21:45 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Assistive tech and VAT Hi, I live in the UK and find most assistive tech listed on Ebay is from=20 the US. Is it treated as standard electrical goods and is there a=20 max price I can pay? I'm just looking at a few *cheap* Braille=20 displays but am unsure whether its worth it. I saw a Braille Lite=20 that went for a decent price the other month but daren't bid! =20 =09 ___________________________________________________________=20 Inbox full of spam? Get leading spam protection and 1GB storage with All New Yahoo! Mail. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq