-
Welcome to DOSBODS
DOSBODS is free of any advertising.
Ads are annoying, and - increasingly - advertising companies limit free speech online. DOSBODS Forums are completely free to use. Please create a free account to be able to access all the features of the DOSBODS community. It only takes 20 seconds!
-
Recently Browsing 0 members
- No registered users viewing this page.
Question
UmBongo
This is the first time I have sold an item to someone living outside of the UK for over a decade.
I have sold a vintage toy car on eBay to someone in Turkey with a value of £3.00. The postage has been paid for by the buyer. I completed a CN22 form and stuck it to the parcel. Took it to the Post Office and I was told I made a mistake. The CN22 form had to have a bar code. The chap kindly gave me a new one with a bar code. So I started filling in my details on the new form, holding up the people behind me even more than I wanted.
I got to writing out my postcode when the chap noticed something else. There needed to be an IOSS number for the purposes of legally avoiding VAT. He couldn't help me any more, so I took my parcel thanked the guy and left.
I've done some cursory reading up on the subject and it seems that IOSS is optional. It only seems to make sense to sign up to it if you're a business, which I'm not. I wonder if the Post Office employee got the impression that I was running an eBay business when in fact I only sell the odd item here and there. The toy car I'm trying to sell was probably bought in the early 1970s for my sisters. It even pre-dates VAT!
Is there something I'm missing? Do I have to sign up to IOSS for something I may sell to someone abroad on the rare occasion?
Link to comment
Share on other sites
2 answers to this question
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.