topic Re: Vat charges why in Buying

Vat charges why

kellgolto — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:04:30 GMT

Why are ebay charging me vat on items I'm buying in UK??? If an item is listed at £10 that's what we expect to pay . Nowhere in the listing does it say seller wants £10 but ebay want 20 per cent on top its becoming a joke

Re: Vat charges why

papso22 — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:27:50 GMT

Can you provide a listing number where this is happening?

Re: Vat charges why

lucy_farmer — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:23:11 GMT

Is it a digital 'item'? These have VAT applied.

Or it may just be the VAT applied to the postage and BPF costs. (because these are from *ebay* not the seller, ebay have to add VAT.)

But if it's not digital and VAT is applied to the whole thing, that is a bit of a mystery 🤔

Re: Vat charges why

fargvs — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:08:00 GMT

As advised , and to add --- even if item is in the UK , if either the Buyer or Seller is using/or has initially had an account that was registered outside the UK site , then an additional 20% Import VAT and any other duty is charged on UK delivery.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/buying/paying-items/paying-tax-ebay-purchases?id=4771&st=12&pos=3&query=...