eBay VAT charge

[liam221165]

Why have eBay taken £36 VAT from my account after having bought and paid for an item within the UK..

[rusticrye · Accepted solution]

VAT should only be added onto your invoice if you've purchased the item from outside the UK. If it's otherwise happened, you will have to ask Ebay that question. Live Chat and request-a-callback are available in Help & Contact during working hours. For this particular issue, I'd recommend a callback.

I don't see how it can be VAT on an import, though, as the maximum would be £27.00.  Platforms like Ebay are now required to collect VAT on imports at POS (Point Of Sale) and pass it on to the government, but only on purchase values up to £135.00. Import tax is due on purchases over that value, as well as VAT, and that has to be assessed and charged by UK Customs as before, so is either paid on entry into the UK, or direct to the global shipper if the seller is in Ebay's Global Shipping Programme.

@liam221165 

[liam221165 · Accepted solution]

I am in the North of Ireland and I believe this is a factor, although goods shipped from UK to N.I. are supposed to be treated the same as anywhere else within the UK as long as the item is not being shipped elsewhere..

[billh7671 · Accepted solution]

Platforms like Ebay are now required to collect VAT on imports at POS (Point Of Sale) and pass it on to the government.

OK then, I've exhausted the "chat" help and still can't get eBay's VAT number to make it valid. What is eBay's VAT number? Any other UK business has to provide a VAT invoice if they are VAT registered so that if the purchaser is VAT registered, the VAT can be entered into their accounts. Bill