VAT on orders with Simple Delivery

[werew_16]

I'm noticing that orders with Simple Delivery are now also showing a VAT deduction. Is this new?

For example

Subtotal
£19.50
Buyer Protection fee
£1.25
Postage*
£3.56
VAT*
£0.71
Order total**
£25.02

[werew_16]

Anybody else getting this?

[irobot100]

Yep i have had this too,   i have only been selling paperback books and some have shown a VAT  figure in the order details and some haven't ??? i was going to question this myself but after the last few weeks i really can't be bothered with Ebay no more....i ve got tons of stuff to get rid of and i wasn't aware of the BPF or SD  until i listed 50 books etc at very competitive prices, i have since had to reduced these 2 times just to sell a few of them.......the weather is great so  im not listing anymore and ebay can do as they wish and ill check back at the end of summer to see if they have either gone out of business or seen the error of their ways.

[61stephenuk]

It's showing the VAT part of the postage paid by the buyer

Standard Tracked Delivery - Postage: £4.27

Postage £3.56

VAT £0.71

Total £4.27

[papso22]

It's the VAT on the postage.

[werew_16]

OK. So instead of £3.25 Royal Mail Tracked 48 the buyer is paying £4.27? That's quite a mark-up, presumably to cover the insurance in case Royal Mail decide to mistreat or lose it? What's the Buyer Protection fee for?

[werew_16]

Also why doesn't it show up on orders not sent simple delivery?

[billtev]

I was charged £1.00 VAT on an order from a private seller last week and wondered about this charge as never seen it on an order from a business seller the week before ?

[tommystrezures · Accepted solution]

Tracked 24/48 services from Royal Mail include VAT (except to channel Islands) when you ordinarily buy a label. Ebay choose to break the information down this way for you.

If you send an item non simple delivery then ebay don't the carrier all they include is the postage price you included on your listing for the buyer.

Insurance should be as standard on TR24/48 of £150. This is Royal Mails standard offering.

Pricing with Simple Delivery probably/could show new pricing from Royal Mail which kick in tomorrow (7th)