Do private sellers have to pay VAT on items they sell?.

[maclaughlin2006]

I am a private seller and have had VAT added to an item I have just sold to an American friend. .First time this has happened so wondering is this correct?.

[maclaughlin2006]

Thank you all for clarifying something which I did not know.

[roger_roger_over_and_nowt]

Its not VAT it is a tax that applies to sales to some U.S. states for items bought from overseas.