Quote Originally Posted by dazp1976 View Post
It doesn't make any difference to an individual buyer.
VAT and import tax are 2 different things.
I believe my original beef was about the ridiculous fees that forwarding agents charge to handle any tax or VAT. Now the VAT on goods <£135 is collected at source and Fedex, UPS and DHL etc. no longer have this lucrative source of income. The disadvantage is that we no longer get away with tax free import of small items - Hey Ho!