Exemption from VAT and Customs duties may apply to the return of goods which are shipped from the EU to the UK or vice versa but the conditions apply.
This leaflet looks at the VAT and Customs consequences of Brexit on returns of goods. It analyzes the effect on the businesses who ship their goods from the EU to the UK or vice versa. Overview is given about transitional measures applicable to returns of goods which have been transported from the EU to the UK or vice versa before the end of the Brexit transition period. This leaflet also looks at the relief measures available on goods which are transported from the EU to the UK or vice versa after the end of the Brexit transition period.
Source Grant Thornton
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