Brexit: Retailers warn they could burn goods stuck in EU
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UK retailers may abandon goods EU customers want to return because it is cheaper than bringing them home.
I thought you sad Britain was self-sufficient in everything. Buy British and all that. Now you admit you buy foreign stuff. How dare you?
Yes, it's happening both ways. A bit of a spit roast all around really.
The stuff coming in to the UK can be sold in any other country the EU has a trade deal with.
The stuff going out is stuck at our border, and unable to access our largest trading partner.
So the problem is extremely one sided, minor problems for the EU, big problems for the UK.
The stuff going out is stuck at our border, and unable to access our largest trading partner.
So the problem is extremely one sided, minor problems for the EU, big problems for the UK.
It does, but that is for EU business leaders and governments to worry about.
Do you then think our papers should write about what China and Russia is saying about us too?
Well the Government and the Brexiteers got what it voted for. What were you expecting?
We didn't vote for the EU to be silly bu****s, they were that already as Liam Fox told you, but you wouldn't listen, but don't worry, all those large multi-nationals you said would leave haven't & once the EU discovers how much it hurts them and that it has no effect on Italy they'll be too busy trying to stop Italy defaulting & exiting the Euro, then news won't bother with this trivial stuff.
Even more than the 61 new trade deals we have got.
So an anecdotal comment that suppliers "may" burn clothes rather than return them to the UK is headline news with a HYS. There is no evidence to support this claim from a guy I have never heard of from an organisation I have never heard of.
Why not headline on the Nissan story. Sorry, I forgot, that's positive news.
Why not headline on the Nissan story. Sorry, I forgot, that's positive news.
There is a Nissan story published. Saying that everything remains the same as before Brexit. No change to what they already had, no new investment, just not disinvestment.
Nissan is also a headline, but then that is also only anecdotal and may not turn out to be true, but as it is telling you what you want to hear you are willing to accept that without question.
Meantime there are long delays at the ports, businesses on the verge of bankruptcy as a result of those and people losing their jobs, but you regard that as 'anecdotal' because it shows you are wrong.
Meantime there are long delays at the ports, businesses on the verge of bankruptcy as a result of those and people losing their jobs, but you regard that as 'anecdotal' because it shows you are wrong.
There is an open HYS on Nissan so suggest you wind your neck back in and head over there.
"There is no evidence to support this claim from a guy I have never heard of from an organisation I have never heard of."
I'm not sure you'd accept evidence that dropped out of a blue sky on to your head, if it didn't support what we could laughingly call your "arguments"
I'm not sure you'd accept evidence that dropped out of a blue sky on to your head, if it didn't support what we could laughingly call your "arguments"
Boris Johnson told us all that he had negotiated a "World Beating Trade Deal" with the EU. Try telling that to Fishermen, Farmers and other businesses. Boris Johnson has duped us all again with his lies and deceit. We have world beating lamb, beef and fish and its rotting in containers because Johnson lied to the nation. He is good for nothing save for U-turns and lies.
To be fair he only duped 43% of those who voted.
He did it by pandering to racism and promising an end to the disastrous problems he and his party had created with their previous lies and empty promises.
The racists and those so tired with the whole mess they just wanted it to go away were willing to believe him despite his history of lying, and we are in this mess as a result of that. Removed
He did it by pandering to racism and promising an end to the disastrous problems he and his party had created with their previous lies and empty promises.
The racists and those so tired with the whole mess they just wanted it to go away were willing to believe him despite his history of lying, and we are in this mess as a result of that. Removed
It is all missunderstanding. World Beating meant world will beat us.
"Boris Johnson has duped us all again"
No, only the Brexiteers.
All us others saw right through the lies.
No, only the Brexiteers.
All us others saw right through the lies.
Not sure why we should be surprised here. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out we'd be worse off as consumers and that businesses would also be compromised and suffer. Its not just the procedures and protocols from the EU, its also their mindset to teach the UK a lesson and stop other member states jumping ship too.
You forgot the adulteries,unfaithfull to lady friends,back stabbing.the list goes on.One important thing is the mess he has along with Hancock made of the pandemic.Their actions has not been good for the country or for those who succombed to the virus.Bring on the enquiry into the debacle aided by their incompetence.
But many already knew they were lies, Boris was given the ammunition he needed by those who voted to leave.
Rubbish, no lies just the truth. No tariffs and a better fishing deal
Sell it in the UK at subsidised prices to the hungry millions and reduce the UK’s dependency on food imports - job done
And Jeremy Corbyn would have done a better job running the country when he wasn't even prepared to state where he stood on Brexit?
Look on the bright side, he did promise a huge sum to help the UK Fisheries industry. Just wonder who's gonna pay for it, and the NHA, the police and everything else he lied about.
He didn’t dupe me. I voted remain and knew leaving would be ruinous. But then I don’t read the Daily Fail, the Sun, Express or Telegraph.
I voted to stay in Europe for many reasons. One of which being I could not see one single tiny benefit for our household after leaving. 99.5% of people who voted to leave, I`m afraid were total bell ends.
Blame those who were stupid and dumb enough to believe in a proven liar, and Farage!
Surly there can’t be any problems it was an oven ready deal, or was that half baked! Either way it more than obvious mini trump hasn’t been near a kitchen
These companies should send BoJo a bill for their losses.
Easiest deal in history they said.
We hold all the cards they said
They will have to give us what we want they said
Have our cake and eat it they said
All the promises of sunlit uplands,
All the painting of the warnings of what would happen by remainers as 'project fear'
All of it now proven to be outright lies.
But at least the money launderers and tax evaders can carry on as normal...
We hold all the cards they said
They will have to give us what we want they said
Have our cake and eat it they said
All the promises of sunlit uplands,
All the painting of the warnings of what would happen by remainers as 'project fear'
All of it now proven to be outright lies.
But at least the money launderers and tax evaders can carry on as normal...
The EU is proving that the leavers were most likely RIGHT.
They always could, Brexit deals didn't affect Luxembourg or Monaco. So tell us about Nissan closing Sunderland, Unilever moving to Holland etc, not some woman buying a £240 coat & internet return items being written off not returned. How is the mighty Project Fear fallen. Still don't worry thank to Brexit vaccination programs are running across Europe, not very well in the EU admittedly
Since when did Brexiteers care about facts? It was all about jingoistic emotions.
Any positive facts regarding Brexit? No.
Unless someone wants to prove me wrong....
Unless someone wants to prove me wrong....
What more do you need than business leaders saying what they might have to do.
Denial does not mean it is not going to happen.
Denial does not mean it is not going to happen.
Bojo's self-imposed deadline for a deal meant that he rushed into signing something that he didn't understand and which was bad for Britain.
Maybe it's the deal that should be burned.
Maybe it's the deal that should be burned.
He was desperate to distract people from the disastrous mess the govenment had made of the Covid situation over xmas so he panicked into signing a mess of a treaty.
The result is we have thousands dying per day of Covid, and a godawful mess at the ports that is threatening many peoples livelihoods.
The result is we have thousands dying per day of Covid, and a godawful mess at the ports that is threatening many peoples livelihoods.
Taking back control...
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.... (falls off chair foaming at the mouth)
What a disaster
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.... (falls off chair foaming at the mouth)
What a disaster
yes lets be in an organisation that demand to have the same diplomatic status as countries just so you can save on tat.
bravo
bravo
I always said remoaners were sad b******s. Still, here is what is going to dominate the news soon, Brexit is nowt compared to this
https://www.euronews.com/2020/12/11/new-poverty-hits-europe?minutetv=true Removed
https://www.euronews.com/2020/12/11/new-poverty-hits-europe?minutetv=true Removed
We will not be rejoining so you had better accept it.
So an anecdotal comment that suppliers "may" burn clothes rather than return them to the UK is headline news with a HYS. There is no evidence to support this claim from a guy I have never heard of from an organisation I have never heard of.
Why not headline on the Nissan story. Sorry, I forgot, that's positive news.
Why not headline on the Nissan story. Sorry, I forgot, that's positive news.
Is that the same Nisan that said it will close business should there be barriers.
Boris Johnson told us all that he had negotiated a "World Beating Trade Deal" with the EU. Try telling that to Fishermen, Farmers and other businesses. Boris Johnson has duped us all again with his lies and deceit. We have world beating lamb, beef and fish and its rotting in containers because Johnson lied to the nation. He is good for nothing save for U-turns and lies.
To be fair he only duped 43% of those who voted.
He did it by pandering to racism and promising an end to the disastrous problems he and his party had created with their previous lies and empty promises.
The racists and those so tired with the whole mess they just wanted it to go away were willing to believe him despite his history of lying, and we are in this mess as a result of that. Removed
He did it by pandering to racism and promising an end to the disastrous problems he and his party had created with their previous lies and empty promises.
The racists and those so tired with the whole mess they just wanted it to go away were willing to believe him despite his history of lying, and we are in this mess as a result of that. Removed
Blah blah blah, got enough salt to sell yet with all your tears
I thought 52 per cent voted out not 43 . If you're referring to the General election, Corbyn never wanted to be in Europe throughout his entire political life and didn't want a second referendum either. Boris Johnson just promised to get it done.Europe will always cheat they did it before we went in they're going to be worse than the yanks for bullying us wait and see.
Oh I love that! So 43% of voters a complete idiots - no surprises there then.
So 43% of the people who voted in 2019 were duped? Or they were racists?
The arrogance of the left.
The arrogance of the left.
"He did it by pandering to racism."
Clearly.
No grey areas. Black & white.
Clearly.
No grey areas. Black & white.
I have to say that I I developed coulrophobia, so I no longer listen, read or watch what this Tory party have to say about anything.
Is it racist to be concerned that Neo Liberal control of UK has a primary policy of mass immigration numbering 650,000 a year (minus emigration).
When netted off - even by remainers leaving , then the number can return to net 100,000 which is more than enough for this island to sustain.
When netted off - even by remainers leaving , then the number can return to net 100,000 which is more than enough for this island to sustain.
Socialist nonsense of the worst kind.
Accusing others of racism without cause is disgusting & counterproductive.
Accusing others of racism without cause is disgusting & counterproductive.
There needs to be a clear communication from both the EU and UK governments that spells out clearly what the charges will be for movement of goods. Paying taxes like this does not seem to match what both sides said. If that is the case why did we allow them to still fish in our waters?
Oh, not the fish again. Grief. That issue is miniscule.
It's not about taxes only. Even without any tax you still have to provide a lot of additional documents for shipment. That's the benefit of being outside and take back control.
Because of inept government lead by inept leader supreme, The Thing BoJo. Eat cake and have it. Or rather they eat a cake and we have a th..d.
Brexit disaster. Day 22
So thanks to Brexit we can have to pay an extra 40% on some EU goods costing £200. Well at least we have all that sovereignty to pass our own laws. Like lowering food stuffs and reducing workers rights.
Brexit success, 61 new trade deals.
Build a biomass power station at Dover and Calais , all this limbo apparel could mixed with unwanted chippy fat and burned to make electricity.
Ah, the sunny uplands. Brilliant.
Wow! Are those the sunlit uplands, shining on the horizon?
Ah no... It's just the glow of goods that are being burnt to avoid the cost of having to pass them through the new export barriers twice.
Great job, brexiteers.
Ah no... It's just the glow of goods that are being burnt to avoid the cost of having to pass them through the new export barriers twice.
Great job, brexiteers.
And yet you have the brexiteers claiming victory because 1 car plant was able to stay open....
delusional
delusional
You're welcome
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55757930
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55757930
Yeah, right. And what's your view on the Nissan announcement???
Just stop purchasing EU goods and items, they will soon learn!
Boycott the EU then no extra taxes on goods and services!!
Simples!!
Boycott the EU then no extra taxes on goods and services!!
Simples!!
This is what happens when right wing extremism rises above common sense.
The cancer of brexit has come home to roost & the UK end game has begun. project reality is here. Sadly brexiteers tend to deny the facts as if truth is optional so no doubt will continue to deny what's happening, as if this self inflicted mess is some sort of victory, rather than an act of national self harm
The cancer of brexit has come home to roost & the UK end game has begun. project reality is here. Sadly brexiteers tend to deny the facts as if truth is optional so no doubt will continue to deny what's happening, as if this self inflicted mess is some sort of victory, rather than an act of national self harm
We didn't vote for this we voted to leave a passive aggressive union behind. You're welcome just stay in Europe.
LOL so the EU starts playing silly b*****s to punish us, as we leavers told you they would, and you blame the UK and leavers! We should have gone WTO that way we could have punished them for trying to punish us.
Our pleasure, been vaccinated yet or are you in the EU? ;-)
Use the 60 million internal market at home to sell your wares...
No but they will be when we secure enough deals to not worry about the eu. They'll soon change it then. We should reciprocate and do it to them
Yawn.
Are we boring you? Are you finding life here tedious and missing your previous cosmopolitan, care free lifestyle under the magnanimous EU?
Don’t let us keep you then, off you go to the glorious, freedom loving Franco-German Fourth Reich.
Missing you already...not!
Don’t let us keep you then, off you go to the glorious, freedom loving Franco-German Fourth Reich.
Missing you already...not!
Many people will see benefits as a result of Brexit.
A lot of people who used to work for a living will find themselves on benefits as a result of Brexit.
Not the sort of benefits they thought they were being sold granted, but it is as close as you will get to people seeing any benefits from Brexit.
A lot of people who used to work for a living will find themselves on benefits as a result of Brexit.
Not the sort of benefits they thought they were being sold granted, but it is as close as you will get to people seeing any benefits from Brexit.
Yawn.
Creating obstacles to trading with your closest neighbours in insane, monumental waste of effort.
But at least it united the Conservative Party.
(? And I'm sure it's an ill wind that blows no speculator no good.)
(? And I'm sure it's an ill wind that blows no speculator no good.)
In this case No it’s not, as it should mean Britain’s businesses gain from UK citizens spending at home which is also environmentally beneficial as goods are not being transported back and forth from EU and best of all we did get our SOVEREIGNTY BACK ??
True, so why did the EU insist on doing just that???
Remainers have been saying this from day 1. Project Fear apparently.
true, but there's no reasoned, logical or rational explanation that works against zealous ideology, why do we waste our breath? Being right or wrong isn't actually important to them. also see flat-earthers, climate deniers and conspiracy theorists
Funny how there don't appear to be any problems with the EU produce coming to the UK isn't it ?
Is it not happening, not being reported or is it just the EU being bloodyminded about UK goods ?
Ham sandwiches, sir ? ... afraid I'll have to confiscate them, more than my jobs worth ...
Is it not happening, not being reported or is it just the EU being bloodyminded about UK goods ?
Ham sandwiches, sir ? ... afraid I'll have to confiscate them, more than my jobs worth ...
The UK people chose for Brexit and believed all the rubbish Boris told them about him getting a single market trade deal and now you cry when you have to pay import/export on goods. What do you expect when you cut yourself loose from a great deal.
But as we've told you all along, the EU is not about trade, the EU is a political project to create a United States of Europe, so they are doing all they can to punish the UK because they must ensure we fail, otherwise, when Covid lock-down effects start to hit, as they are, in Southern Europe, Italy and others will look at the UK & ask 'Is it time for us to leave too?'
Not having those obstacles was a key part of being in the EU...... yet another who doesn't understand what they voted for.
Well they have got to punish somebody to keep the rest in check
So an anecdotal comment that suppliers "may" burn clothes rather than return them to the UK is headline news with a HYS. There is no evidence to support this claim from a guy I have never heard of from an organisation I have never heard of.
Why not headline on the Nissan story. Sorry, I forgot, that's positive news.
Why not headline on the Nissan story. Sorry, I forgot, that's positive news.
Nissan is also a headline, but then that is also only anecdotal and may not turn out to be true, but as it is telling you what you want to hear you are willing to accept that without question.
Meantime there are long delays at the ports, businesses on the verge of bankruptcy as a result of those and people losing their jobs, but you regard that as 'anecdotal' because it shows you are wrong.
Meantime there are long delays at the ports, businesses on the verge of bankruptcy as a result of those and people losing their jobs, but you regard that as 'anecdotal' because it shows you are wrong.
With any luck this will stop people ordering far more than they actually want with the sole intent of sending loads back. Terrible for the environment. Perhaps a carbon footprint indication of how much your imported goods (whether EU, RoW, or export from UK) are helping to destroy the planet.
People are sending the goods back (both ways) because of undisclosed custom and handling charges, that they are being asked to pay on top of the ticket price. It's not a willy-nilly return of goods, it is just that people dont want to pay extra on top of the presumed price.
So an anecdotal comment that suppliers "may" burn clothes rather than return them to the UK is headline news with a HYS. There is no evidence to support this claim from a guy I have never heard of from an organisation I have never heard of.
Why not headline on the Nissan story. Sorry, I forgot, that's positive news.
Why not headline on the Nissan story. Sorry, I forgot, that's positive news.
The Nasty Party used to be the friend of entrepreneurs.
Now small businesses are disproportionately affected by these extra costs.
Now small businesses are disproportionately affected by these extra costs.
Don't worry Covid lock-downs will kill small businesses so soling that problem, ask the FSB, they just happened to point that out last week.
There needs to be a clear communication from both the EU and UK governments that spells out clearly what the charges will be for movement of goods. Paying taxes like this does not seem to match what both sides said. If that is the case why did we allow them to still fish in our waters?
The official advice of Her Majesty's Government is to create German jobs and pay German corporation taxes?
"The official advice of Her Majesty's Government is to create German jobs and pay German corporation taxes?"
That's not fair, the advice is to "shop around" - as a technology firm we decided on Ireland rather than the Netherlands or Estonia all of whom offered better terms to a UK Co to trade in the EU than the "world-beating" trade deal does. Ireland offers better terms to trade in the UK too!
That's not fair, the advice is to "shop around" - as a technology firm we decided on Ireland rather than the Netherlands or Estonia all of whom offered better terms to a UK Co to trade in the EU than the "world-beating" trade deal does. Ireland offers better terms to trade in the UK too!
The UK has changed so that VAT must be pid at the point of sale rather than import on goods under £135, the EU will doing the same from July for goods under 155 Euro. This is a six month gap between terrorises aligning the way VAT is collected. Poorly thought out but a temporary issue for shoppers.
The issue for businesses will be paying VAT to EU countries come July. EU members will have a central system to collect and remit the VAT across the EU. It would be sensible if the UK and EU could agree to use the same system to allow shoppers easy access to goods under £135/155 Euro.
www.avalara.com/vatlive/en/vat-news/eu-2021-e-commerce-vat-package.html
www.avalara.com/vatlive/en/vat-news/eu-2021-e-commerce-vat-package.html
There needs to be a clear communication from both the EU and UK governments that spells out clearly what the charges will be for movement of goods. Paying taxes like this does not seem to match what both sides said. If that is the case why did we allow them to still fish in our waters?
The paperwork will eventually be sorted and import \ export administration will become yesterdays news. How you ask. Some UK businesses will stop importing others exporting from\ to EU. EU businesses will do likewise. Those that remain in exporting will raise prices to cover additional administration costs. further depressing sales volumes.UK only country going backwards as regards trade deals.
As an Irish man We all got a bad deal i could totally understand the U.K mindset in wanting to leave an E.U ruled by Germany and France and told what to do by Unelected burucracts. Its just a shame a descent deal was reached for both sides because this one sucks for all of us.
EU bureaucrats are elected.
MrBlueSky
"There is no evidence to support this claim from a guy I have never heard of from an organisation I have never heard of."
Evidence? I thought you brexit lot don't need evidence?
We still don't know what the benefits of brexit might be...
"There is no evidence to support this claim from a guy I have never heard of from an organisation I have never heard of."
Evidence? I thought you brexit lot don't need evidence?
We still don't know what the benefits of brexit might be...
"We still don't know what the benefits of brexit might be..."
Being able to vaccinate our population without waiting for the EU behemoth to say its OK would be one. Also a small manufacturer I have also seen a significant upturn in commissions and orders right here in the UK.
Being able to vaccinate our population without waiting for the EU behemoth to say its OK would be one. Also a small manufacturer I have also seen a significant upturn in commissions and orders right here in the UK.
Ask Nissan, BMW, Unilever, PSA all of whom moved or invested here, in fact Nissan pulled out of the EU and were recently in the BBC headlines saying they were happy at the Brexit deal - The flagship of Project Fear - Nissan, happy with Brexit? LOL no wonder one woman & a ham sandwich make such news for the BBC, there isn't much else other than Southern Europe's unfolding economic disaster.
So the Remainer arguments were based on evidence?
There needs to be a clear communication from both the EU and UK governments that spells out clearly what the charges will be for movement of goods. Paying taxes like this does not seem to match what both sides said. If that is the case why did we allow them to still fish in our waters?
Wow! Are those the sunlit uplands, shining on the horizon?
Ah no... It's just the glow of goods that are being burnt to avoid the cost of having to pass them through the new export barriers twice.
Great job, brexiteers.
Ah no... It's just the glow of goods that are being burnt to avoid the cost of having to pass them through the new export barriers twice.
Great job, brexiteers.
With any luck this will stop people ordering far more than they actually want with the sole intent of sending loads back. Terrible for the environment. Perhaps a carbon footprint indication of how much your imported goods (whether EU, RoW, or export from UK) are helping to destroy the planet.
I think you will find its both, as the opening para says, approx 30% of goods returned (before any mention of import taxes, its well known historical data). So hopefully this 30% will stop happening, meaning huge benifit for the environment (as previous articles have pointed out, most returns are destroyed anyway)
Did you read the article - for people living in the EU buying British is the problem!!
Try for just one week to buy products which are 100% British. Impossible I would say.
They are... its British goods EU customers are returning. Wouldn't take a rocket scientist to realise what side of the fence you sit on. lol
And the last time you viewed the wonderful array of goods made in the Britain with British Materials was....?
The tried that in Harold Wilson's day. Did not work and our manufacturing base has more or less disappeared mainly Governments Tory and Labour putting too much emphasis on the financial industry and hospitality sectors.
You may need to wait a few decades for global warming to really ramp up for your next delivery of Oranges, Bananas, and Peaches.
The paddy fields of Norfolk may be a bit salty by then of course so they won't be producing much rice...
The paddy fields of Norfolk may be a bit salty by then of course so they won't be producing much rice...
Dont think you are understanding we have very little manufacturing industry in the UK most of our goods come from China. Its all about logistics and warehousing, where the goods are stored and the related customs charges in to that country. EU has more warehouses than the UK for example to store or distrubute goods. So expect over the next 5 years for the industry to adapt. £££ UK Consumer pays
I did...
There is a very nice Jaguar, built at Castle Bromwich, sat on my drive.
But the profits went to an Indian company, which doesn't worry me particularly, as it also helped support a lot of skilled engineers and designers in the UK.
But can you find me a mobile phone that is made here, even to that extent?
There is a very nice Jaguar, built at Castle Bromwich, sat on my drive.
But the profits went to an Indian company, which doesn't worry me particularly, as it also helped support a lot of skilled engineers and designers in the UK.
But can you find me a mobile phone that is made here, even to that extent?
Dont be silly, there are no homeless people in the EU.
or allow illegal immigrants to carry them back into Blighty. The gammons who caused this mess would love that, I'm sure
The EU is in need of that ,
https://www.euronews.com/2020/12/11/new-poverty-hits-europe?minutetv=true
https://www.euronews.com/2020/12/11/new-poverty-hits-europe?minutetv=true
Does this now mean that Amazon and Ebay sales into the UK will also carry taxes.
Or have they been given an exemption?
Or have they been given an exemption?
Yep it works both ways if your in the EU or UK , think the couriers are making a killing out of Customs paperwork handling can add at least £15 to a £70 order on Amazon. EU has more fullfillment centres than the UK so broader scope. UK is on a looser with this one.
You really wouldn't want to read Amazon's seller forums - meltdown.
Most ebay stuff comes from uk or direct from china, my recent amazon purchases have all apparently shipped from uk.
So neither would encounter uk/eu border.
Here are two shining examples of how new regulations are helping our exporters: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-55723672
So neither would encounter uk/eu border.
Here are two shining examples of how new regulations are helping our exporters: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-55723672
This absolutely does mean ebay/amazon purchases from the EU into the UK; my purchase 2nd Jan showed extra 20% VAT because I hadn't bought in Dec: I cancelled. Later found out I'd have copped for customs charges & delivery company charges to handle those customs charges on top. This was despite the sale coming from a private seller to a private purchaser for a private 2nd hand item. Crazy Nonsense
Yes, exactly. Even more annoying than the extra tax or import duty are the hefty handling charges imposed by Royal Mail and other couriers for collecting it, which for small purchases can be more than the value of the tax collected.
I did point this out ahead on HYS of the referendum, and my comments were rubbished then as "Project Fear". Well, I told you so...
I did point this out ahead on HYS of the referendum, and my comments were rubbished then as "Project Fear". Well, I told you so...
I'm a seller on both eBay and Amazon. I've worked in retail since the mid 80s.
Many online sellers are now faced with a nightmarish scenario - one in which both buying and selling overseas has suddenly become far too complex and far too costly. Like many other sellers I've been forced to just limit sales to the UK now. Sadly for some sellers that will be a killer blow - disastrous.
Many online sellers are now faced with a nightmarish scenario - one in which both buying and selling overseas has suddenly become far too complex and far too costly. Like many other sellers I've been forced to just limit sales to the UK now. Sadly for some sellers that will be a killer blow - disastrous.
They have exemption for U.K. goods!
Internet shoppers see prices rise by a THIRD on EU products - as British High Street retailers and luxury brands may BURN items returned by European customers rather than bringing them back to UK to avoid cost and hassle of Brexit red tape. How can this be? I do recall Boris Johnson telling us all that he had negotiated a "World Beating Trade Deal" with the EU...or was he lying???
Yes, he was lying. He's always lying - he's really good at it. That's why he was chosen to "get brexit done".
With a bit of luck we in the EU can buy all the returned goods stuck in Germany and Belgium at a 1/4 of the price ;-) Burning them is not good for the environment.
Johnson's lips were moving QED he's lying.
Do you really have to ask lol. The man can't tell the truth by accident!
Disgusting that retailers should even think of burning the returned goods so adding to pollution levels.
Give them to the poor and needier families over on the Continent. I am sure they would be glad of them.
Give them to the poor and needier families over on the Continent. I am sure they would be glad of them.
I am hoping to resume my cycling trips to France in the summer. Despite all the fuss I am still looking forward to it.
He also said it was "oven-ready." Maybe he meant more housefire ready.
That comment is up there with the "Boris is going for no deal because of his mates blah blah blah", "hedge funds, blah blah blah".
Other countries are available for internet shopping, it damaging their economy not ours.
Support UK businesses. Only deal with EU firms which are competent with the paperwork at the point of sale. So we know what we will be paying. US companies can compete on this basis and EU businesses will have to adjust or loose UK sales. The same applies to UK businesses selling into the EU.
"Support UK businesses."
That would clearly entail not voting for Brexit. Too late now though, we were warned.
That would clearly entail not voting for Brexit. Too late now though, we were warned.
Your naive arrogance is almost endearing. The majority of reported problems are about poor preparation on UK side, not EU side. Also, the majority of cost is for the UK side.
You seem to think that we can simply switch suppliers, for instance for 40% of our food? Who in the world can produce that much more food for export? Not the USA, or China. Not Zimbabwe or Paraguay.
You seem to think that we can simply switch suppliers, for instance for 40% of our food? Who in the world can produce that much more food for export? Not the USA, or China. Not Zimbabwe or Paraguay.
Another Brexit triumph.
yawn.
As an Irish man We all got a bad deal i could totally understand the U.K mindset in wanting to leave an E.U ruled by Germany and France and told what to do by Unelected burucracts. Its just a shame a descent deal was reached for both sides because this one sucks for all of us.
So an anecdotal comment that suppliers "may" burn clothes rather than return them to the UK is headline news with a HYS. There is no evidence to support this claim from a guy I have never heard of from an organisation I have never heard of.
Why not headline on the Nissan story. Sorry, I forgot, that's positive news.
Why not headline on the Nissan story. Sorry, I forgot, that's positive news.
The absolute folly of leaving the EU without a decent deal is coming home to roost. Boris and his incompetent ministers seem more interested in stopping the EU ambassador having diplomatic status than they do about British business. A group of 8 year olds could make a better job.......!!!!!!!
And to take your attention away from the terrible Brexit mess he keeps filling every ones head with inflated inaccurate Covid figures.
The absolute folly of leaving the EU, never mind any deal! Now the pigeons are coming home to roost.
Boring. An 8 year old wrote your post.
Leaving the EU was the worst decision since Edward VII signed the Entente Cordiale in 1902 and we had committed to fight for France should she be attacked. And she was and we lost our Empire.
We HAD a decent trade deal - called MEMBERSHIP
We HAD control of making the rules too (our elected gov ministers won 90% of the votes. Now we win ZERO % yet in order to sell anything to our neighbours well of course STILL have to obey any new trading standards whilst LOOSING any say in making the rules.
Brexit = LOOST control and LOST trade. No gain. Just pain.
We HAD control of making the rules too (our elected gov ministers won 90% of the votes. Now we win ZERO % yet in order to sell anything to our neighbours well of course STILL have to obey any new trading standards whilst LOOSING any say in making the rules.
Brexit = LOOST control and LOST trade. No gain. Just pain.
Yes but there was nearly 4 years to sort this out but idiotic politicians from all parties, remain or leave spent so long arguing that we missed any opportunity to do anything better.
If, instead of constantly trying to stop "Leave" everyone had worked together we would have been a lot better off. Clearly remain could be better but much of this is self-inflicted by all the warring factions.
If, instead of constantly trying to stop "Leave" everyone had worked together we would have been a lot better off. Clearly remain could be better but much of this is self-inflicted by all the warring factions.
Yes, but our 8 year old Ministers have calculated that denying diplomatic status to EU diplomats will play well with their fan club, and they are right about that.
Support UK businesses. Only deal with EU firms which are competent with the paperwork at the point of sale. So we know what we will be paying. US companies can compete on this basis and EU businesses will have to adjust or loose UK sales. The same applies to UK businesses selling into the EU.
This is brexiteers spreading project reality that they voted for so they need to stop whinging about it. They should be congratulating themselves for their stupidity coming true.
Boris Johnson told us all that he had negotiated a "World Beating Trade Deal" with the EU. Try telling that to Fishermen, Farmers and other businesses. Boris Johnson has duped us all again with his lies and deceit. We have world beating lamb, beef and fish and its rotting in containers because Johnson lied to the nation. He is good for nothing save for U-turns and lies.
Government advice to UK businesses; set up part of your firm in the EU.
Golf clap for the Brexiters.
Golf clap for the Brexiters.
I'd laugh if I wasn't already crying. Incredible isn't it? We will soon make Albania look like Monaco in comparison.
Goverment advice to non brexiters, we will make this country to expressive for you to stay.
Sensible, Nissan, BMW, PSA, Unilever all did that in the UK, I guess the problem is the one remoaner mention are small companies, unlike the above major multi-nationals. Though to be fair, Nissan didn't so much set up in the UK as withdraw from the EU . ;-)
Exactly. You couldn't make it up. These clowns in Westminster couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery. Every one of them should be sacked.
Like SSE and Nat Grid for example. Perhaps we should now be patriotic and switch to British Gas?
The amount of stuff that gets returned is ridiculous. I'm aware it is a consumer right due to the regulations but people have taken it to extreme levels ordering so many items. Perhaps we will now shop locally, rather than ordering a pair of socks from the other side of the continent ?
And the 'local' shop gets its merchandise from where exactly? I'll give you a clue: it is not from the powerhouse of the north.
The EU should be grateful to GB for proving it’s economic suicide to leave and laying bare the truth behind far right lies about sovereignty. Perhaps they could let us rejoin as a thank-you.
Whilst I voted to remain...the behaviour of the EU (not the countries but the or) have proven that it will not stop eroding sovereignty till the US of E exists.
The rise of the leave capaigners is already starting in Greece, Italy, Spain, Poland and Portugal. The EU is blind and will never reform till it collapses
The rise of the leave capaigners is already starting in Greece, Italy, Spain, Poland and Portugal. The EU is blind and will never reform till it collapses
How come we don't hear the same about our RoW trade? Maybe the RoW isn't stupidly trying to play politics to punish the UK 'Pour les encourager les autres' where ' lest autres' are Italy. Keep an eye on Southern Europe, Covid lock-downs are the issue, not Brexit or the UK & they are already hitting Southern Europe, 3 months earlier than most pundits expected.
If you think the UK is headed for economic suicide you should go somewhere else, because we will not be rejoining.
I think you'll find that centre right for most, but give us a wave from over there on the far left.
So are you suggesting that a business not closing due to being able to comply with new trade rules on local content is a Brexit benefit?
The one that recently trailed along in the bottom handful of manufacturers in terms of reliability for 2019-20?
Yeah I can't imagine they would compete well in the EU market, so they may as well stick with the much smaller market in the UK and try to sell to gullible kwitters on the back of being British made.
Yeah I can't imagine they would compete well in the EU market, so they may as well stick with the much smaller market in the UK and try to sell to gullible kwitters on the back of being British made.
EU bureaucrats are elected.
I expect this will have an effect on our Balance of Payments position - yes we are dependent on what we sell in the world. Oh the mistake of BREXIT....
assuming the tariffs are in both directions , BoT will improve. How much is the German car industry down in last year ?
Oh, the boring comments of Remoaners.
MrBlueSky
"There is no evidence to support this claim from a guy I have never heard of from an organisation I have never heard of."
Evidence? I thought you brexit lot don't need evidence?
We still don't know what the benefits of brexit might be...
"There is no evidence to support this claim from a guy I have never heard of from an organisation I have never heard of."
Evidence? I thought you brexit lot don't need evidence?
We still don't know what the benefits of brexit might be...
So Spain, France, Germany, Denmark etc do not have any sovereignty ? Poor deluded little man that you are.
This was probably the only reasonable excuse for Brexit. But have you considered how sovereignty is actually derived? We are independent now so we can make any laws! Sure. As long as we don't want to trade with many or any countries, and as long as we don't mind sky high government debt repayments. I think sovereignty in a neo-liberal world is a myth. The sovereigns are orgs like the IMF.
How can something we already had be a benefit?
Exactly what sovereign rights have we gained, a blue passport printed by a French company in Poland? Ability to control our borders? How's that going, the Tory press complained when France closed it's borders to the UK, what an irony. Ability to set our own laws, except we've had to keep EU laws and regulations in order to be allowed to carry on trading with EU, our biggest trading partner.
LOST control you mean.
As members our elected ministers won 90% of votes making eu rules
Now to sell anything we dare not change trading standards but have ZERO % chance to influence these ever changing safety standards.
That means we LOST sovereignty.
As members our elected ministers won 90% of votes making eu rules
Now to sell anything we dare not change trading standards but have ZERO % chance to influence these ever changing safety standards.
That means we LOST sovereignty.
Not much sign of that is there.
Fine to set your own rules but no fun if nobody wants to play using them
So it's the UKFT that said it, not the retailers themselves. If 30% of goods are returned, that needs to be addressed by the sellers - the carbon footprint of the returned goods must be huge, particularly after importing them to the UK from Bangladesh or wherever.
I would have a word with the EU Ambassador regarding this.
Errmmmm......
Errmmmm......
You mean the EU representative and then each countries Ambassador (because their is clearly 2 borders for the EU, external and then each countries internal one). There shouldn't be two bodies to deal with if it wants Diplomatic recognition. Sort of proves the point that the EU is just an organisation and diplomatic rights are assigned to each country within it.
Support UK businesses. Only deal with EU firms which are competent with the paperwork at the point of sale. So we know what we will be paying. US companies can compete on this basis and EU businesses will have to adjust or loose UK sales. The same applies to UK businesses selling into the EU.
Your naive arrogance is almost endearing. The majority of reported problems are about poor preparation on UK side, not EU side. Also, the majority of cost is for the UK side.
You seem to think that we can simply switch suppliers, for instance for 40% of our food? Who in the world can produce that much more food for export? Not the USA, or China. Not Zimbabwe or Paraguay.
You seem to think that we can simply switch suppliers, for instance for 40% of our food? Who in the world can produce that much more food for export? Not the USA, or China. Not Zimbabwe or Paraguay.
Optimists and patriots largely commenting on then Nissan deal HYS.
Pessimists and those who wish ill on the UK happy to believe that this is in any way a major story. These issues will get resolved and we will all move on.
Pessimists and those who wish ill on the UK happy to believe that this is in any way a major story. These issues will get resolved and we will all move on.
For what purpose? To make the coujntry poorer?
Which means what? We can all be stupid little Englanders together without EU input
Please explain how I can use sovereignty to eat and put a roof over my head when I've lost EU customers and everyone in UK barring Tory VIP cronies are financially worse off after Brexit?
All very well the govt advising exporters to use agents to do the paperwork - but it is another expense!
Why all this paperwork ! Surely it would have been in everyone's interest to have a free-trade zone.
Why all this paperwork ! Surely it would have been in everyone's interest to have a free-trade zone.
We had one. It was called the EU. We (stupidly) decided to leave it!
We did have a free trade zone: we left the club.
You mean the Single Market and the Customs Union that we actively chose to leave, despite the fact we could have stayed in both while being outside of the EU?
The option that the brexiteers told us was what they were proposing before Brexit, and then told us was never an option only after the referendum?
The option that the brexiteers told us was what they were proposing before Brexit, and then told us was never an option only after the referendum?
Not the EU, they have to punish the UK, you should know this already, Liam Fox told you all, though remoaners conveniently only read the first part of his comments about 'the easiest trade deal in history' - which was true, they ignored his saying the EU would not agree because of their politics, if the UK isn't punished Italexit is probably next up.
Like the free trade zone we used to have, you mean?
The amount of stuff that gets returned is ridiculous. I'm aware it is a consumer right due to the regulations but people have taken it to extreme levels ordering so many items. Perhaps we will now shop locally, rather than ordering a pair of socks from the other side of the continent ?
Welcome to another HYS riddled with verbs in the conditional tense. As the article points out, “ retailers in the UK and Europe .... are still adapting to the rules”. Perhaps we should reserve judgement until things have settled down.
"Perhaps we should reserve judgement until things have settled down." ..? Do you not realise that this is it, reality, how it will be from now on .. how else do you wish it explained? The PM and his ERG profiteers have sold you a big lie. And now we will all have to pay more for the same goods & services .. we will suffer and our children & grandchildren. Turkeys voted for Xmas!!
Diddleypete
"Perhaps a carbon footprint indication of how much your imported goods (whether EU, RoW, or export from UK) are helping to destroy the planet."
You DO realise that 60% of our food is imported, don't you? Shall we just stop eating? It would do miracles for the environment.
"Perhaps a carbon footprint indication of how much your imported goods (whether EU, RoW, or export from UK) are helping to destroy the planet."
You DO realise that 60% of our food is imported, don't you? Shall we just stop eating? It would do miracles for the environment.
Yes, & how much of it is necessary imports? How much of the imported food is wasted?
The point im making which seems to have missed you is for the sake of the planet we need to be importing things that are necessary, not just because we can!
The point im making which seems to have missed you is for the sake of the planet we need to be importing things that are necessary, not just because we can!
All very well the govt advising exporters to use agents to do the paperwork - but it is another expense!
Why all this paperwork ! Surely it would have been in everyone's interest to have a free-trade zone.
Why all this paperwork ! Surely it would have been in everyone's interest to have a free-trade zone.
Only a remoaner would claim that, even with the poor deal Boris got us, it is better than still being in, as the Frugal Five will tell you, they are being asked to stand surety for Southern Europe's debts & their voters aren't happy.
The impact on me to date is a reduction in choice and an increase in costs. Can somebody who “knew what they were voting for” tell me what is meant by the ‘Brexit bonus’?
The ability for wealthy Tory brexiteers to continue offering financial services to foreign oligarchs and criminals to enable them to launder money and evade taxes via the UK. Such activities would have been severely impacted by new EU rules on financial openness.
Had you not wondered why so many of these types were willing to fund vote leave so generously?
Had you not wondered why so many of these types were willing to fund vote leave so generously?
Vaccinations. For Sunderland, Nissan's expansion, for BMW & PSA workers more investment & Unilever, more HQ jobs, for HSBC, Paris derivative work coming to London, I could go on but you'd ignore it anyway.
Jaykay
"Perhaps we should reserve judgement until things have settled down."
Nope. That would only be reasonable if the brexiteers could indicate some expected benefit from brexit, but they can't. The only sensible reaction is really to undo brexit as soon as possible and limit any further damage. There are only negatives to brexit, no positives.
"Perhaps we should reserve judgement until things have settled down."
Nope. That would only be reasonable if the brexiteers could indicate some expected benefit from brexit, but they can't. The only sensible reaction is really to undo brexit as soon as possible and limit any further damage. There are only negatives to brexit, no positives.
being out of the coming Eurozone disaster is one benefit, but then I wouldn't expect a Europhile to think that.
https://www.euronews.com/2020/12/11/new-poverty-hits-europe?minutetv=true
https://www.euronews.com/2020/12/11/new-poverty-hits-europe?minutetv=true
But but but sovereignty (France closed borders to UK and Tory press cried foul), blue passport (French company, produced in Poland), they will feed and shelter us.
You lot are just a bunch of complainers have you all forgotten that we are getting shiny new blue passports.
And said passports are going to be made in France, in case anyone had forgotten.
Ah... contract went to a Company in France, who print them in Poland.
170 jobs lost at security printers Thomas de la rue in Gateshead.
When will the Eu admit... they have been trying to keep a straight face and just laugh out loud!
170 jobs lost at security printers Thomas de la rue in Gateshead.
When will the Eu admit... they have been trying to keep a straight face and just laugh out loud!
Black passports. Made is the EU. That must really gripe with Brexiteers.
Actually for me this is the only benefit of Brexit. As a dual national It will help me tell my passports apart. Other than that I got screwed double by being in a weaker UK and weaker Europe.
Well my passport is still maroon with European Union written on the front and doesn't expire until 2028. With a bit of luck its replacement will be the same.
"...shiny new blue passports."
And free unicorns...don't forget the free unicorns.
BTW, anyone know when our unicorns are arriving? I don't want to come home from work and find DPD have dumped mine in the recycling bin, like they did with my new camera.
And free unicorns...don't forget the free unicorns.
BTW, anyone know when our unicorns are arriving? I don't want to come home from work and find DPD have dumped mine in the recycling bin, like they did with my new camera.
Made in France!
All very well the govt advising exporters to use agents to do the paperwork - but it is another expense!
Why all this paperwork ! Surely it would have been in everyone's interest to have a free-trade zone.
Why all this paperwork ! Surely it would have been in everyone's interest to have a free-trade zone.
Why don't you all swap over to a much much more important Brexit story on the Nissan plant at Sunderland???
Just wait until they need to import a key widget that is made in Germany. Problem? Yup.
Do leavers now understand the benefits of being in the Single Market and Customs Union, or are you still saying that we got nothing back for being an EU member.
Look at it another way, pre BREXIT we paid around £75 per person per year out of our tax to the EU for membership. Now we have in effect had a massive indirect Tax hike in the form of Customs duties. Already this year it's cost me >£75
Look at it another way, pre BREXIT we paid around £75 per person per year out of our tax to the EU for membership. Now we have in effect had a massive indirect Tax hike in the form of Customs duties. Already this year it's cost me >£75
I can't help feeling that there is little difference between the mentality of Trump supporters & Brexiteers - they both have blind faith in incompetent leaders.
Read the 14 points of fascism by Umberto Eco, it will explain a lot about why they are so similar.
I gather both the Repubicans and UKIP were involved with Cambridge Analytica....
They are the same breed . Either Rich enough to exploit it or dumb enough to belive those rich criminals will be there for them.
Another Remainer claiming to be more intelligent and better educated than Leave supporters. I have read many such posts, breathtaking in their arrogance, as well as wrong.
As an Irish man We all got a bad deal i could totally understand the U.K mindset in wanting to leave an E.U ruled by Germany and France and told what to do by Unelected burucracts. Its just a shame a descent deal was reached for both sides because this one sucks for all of us.
It’s perfectly ok for people to have different opinions on Brexit. But whether a publicly funded media body should take an editorial position and seek to prolong the division is open to debate.
It's not an editorial. It is fact: There are massive problems with trade both ways and it is impacting customers, hauliers and business.
If the EU wishes to sabotage and boycott the U.K. it will be them who lose.
The U.K. has a £80 billion trade deficit with the EU.
Time to take our custom elsewhere or buy better British alternatives.
The U.K. has a £80 billion trade deficit with the EU.
Time to take our custom elsewhere or buy better British alternatives.
Fool. It's the WTO rules that cause this, not the EU. The same rules apply to our trade with the rest of the world. We simply lost the free trade with the EU, because we voted for that!
The EU would have preferred us to stay in the single market, without ANY of these unnecessary trade barriers. Unfortunately, we live in a country with a large amount of ignorant xenophobic bigots.
The EU would have preferred us to stay in the single market, without ANY of these unnecessary trade barriers. Unfortunately, we live in a country with a large amount of ignorant xenophobic bigots.
What are you 5 years old? Of course we will continue to buy European wine, chamapgne and cheese and cars. Who wants a Leaf? Who wants a Luton van? We want a BMW, Audi or Merc. There are literally no better British alternatives unless you want nanotechnology, sustaninable windmill, a satelite, aerospace parts. You live in 1952. Its 2021.
Actually they are not quite black, they are (very) dark blue. They are the same colour as the UK ones used to be.
I know this as I still have my old UK passport. I kept it as a relic, the cover being a metaphoric reminder of the dark days of being cut off from everywhere.
I'll keep my EU-coloured one when I renew to remind me of the brighter days (of just needing to show the cover) we have lost :(
I know this as I still have my old UK passport. I kept it as a relic, the cover being a metaphoric reminder of the dark days of being cut off from everywhere.
I'll keep my EU-coloured one when I renew to remind me of the brighter days (of just needing to show the cover) we have lost :(
The cost of doing business between the UK and EU has been increased substantially by all those non-tariff barriers that so clearly didn't feature in the TCA -UK red lines caused that - Boris did spell out the effects on business in two-word gutter terminology. Of course at the end of the day it is us as consumers that will pay as is becoming clear too. Too bad one of the two words wasn't Brexit.
So the clothes are worth less than the cost of postage. I wouldn't be admitting that!
Two lots of postage, two lots of customs, two lots of handling charges, two lots of paperwork. The cost soon escalates beyond the initial production cost of the clothes and the margin of profit.
Easiest deal in history they said.
We hold all the cards they said
They will have to give us what we want they said
Have our cake and eat it they said
All the promises of sunlit uplands,
All the painting of the warnings of what would happen by remainers as 'project fear'
All of it now proven to be outright lies.
But at least the money launderers and tax evaders can carry on as normal...
We hold all the cards they said
They will have to give us what we want they said
Have our cake and eat it they said
All the promises of sunlit uplands,
All the painting of the warnings of what would happen by remainers as 'project fear'
All of it now proven to be outright lies.
But at least the money launderers and tax evaders can carry on as normal...
Where do I send the bill for the dented floor, where I fell off my chair laughing at that?
Only in terms of their political alignment, and in that case mostly far-right.
There has not been one positive story come out of this world beating deal yet and its very noticeable that Boris and Co are not lording all the advantages of Brexit its all being conveniently buried in covid because there are none
This isn't the sunny uplands it's more like walking into a bog
This isn't the sunny uplands it's more like walking into a bog
Nissan just announced an expansion of car manufacturing due to the Brexit deal, worth approximately 10,000 time more than than this irrelevant drivel. You people are like a cult.
Wrong. There are some absolutely fantastic career opportunities in the post Brexit world. Take being a customs agent for instance.
The rest of the world treats EU ambassadors that way and for good reasons. THE. REST. OF. THE. WHOLE. WORLD..... why are we being so petty?
You mean an organisation where we were involved in setting up the diplomatic
status?
status?
You can't have it both ways. According to leavers the EU supplanted our sovereignty, now you are saying it is not a sovereign body.
Inconsistent and hypocritical
Inconsistent and hypocritical
lol,
another froth at tory tabloid lies.
The EU do NOT have diplomats - they are marketing and trade envoys..
stop believing the tory lies.
another froth at tory tabloid lies.
The EU do NOT have diplomats - they are marketing and trade envoys..
stop believing the tory lies.
Britain agreed to the status for the EU representatives years ago along with most of the other countries in the world, Bozo has always known that brexit would be bad for Britain, remember he and Farage told most of the lies that have now made all of us poorer, and both of them stirred up racial hatred.
Prsumably, this happens to goods coming into the UK.
A one sided newspeice?