Import to Czech Republic - I am VAT payee

[Dale223]

Hello,
I have reached to customer service to no avail so far so I am trying my luck here.

I am VAT payee in the Czech republic. Before brexit I ordered desktop here without VAT smoothly. However now after brexit, obviously all products are listed without VAT.
What I need to know is this:
How can I order the product in a way that it is clear that the receiver (me) is VAT payee registered in the Czech republic so PC Specialist can dispatch the order with proper invoice and documents so I wont be asked to pay VAT at customs.

To my question I received vague answer 5 days ago:
"Providing we are VAT registered in your chosen country then you will not need to pay any fees relating to import costs.

If I can assist you any further then please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind Regards,"
and received no further response to my inquiry after this.

Is PC specialist registered VAT payee in Czech republic so I dont have to worry about VAT at all? And if not what I can do to order the product in a regime so it will be sent to me as to VAT payee without the need to be asked for VAT at customs.

If anyone can answer me, I will be grateful, thank you!

 

[SpyderTracks]

Hello,
I have reached to customer service to no avail so far so I am trying my luck here.

I am VAT payee in the Czech republic. Before brexit I ordered desktop here without VAT smoothly. However now after brexit, obviously all products are listed without VAT.
What I need to know is this:
How can I order the product in a way that it is clear that the receiver (me) is VAT payee registered in the Czech republic so PC Specialist can dispatch the order with proper invoice and documents so I wont be asked to pay VAT at customs.

To my question I received vague answer 5 days ago:
"Providing we are VAT registered in your chosen country then you will not need to pay any fees relating to import costs.

If I can assist you any further then please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind Regards,"
and received no further response to my inquiry after this.

Is PC specialist registered VAT payee in Czech republic so I dont have to worry about VAT at all? And if not what I can do to order the product in a regime so it will be sent to me as to VAT payee without the need to be asked for VAT at customs.

If anyone can answer me, I will be grateful, thank you!

UK is no longer a member of the EU, so any orders are bound by your countries import tax laws.

I don't believe PCS have any tax system worked out for Czech Republic, but you may wish to speak with them to confirm.

There is this message when attempting an order:

Delivery to Czech Republic​

Please note that when selecting a delivery service to Czech Republic, our standard Terms and Conditions differ in the following ways:

• Please note that your order will be shipped from the United Kingdom and therefore may be subject to import taxes when delivered to Czech Republic. Please ensure that you check with your local authority how much tax you may be liable to pay before you place the order so that this does not come as a surprise once the order has been dispatched.
• Delivery will be by European road transport and will take 3 days once the order is dispatched.
• Technical support is provided during our opening hours using our UK based call centre speaking English only. All opening hours stated are either GMT or BST. Calls from outside the UK will not be charged at the local rate.

 

[SpyderTracks]

I believe in this map, it's only the light green areas where PCS are VAT registered:

PCSPECIALIST - Europe’s Leading System Integrator

PCSpecialist are Europe’s leading system integrator, specialising in bespoke/built to order PCs, Laptops & AIO’s (All-In-One’s).

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

 

[ubuysa]

If you are a VAT registered business in the Czech Republic then it's up to you to work with the Czech customs to either not pay the VAT or to claim it back later. That is nothing to do with PCS.

 

[ubuysa]

PCS are purely UK based, they only have a single warehouse in the UK. Everything is built there and shipped.

They are VAT registered for a couple of EU countries so they collect that countries VAT and send it on behalf of the customer to that countries customs department so that it can clear quickly.

I think it depends on where the sale takes place, not where the PC is assembled.

AFAIK if you buy from a PCS website in the EU, and pay VAT at the relevant rate, it's VAT paid everywhere in the EU.

What I don't understand is how PCS handle the tax and customs duties between themselves in the UK and the EU entity where the sale was made.

 

[SpyderTracks]

I think it depends on where the sale takes place, not where the PC is assembled.

AFAIK if you buy from a PCS website in the EU, and pay VAT at the relevant rate, it's VAT paid everywhere in the EU.

What I don't understand is how PCS handle the tax and customs duties between themselves in the UK and the EU entity where the sale was made.

I think when you're VAT registered with that country, you literally have a direct account that you transfer whatever that countries customs charges are directly into.

Then on the shipping container they add the relevant documents proving their registration number and that customs charges have been prepaid.

For instance, a record trading site I use has recently started doing this so you pay any customs charges to import into the UK at the point of sale as a listed item on the recept, that goes directly to Discogs and they make the payment to that countries customs.

I think this is more becoming the norm and not just for the UK either.

 

[SpyderTracks]

Register for VAT

How to register for VAT, change your details, cancel your registration, register for VAT in EU countries.

www.gov.uk

As usual with any tax stuff it's prohibitively confusing about how it all works!

 

[Dale223]

If you are a VAT registered business in the Czech Republic then it's up to you to work with the Czech customs to either not pay the VAT or to claim it back later. That is nothing to do with PCS.

Thank you for your answer.
I am aware of that. The thing I consider is this: to work it out with the Czech customs I think I would need if it was stated on the invoice that I am ordering the goods as a business person/VAT payee in my country and not regular customer. And those fields I didnt find in the form to order from PCS. Or am I mistaken in this and nothing like this is required and I can just have regular invoice and there wont be any problem at customs with my claim not to pay VAT?

 

[SpyderTracks]

Thank you for your answer.
I am aware of that. The thing I consider is this: to work it out with the Czech customs I think I would need if it was stated on the invoice that I am ordering the goods as a business person/VAT payee in my country and not regular customer. And those fields I didnt find in the form to order from PCS. Or am I mistaken in this and nothing like this is required and I can just have regular invoice and there wont be any problem at customs with my claim not to pay VAT?

Any overseas import, standard tax is applied at customs, then you work out any reimbursements as a company in your tax returns, it has no relation to customs at all.

 

[Dale223]

Any overseas import, standard tax is applied at customs, then you work out any reimbursements as a company in your tax returns, it has no relation to customs at all.

Thank you very much, this is actually the first time ordering something outside of EU. Good to know!

 

[ubuysa]

Thank you for your answer.
I am aware of that. The thing I consider is this: to work it out with the Czech customs I think I would need if it was stated on the invoice that I am ordering the goods as a business person/VAT payee in my country and not regular customer. And those fields I didnt find in the form to order from PCS. Or am I mistaken in this and nothing like this is required and I can just have regular invoice and there wont be any problem at customs with my claim not to pay VAT?

Surely, if you do pay tax or duties you shouldn't have at the Czech border, you'll be able to claim them back?

 

[Bhuna50]

Similarly would you not be able to prove to your local customs office you don’t need to pay it when they come asking for it?

PCS will only put the details they can on the customs forms regarding what you paid and that will be Price £x VAT £0. As you won’t pay any VAT.

Then when your customs contacts you, you prove it’s business and registered etc.


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