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Why does Amazon.co.uk charge VAT when books bear no UK VAT?Why did Amazon reject my Spanish shipping address for an order from a US seller?
I have ordered a book from a UK bookseller through amazon.co.uk which has added a VAT charge when (1) there is no VAT levied on new books in the UK, let alone (2) on used ones. Is this legal? Secondly, I tried to order a new book at a discounted price offered by a US bookseller through amazon.co.uk which without further explanation simply kept on sending me a message saying it could not deliver it to my shipping addresses in Spain where I live; why might it do this?
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Amazon has a team of legal experts who know what they can and can't do. If they charged you a VAT, it was legal. Doesn't seem fair, but probably covered by some fine print.
The seller who couldn't deliver to Spain probably indicated that they don't ship there. Sometimes filling out a customs form is not worth the money they make on the book. Bummer, huh?
The seller who couldn't deliver to Spain probably indicated that they don't ship there. Sometimes filling out a customs form is not worth the money they make on the book. Bummer, huh?
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