Advice on exporting goods to the EU

[Mark (smokey mow)]

Is anyone familiar with the customs rules for selling goods to the EU?

 

Prior to Brexit I sold a set of alloys to a friend in Belgium for £250, he travels to the U.K. frequently so was planning to pick them up but because of Covid this didn’t happen so I’ve been storing them for him for the last 18 months.

 

It looks like he’ll be able to travel again soon but had asked the question about export duties and tax at customs now Brexit has happened but TBH I haven’t got a clue. I’ll write him a receipt but Is there any other paperwork he will need to complete in advance to get them out of the U.K. without hassle?

 

He’ll be driving and most likely coming by ferry if that makes a difference. 

 

[AdamR]

Full customs declaration also required.

 

He'll pay Belgian VAT on top of the price, at Belgian rate (21%?).

 

May also pay duty (rates can be found online, likely 5-15%), unless you can prove / declare manufacture location was UK and add a very specific declaration to the customs documents (I can provide this if you like).

[jeff oakley]

There appears to be a lot of weird rules as the goods are second hand. If you are a business then the VAT in the EU is a percentage of the original buying price and the selling price. 

 

I cannot specifically see anything about a private individual selling to a private individual. 

 

I am not saying your contact should do this but I would simply put them in my car and drive home. Chance of getting stopped in an EU registered car going home is slim to miniscule.

 

A UK car loaded down would be looked at differently I suspect. 

[Rob Hunter - Club Secretary]

As someone who has lived the post-Brexit export dream since January, I'd avoid a commercial export like the plague! If you haven't sold them as a business, call them a gift and stick them in the boot of his car....

 

For postal gifts, you can send anything to the EU worth up to £250 with a CN22 declaration. I'm sure it must be the same taking them by car, but not sure if you need the CN22.

[SootySport]

If he’s collecting them in his car then no problem with duties.  They are not new wheels and won’t be in manufacturers boxes so he doesn’t need to declare them.  If he would be unlucky and get stopped then he can say they are a gift from a fellow car enthusiast.