Effective Monday 11th. January 2021, following our various public announcements, parcels arriving at our U.K. hub will be refused and redirected to the seller, when possible. Please note that handling fees may apply

Current updates Post Brexit – 1st January 2021 (Updated 11/01/2021)

On 31 December 2020, the transition period for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU ended. This means that the UK is now formally a third country and EU law no longer applies there. This means that for Customs purposes, the UK as from 01 January 2021, is treated as any other non-EU country In particular, customs procedures and formalities now apply to trade between the UK (excluding Northern Ireland) and the EU. An export declaration for goods leaving the UK and an import declaration for the goods arriving in the EU will be necessary. Fees for such services are now applicable.

If goods originate in the UK, one may be able to claim a preferential rate of duty when these are imported into the EU and released for free circulation. This means they’ll be free of Customs Duty however this does not apply to VAT and excise duty (where applicable) which will still be due.

To claim preferential rates of duty, shipping invoice must include a declaration that the imported product have originated in the UK (as the exporting country) as set out in Chapter 2 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement ‘rules of origin’ and Chapter 2 of the Union Customs Code.

Under this new reality, we highly recommend to our clients to purchase from EU online stores and have their goods delivered to our Italy hub.