Parcel arrived today

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The carriers, e.g., DHL are the agents to collect and pass on the new VAT and any Import duties now the UK have left the European Union. They have done this for decades for other countries’ of course, buying from the USA for example has always been expensive. The same process is now being applied to European goods imported into the UK. The carriers are also charging an extra admin fee on top of that. Brexit has really interrupted UK/EU trade flows. The EU and the UK are both big losers in this respect. I imported my EX from the UK in November just before Brexit, I cannot do that now. Ireland was a massive market for 2nd hand imports of cars and bikes from the UK, it was larger than new registrations. That has completely dried up overnight. In this instance UK will lose a big local market for 2nd hand cars and the Irish will get completely ripped off with new car prices. We pay exceptionally large tax on new cars and dealers offering great deals and discounts are few and far between.