Everything i ordered from Zavvi after 1st of January got delayed by my customs and i had to pay VAT.
So i'm just not ordering as much, if, from them at all.
The EU vat change applied from July 1st 2021
Zavvi Euro prices before July 1st did not include EU Vat but do now after July 1st this why the prices in Euros on Zavvi website increased after July 1st
Zavvi will refund you if you if a postal carrier/courier looks for Vat payment you have to contact zavvi for that refund it's not done automatically
If your order is shipped from UK as in from
Hut warehouse based in warrington you should not have any issues with courier look for vat payment as Zavvi pay vat to the courier
Zavvi are using Hut warehouse that is based in UK now since July 1st for some releases for customers based outside UK
When shipped from Hut warehouse in warrington it's tracked shipping
Zavvi Website
Brexit Update
January 2021
www.zavvi.com
For any products shipping from the UK to addresses in the EU, tax and duties will be settled on your behalf with our courier, so there is no cost to you.
That applies to items shipped from Hut warehouse based in warrington
Since July 1st though Zavvi increased the Euro prices to incude EU vat
If your order is shipped from Guernsey or any other location outside UK and the postal carrier/courier look fot vat payment contact Zavvi for a refund of that payment as the Euro price now incudes EU VAT since July 1st
Zavvi will refund you
The issue I have with Zavvi though they not removed the UK vat from price before increasing the price in Euros on some listings but some listings they did do this
The price increase is to cover EU vat but not done correct way on some listings
Some listings on Zavvi website the Euro prices have UK and EU vat in price making them very expensive
Example Indiana Jones
UK price £129.99 before UK 20% Vat for this release would be £108.33
£108.33 in Euros is €126.93 going by todays exchange rate but that changes daily so can be less or more on another day
€126.93 + EU 23 % Vat for example would be €156.12 or if you use EU 21% vat price would be €153.58
Zavvi price in Euros on their website is €152.49 which is correct price in Euros
Some UK retailers are using EU vat rate 21% this is ok
The only issue will be items that cost €150 or more require custom duty if that item was not manfactured in UK or Europe as in made in china for example
Most UK blu-ray releases though are made in UK/Europe so there should be no customs duty only Vat should apply
It's different if you are ordering hardware like a TV for example as most of these are made outside UK/Europe if these are priced over €150
Vat and Customs Duty will apply if ordering from a UK retailer and delivery address is in EU