Reichelt UK shipping? - Page 1
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author: lscw
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2021, 02:33:17 pm
content: Browsing around on reichelt.de I noticed they don't have UK/GB/England in the Select-your-Country drop down box, nor in the est. shipping times. Same goes for reichelt.com.Do they still ship to the UK?

author: Benta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2021, 08:11:22 pm
content: Probably not. Too much hassle and not worth the effort.But hey! You have taken back control.

author: MrMobodies
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2021, 08:23:42 pm
content: I remember reading an article a couple of months ago but I can't find it now. I think it was to do with The UK government requring EU businesses outside of the country to open an account to register and declare the tax they make in the UK before they can sell anything or something like that then I read it was only for a short time until they resolve it.Found it:BBC Newshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55530721Quote

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2021, 08:48:29 pm
content: Quote from: lscw on March 29, 2021, 02:33:17 pmApparently they removed the Ireland/UK from the list on purpose. They are waiting until the delivery agent can deliver to the UK again.QuoteSource: Google/Trustpilothttps://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.reichelt.deI'm not 100% sure if they really have had difficulty sending stuff, or the truth is it is because of recent changes (I.e. Brexit, and perhaps new tax laws etc). But to avoid trouble, they are keeping quiet about the full/real reasons, as to why they removed the UK.

author: lscw
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2021, 09:35:20 pm
content: Quote from: MrMobodies on March 29, 2021, 08:23:42 pmThat explains why Aliexpress are now charging 20% VAT too. I wonder how long before the UK based Asian distribution depots on Amazon and Ebay will catch on.

author: tunk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2021, 09:55:17 pm
content: Looks like eBay already collects VAT:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/uk-abolishes-lt15-vat-free-imports/msg3405826/#msg3405826

author: BradC
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2021, 01:12:45 am
content: Quote from: MK14 on March 29, 2021, 08:48:29 pmI think they are having shipping issues in general. I tried to order a couple of plugs recently and they came back with about 50 Euros and a minimum 90 days by sea to Australia. They did send me a nice E-mail explaining their shipping difficulties and that it was basically that or nothing. I figure 50 Euros for about 1.5 Euros worth of bits was a bit over the top, so I politely declined.

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2021, 07:06:47 am
content: Quote from: BradC on March 30, 2021, 01:12:45 amI have heard that because of a combination of Covid-19 issues, potential staff shortages, massive huge demands for many things, shortages of things, Brexit changes (specific to UK/Ireland) and other factors, such as too many shipping containers being in the wrong place and at the wrong time. That there are and have been problems.Also all the flight changes, because of so many flights being stopped/cancelled due to Covid-19 travel restrictions, round the world, and many people being either put off or banned (in law), from traveling, in a number of cases (varies by country, obviously).tl;drI can well believe it!

author: Chris56000
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 27, 2023, 09:20:58 pm
content: Does anybody know if Reichelt are still excluding the UK from their shipping?I want to build the "RCT Chip Tester Pro" and it'll take hours to transfer the Reichelt Shopping Cart in the Construction Book to Rapid Electronics or CPC, and RS are now slapping over large MOQs on small components!Is there a means of directly exporting the Reichelt Shopping Cart to a UK Components Supplier?Chris Williams

author: alm
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 27, 2023, 10:04:00 pm
content: Quote from: Chris56000 on March 27, 2023, 09:20:58 pmIt allows me to select Ireland, but not the UK. So I guess they are shipping again to Ireland, but do not what to deal with the customs hassle of shipping to the UK post-Brexit.If you shop within the EU more often, then using a service likeForward2me(no relation or particular recommendation) to act as a shipping address in Germany and forward it to the UK might make sense. But that would probably mean paying VAT twice (inside Germany and then again when you import it in the UK).

author: jonpaul
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 27, 2023, 10:27:15 pm
content: Due to the EU, UK, Brexit and VAT régulations diktat by the mandarin with sinécures, we informed ours UK customers to arrange all freight, tax, shipping via a freight Fowarding service.Our responsibility ends at our loading dock.Most small firm's are obliged to do similair.Jon

author: Benta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 27, 2023, 10:55:32 pm
content: Prolly makes more sense to ship to an Irish forwarding service. Still cost you VAT and tax, though.

author: Infraviolet
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 28, 2023, 08:12:27 pm
content: I guess the most useful option would be a friend living in the northern reaches of Southern Ireland, ready to stroll with the parcel over the border to Northern Ireland and resend to your address from any post-office. I'd guess it would costs taxes/VAT at the sale time only for getting to SI, but you'd be having to pay twice for delivery (one to the seller, once to your Southern Irish friend). And I don't know if the Southern Irish friend would need to go through the bother of getting pounds to pay the NI post office with, or if NI post-offices take SI euros. Wonder if any Irish border area people have though of this as a business plan?