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Last updated: 20-01-2021
We would like to confirm to our customers that the deal agreed with the EU only relates to goods manufactured in Europe or the UK and the following trading conditions will be in place from January 1 2021. These conditions are based on information currently available and may be subject to change. All orders delivered in 2021 will be subject to the below conditions.
In addition, the area that is the most uncertain is the situation that will be presented at the border crossings and the effect that this may have on deliveries to the UK and Ireland. These are circumstances that will be beyond our control and we would recommend that you communicate to your end customers the potential for unavoidable delays for orders early in the New Year. Where possible we would recommend that you also look to upgrade your order to express delivery a cost for this can be provided by the sales team.
Delivery and Invoicing to the UK for UK customers:
As of the 1 January 2021 midocean will switch invoicing our UK customers for UK deliveries with a UK VAT number. This will mean that as of this date we will invoice you with UK VAT at 20% for these deliveries. midocean will also take care of the import duties and paperwork and will deliver duty paid (DDP). Excludes other local taxes that may apply.
Delivery to EU destination for UK customers:
As of the 1 January 2021 should our UK customers wish to deliver to an EU destination then of course we can arrange this but the VAT implications will be different. As this will no longer be classed as an intra community transaction as the sold to party is based in the UK we will deliver at place (DAP) basis to the final customer address. Our UK based customers will be charged VAT at the Polish rate of 23% if the order is shipped from our Polish print facility or Dutch VAT rate of 21% if order shipped from our Dutch warehouse location to any EU destination. No additional paperwork or duties will be levied as these will be within the pricing agreed if applicable.
Delivery and Invoicing to Ireland or EU countries for Irish customers:
For our Irish customers delivering to Ireland we will continue to invoice as we do currently. We will invoice you from our Dutch entity and transactions will be zero rated for VAT as an intra community transaction. This is the same for all deliveries within the EU countries except for deliveries to the Netherlands as we have to charge Dutch VAT as we invoice from our Dutch entity.
Delivery to the UK for Irish customers:
As of the 1 January 2021 should our Irish customers wish to deliver to a UK destination then of course we can arrange this but the VAT implications will be different. As this will no longer be classed as an intra community transaction as the ship to party is based in the UK will be delivered duty paid (DDP) basis to the final customer address. VAT will be chargeable on these orders at the UK rate of 20%. The import duties and all paperwork will be taken care of. Excludes other local taxes that may apply.
UK Customers with EU vat number and EORI number:
For those customers with an EU vat registration number. We will invoice you from our Dutch entity and transactions will be zero rated for VAT as an intra community transaction. This is the same for all deliveries within all EU countries except for the countries that we deliver from, namely the Netherlands or Poland. Deliveries in Poland from our Polish facility will be charged VAT at the Polish rate of 23%. This is due to the fact that we are shipping from a Polish entity to a Polish destination. Deliveries in the Netherlands will be charged at the Dutch rate of VAT at 21% if order is shipped from our Dutch warehouse location to a Dutch delivery destination or to a customer with a Dutch VAT registration number. No additional paperwork or duties will be levied as these will be within the pricing agreed if applicable. This is due to the fact they we invoice our customers from our Dutch entity to a Dutch address.
Northern Ireland customers with Deliveries to Northern Ireland or an EU destination or deliveries to the UK:
For our Northern Irish customers delivering to Northern Ireland/ Ireland or an EU destination we will continue to invoice as we do currently. We will invoice you from our Dutch entity and transactions will be zero rated for VAT as an intra community transaction. For our Irish customers we will require your orders to be received with an XI prefix VAT number. Please note it is your responsibility to notify the HMRC if you are trading within the Northern Ireland protocol agreement.
We would also like to confirm that the current bank accounts that payments are made to are to remain the same. The terms on which your delivery will be made will be clearly defined on the order confirmation and invoices sent per order/ invoice.
We hope the above clarifies our current position and should you wish to discuss this do not hesitate to contact us.
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