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Therefore from mid December 2020 onward we ship to every country in the world... except the UK
I've been looking for a few bits and bobs over the last week or so and it seems that this is fast becoming the norm. I frequently use r2-bike.de and bike24.de. Currently, if you want a shipping quote from r2-bike you select your country from the drop-down menu; which currently lists every country in the world except the UK.
Also, bike24, currently every product on their site says 'this product is not shippable to the UK'.Boom! We really are a fucking disaster! I've also been waiting for couriers to open up their services to Germany as I have to return something. Prior to yesterday, DHL and Parcelforce would not allow you to buy postage to anywhere in Europe. Yesterday, I was 'fortunate' enough to be able to pay £35 to ship a small parcel to Germany but only once I'd downloaded and completed 'SEVEN' documents and attached them to the outside of my parcel in a clear plastic wallet.....
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Two more gems....
First the eel exporter:
https://twitter.com/nickreeves9876/status/1343606524569071621?s=19
And second Dutch Bike Bits shipping update
From: https://www.dutchbikebits.com/shipping
Brexit
Unfortunately, we will not be able to send parcels to the UK from mid December 2020 onward. Quite apart from uncertainty surrounding the shipping cost, taxation etc. after that time, there is also a problem caused by the British government deciding to impose a unique taxation regime which will require every company in the world in every country in the world outside the UK which exports to the UK to apply and collect British taxes on behalf of the British government. For providing this service they intend to charge a fee to every company in the world in every country in the world which exports to the UK. Clearly this is ludicrous for one country, but imagine if every country in the world had the same idea. If every country decided to behave in the same way then we would have to pay 195 fees every year, keep up with the changes in taxation law for 195 different countries, keep accounts on behalf of 195 different countries and submit payments to 195 tax offices in 195 different countries, and jump through whatever hoops were required to prove that we were doing all of this honestly and without any error.
Therefore from mid December 2020 onward we ship to every country in the world... except the UK.