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My short experience:
I often send all things back and forth to Hungary, and have a trusted service called Arvatrans I use for all my shippings.
Few days ago was the first time I sent something since Brexit. It was a bike I built for my brother and lots of small bike and car parts for my friends that are close to impossible to find on their region's market.
Had to fill out a detailed items list with weight and prices. I added "used" in brackets for every single item, and I wasn't generous with the pricing I might say... Total was £350 and 14kg on the paper, for a standard bike-box kind of size parcel. Also filled out a declaration that the items are as a gift and not for expecting any payments in return.
Bike+bits were collected Thursday afternoon, delivered on Sunday morning, no VAT or import duty at all. Paid £60 for shipping including tips.
So from my side, no problem at all with the shipping, bit more paperwork and uncertainty whether they'd tax it, but the courier reassured my assumption that these non-cargo private parcels with used stuff for reasonable value are unlikely to get hit by the extra charge hammer.