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Fishfabs
You’re fine with r2-bike.
I’ve bought loads from them.
If the value of the total order is less than £130 then there are no fees due at all.
In fact when you create an account and sign in, the prices are displayed with 0% vat, because they expect that you’ll be paying vat at the border when the value is over £130
However, they charge 0% even for orders under £130! So it works out cheaper on a lot of bits because of this.
To me, this is actually a mistake on their part, all the other German retailers add vat on orders under £130.
It’s been like this for ages and I’ve exploited it many times.