Did Brexit kill AlieExpress?

[Tephnos]

Now you can buy British value add stuff instead of directly funding the Chinese industry.

The British don't sell the tat I want, at the prices I'm willing to pay.

So, less spending. Simple as.

 

[touch]

Now you can buy British value add stuff instead of directly funding the Chinese industry.

Unless that British manufacturer is owned (and their products distributed by) an Italian parent company
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...ycle-saddles-made-in-england/?sh=43d399f95bbd

(if you can't read the article, the basis of the story is that the bike saddles are made in England then sent to their Italian distribution centre. They can no longer sell them back to British end users after brexit. It's not an entirely serious post - they've either sorted out their process now or will have done so soon)

 

[The Running Man]

The British don't sell the tat I want, at the prices I'm willing to pay.

So, less spending. Simple as.

Great less money leaving our economy and less money fueling the Chinese economy.

Great, keep it up!

 

[Diddums]

FFS, I was just about to pull the trigger on a pair of Sexy Women's Panties Seamless Lingerie Transparent Lace Bikini Briefs Plus size Lady Girl Underwear Cotton Fabric Intimates Top

 

[marc2003]

Probably showing my ignorance here but isn't there enough cheap chinese tat on amazon/ebay already?

 

[neocon]

Now you can buy British value add stuff instead of directly funding the Chinese industry.

Yep, might buy some turnips

 

[Surveyor]

No idea but when i order off them I can usually pick a few different countries as options for the item but I do tend to only order from the large brands not just anyone.

The point is that it's not always coming directly from China. There are warehouses across Europe.

So exactly the same as buying from any seller shipping from Europe.

 

[The Running Man]

Probably showing my ignorance here but isn't there enough cheap chinese tat on amazon/ebay already?

There is but there will be less soon or it will be 20%-30% more expensive

 

[neocon]

Xiaomi sell their products here now anyway, probably better from a consumer point of view especially the warranty side of things.

 

[The Running Man]

Xiaomi sell their products here now anyway, probably better from a consumer point of view especially the warranty side of things.

I like Chinese spyware in all my devices, very trusted source.

 

[cainer]

FFS, I was just about to pull the trigger on a pair of Sexy Women's Panties Seamless Lingerie Transparent Lace Bikini Briefs Plus size Lady Girl Underwear Cotton Fabric Intimates Top

I have some spares i can send you

 

[touch]

FFS, I was just about to pull the trigger on a pair of Sexy Women's Panties Seamless Lingerie Transparent Lace Bikini Briefs Plus size Lady Girl Underwear Cotton Fabric Intimates Top

Don't worry, they wouldn't fit you anyway. Sizing from these Chinese places is always way off.

 

[StriderX]

I like Chinese spyware in all my devices, very trusted source.

We can obviously trust the NSA and GCHQ more with our devices.

 

[v0n]

Interesting how your opinion of using EU low taxation countries to minimise liabilities plus lack of VAT suddenly differs:

What is AliExpress' tax footprint in the UK like?

bUt BrExIt

My opinion on tax evasion has not changed, but "Taiwan of Europe" promise implied that the plan was for UK to be a drop shipper of goods imported under the "free trade with entire world" umbrella across the continent. That was the element that was supposed to invigorate British businesses and trade, right? The eurocrats from Brussels were blocking us from importing unhomologated tat from the rest of the world and flogging it to our consumers and partners. Instead the very first thing we did was to make our situation even worse compared to any other Eu country, with our own legislation.

You do realise the same VAT rule was just rolled out against all European countries? Britain now wants all European suppliers to register for UK VAT numbers and declare VAT up front at the point of sale? You'll hear about it in the next few days to come when literally everyone on the continent stop supplying to us. The paperwork itself is not worth it. I've never heard of a country that would set prohibitive customs duties on itself, but this is as close to complete comedic idiocracy as we're going to see before it stops being funny.

 

[builder22]

Yep, might buy some turnips

and a ferret statue

 

[-UnderClocker-]

Quite a few products on Banggood (A similar site to AliExpress) have recently become unavailable for UK delivery. When I spoke to Banggood on Facebook, I asked them if it was because of Brexit. They said it was because of Covid. As AliExpress has said the same, I guess it's the truth. They've no reason to lie.

 

[Surveyor]

You do realise the same VAT rule was just rolled out against all European countries? Britain now wants all European suppliers to register for UK VAT numbers and declare VAT up front at the point of sale? You'll hear about it in the next few days to come when literally everyone on the continent stop supplying to us. The paperwork itself is not worth it. I've never heard of a country that would set prohibitive customs duties on itself, but this is as close to complete comedic idiocracy as we're going to see before it stops being funny.

Isn't the alternative having to collect the VAT individually from every purchaser for every parcel arriving in the UK?

 

[Em3bbs]

Isn't the alternative having to collect the VAT individually from every purchaser for every parcel arriving in the UK?

Taxation is very important to v0n, unless it's to make some kind of point against Brexit.

 

[Kenai]

Britain now wants all European suppliers to register for UK VAT numbers and declare VAT up front at the point of sale?

The way I read it, I think this is for anywhere, not just European - i.e. US and Australian companies for example are now expected to VAT register, collect VAT and pay HMRC if they want to sell into the UK, whereas they weren't last week.

An amusing example being William Shatner's store no longer shipping to the UK as they claim it's not worth the cost & effort involved now.

Online Marketplaces operate under different rules though, so I expect to see a lot of smaller businesses shift to selling into the UK via Amazon/AliExpress/eBay etc. instead of directly, so the Online Marketplace has to deal with the VAT stuff.

 

[garnett]

Quite a few products on Banggood (A similar site to AliExpress) have recently become unavailable for UK delivery. When I spoke to Banggood on Facebook, I asked them if it was because of Brexit. They said it was because of Covid. As AliExpress has said the same, I guess it's the truth. They've no reason to lie.

Other than potentially incensing Brexiteers who then boycott your company. Luckily they're a rational bunch not prone to that sort of thing.