eBay import charges from Germany

[Gaygle]

Morning all,

Just after a bit of advice from someone in the know as I've spent the last hour reading about VAT and import charges and don't really seem to understand it any more.

I'm looking to buy an item on eBay from Germany for 550EUR inc del. It's listed on UK eBay but under the "items from international sellers" part.

First question is - does the 550eur displayed on eBay already include VAT either Germany's 19% or UK's 20%? (i'm assuming eBay doesn't allow exc VAT prices to be displayed?),
Secondly - Will the shipping agent ask me for another 20% for UK VAT? If so, won't I be paying VAT twice?

Thanks for any help!

 

[Gaygle]

Sorry, for some reason I got no notifications from this post.

Thanks for the feedback.

The seller told me that the 550eur includes German 19% VAT. Can I ask him to remove the German VAT because he's selling it to the UK? How would he even do this on an eBay listing? It's now such a headache trying to buy stuff from Europe - it used to be so much simpler to get things for a good price from Germany.