5 September 2013, 20:55
You have to take into account that UK Sellers have to pay import tax and then duty on the whole price of each item including the shipping price added to that (which is over 30%)
Then UK sellers have to sit on the stock and then when they sell to make a profit they have to charge vat on the top. (Another 20%)
Then you have additional costs like advertising, websites, warehouse, heating, electric, staff, wages. UK postage.
Its cheaper to post something from china to the UK than from Coventry to Birmigham.
Then UK sellers have to sit on the stock and then when they sell to make a profit they have to charge vat on the top. (Another 20%)
Then you have additional costs like advertising, websites, warehouse, heating, electric, staff, wages. UK postage.
Its cheaper to post something from china to the UK than from Coventry to Birmigham.