Buying from the EU

Am looking at a couple of German brands (Nomos and Muhle Glashutte) and although I’ve done a bit of reading still not 100% clear on what additional costs I would have to pay if I bought direct or from a German dealer since we left
the EU.
Has anyone actually done this and have actual experience?

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Originally Posted by TBKBABAB

Am looking at a couple of German brands (Nomos and Muhle Glashutte) and although I’ve done a bit of reading still not 100% clear on what additional costs I would have to pay if I bought direct or from a German dealer since we left
the EU.
Has anyone actually done this and have actual experience?

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20% VAT to be paid on entry to UK, plus courier admin fee.

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Originally Posted by TBKBABAB

Am looking at a couple of German brands (Nomos and Muhle Glashutte) and although I’ve done a bit of reading still not 100% clear on what additional costs I would have to pay if I bought direct or from a German dealer since we left
the EU.
Has anyone actually done this and have actual experience?

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I have the experience from the opposite direction (from UK to EU). Last time when I was purchasing from Eddie, I paid to Fedex: 21 % VAT, 3 % import duty and approx. 15 GBP fee for Fedex services. SO I do assume you will have to pay nearly the same (in rates applicable in UK - as far as I know the VAT rate in UK is one percent lower than here).

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Originally Posted by Onelasttime

20% VAT to be paid on entry to UK, plus courier admin fee.

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And presumably the German VAT removed at point of sale if buying new, so should be almost zero sum

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Originally Posted by demonloop

And presumably the German VAT removed at point of sale if buying new, so should be almost zero sum

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Exactly, although you'll be buying in Euros so the VAT will be calculatd using whatever exchange rate HMRC decides.

And German VAT is 19%, so slightly lower than UK.

And you now have to pay a courier admin fee, so it's all going to be a few quid more expensive than it would have been before Brexit.

Thanks, seems Nomos cover all taxes and duties but basically at same cost as buying from a UK AD so no advantage
there as should be able to get a 10% from an AD. Chrono24 prices from German dealers do seem cheaper and say including
vat, guess have to contact one and see if they would sell less vat.

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Originally Posted by TBKBABAB

Thanks, seems Nomos cover all taxes and duties but basically at same cost as buying from a UK AD so no advantage
there as should be able to get a 10% from an AD. Chrono24 prices from German dealers do seem cheaper and say including
vat, guess have to contact one and see if they would sell less vat.

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Try Berry's for Nomos, the prices indicated are not fixed, I usually get discount.

Fabulous watches for the price IMVHO.

Two I bought last year.......

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...950bd79b_z.jpgIMG_0171 by Dave in Wales, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...157a7671_z.jpgIMG_0165 1 by Dave in Wales, on Flickr

I bought my Nomos from Jura Watches at Christmas. Jura Watches still have a 10% code available - https://www.jurawatches.co.uk/pages/discount-codes

Maybe worth investigating?

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Originally Posted by Bonny Marco

I bought my Nomos from Jura Watches at Christmas. Jura Watches still have a 10% code available - https://www.jurawatches.co.uk/pages/discount-codes

Maybe worth investigating?

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Thanks, yes was Jura I was thinking of when said should be able to get 10% off from an AD.

I recommend Jura too. I bought a Nomos Orion from them which arrived last Christmas Eve. I also got a bit of discount, and Jura handled all the VAT/duty malarkey. As Nomos is not normally in stock, Jura will order it from Nomos, so you are still getting a fresh from the factory item.

Earlier this year, Jura gave me a quote for an IWC, again this was a bit less than RRP (but not much).

I recently bought a watch directly from a Swiss manufacturer ( remember Switzerland is not in the EU). The price on the website was quoted in pounds so I emailed them to see if there were any additional costs or fee's.

In the end I paid exactly the advertised price and didn't have to deal with VAT or courier fees. I have a feeling that the company basically sent the watch from their factory to their office in England and it was they who sold me and sent me the watch.

I would therefore say contact the German seller and see what they say. That aside, I would also recommend Jura having bought several watches from them.

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Originally Posted by AlwaysAlba

I recently bought a watch directly from a Swiss manufacturer ( remember Switzerland is not in the EU). The price on the website was quoted in pounds so I emailed them to see if there were any additional costs or fee's.

In the end I paid exactly the advertised price and didn't have to deal with VAT or courier fees. I have a feeling that the company basically sent the watch from their factory to their office in England and it was they who sold me and sent me the watch.

I would therefore say contact the German seller and see what they say. That aside, I would also recommend Jura having bought several watches from them.

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Lot of Swiss dealers used to nip over to France and send them from there but doesn’t help now.