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Apologies if this has been covered before, and I think it has but can't for the life of me find the thread, but if I want to buy something from Spain can I somehow avoid paying the local sales tax then reclaim the VAT I will be charged on import here - or do I have to pay the local sales tax, which I guess I won't be able to claim back?

Many thanks!

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I have just brought some timber in from Holland, only a few hundred £ worth so I just paid the local tax and it was delivered within two days!

as a company (high value machines) we pay UK vat on customs clearance and claim back.

that probably doesn’t help you at all.

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If the Spanish supplier is geared up for export then VAT free export should be an option but it must leave the premises and go to a non EU VAT address. So depends on the suppliers setup and you may have to pay VAT twice as HRMC are not interested in EU VAT already being paid.

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Thanks both. It's a stove at over EUR2k so looking at an additional EUR500. But what the hell, if self-building has taught me anything it's to be prepared to be shafted at any and every opportunity

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