Re: GZG Online Catalogue

>On Wed, 20 Aug 1997, Paul Owen wrote:
>
>>
>> *** URGENT ***
>>
>> GZG have just upped their prices due to VAT these new prices are in
>> affect NOW and can be found at the web site.
>
>Hm. Isn't VAT the tax you don't pay (or re-claim in the customs once
>you leave the country) if you're a foreigner?
>
>Should we non-UK residents pay the VAT? ...or is that non-EU
>residents only? I have to pay the Swedish equivalent of the VAT on
>all official orders from the US, but not from the UK...
>

I was wondering about this.  Last time I was back in the UK I bought
some
stuff and just for the heck of it I asked if I could have it VAT free. 
The
answer was no, but I could claim the VAT back.	I'm not sure how to go
about doing that yet, however,	I'm sure people living outside of the UK
can claim VAT expemption.  I used to live in Newcastle where we got a
lot
of Norwegians comming over to shot tax free, I guess it's just a case of
finding out how to claim the VAT exemption.

Stuart.

Stuart Murray

Department Of Molecular Genetics
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine
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