Author Topic: International Discount (Read 9831 times)

Bird · « **on:** February 19, 2006, 04:54:25 PM »

Do international customers still take 17,5% off the shop price?

dave_mc · « **Reply #1 on:** February 19, 2006, 05:09:15 PM »

I assume you get to subtract VAT (check with Tim though), but you'd only get to subtract 14.9%.

there's gonna be some maths here!

say BK's cost £100 without VAT (for handiness to make the sums easier).

Add on the VAT, = £117.50 (which would be the price BK quote, since they don't advertise ex. VAT prices).

If I take 17.5% off that, I get: £96.94.

I.e. you are adding on 17.5% to the original price, to get the price inc. VAT, but to get from the inclusive price to the price minus the VAT, you have to multiply the inclusive of VAT price by (100/117.5).

In other words, you remove 14.9% or so from the total price.

Of course, all this is academic if you don't qualify! :oops:

Bird · « **Reply #2 on:** February 19, 2006, 05:30:11 PM »

Found the info in another post. Just had to do a search on VAT... duh :roll:

Steve-Mr Pig 2U
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We ship to Canada quite often and our dispatch time is about a week at the moment. (it usually takes about a week to get to canada)
Remember when ordering that you are not liable for VAT so you can deduct 17.5% from the total price.

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marmoset · « **Reply #3 on:** February 19, 2006, 05:51:41 PM »

I know its sorted now but for getting VAT off of stuff in general you divide the price by 1.175 :)

EDIT : please ignore the first EDIT, it was wrong :oops:

Bird · « **Reply #4 on:** February 19, 2006, 05:53:16 PM »

Thanks guys much appreciated.

sambo · « **Reply #5 on:** February 19, 2006, 05:55:46 PM »

or alternatively you could multiply the total by 0.825 :D

dave_mc · « **Reply #6 on:** February 19, 2006, 07:07:38 PM »

^did anyone even read my post?

AFAIK, the 17.5% is what's added on to the first pre-VAT amount, not what's taken off...

I think.

Because if you add 17.5% on to the original, it's not the same as removing... never mind.

I don't know, but i'd check it out with Tim etc., to see if you remove 17.5% or 14.9%, before just doing it.

Bird · « **Reply #7 on:** February 19, 2006, 07:14:45 PM »

Either one works for me, as long as I'm saving money I'm happy :D

dave_mc · « **Reply #8 on:** February 19, 2006, 07:18:29 PM »

^ I don't know, I may be overcomplicating things. it makes sense mathematically though, but then when did governments ever use maths in a sensible way? :twisted:

I can't find any info on it anywhere.

If you find out the answer from tim or whoever, could you shoot me a pm? I'd be interested to know.

Cheers!

sambo · « **Reply #9 on:** February 19, 2006, 07:19:58 PM »

ok so dave if you added 17.5 initially, THEN took away 17.5 thats it right? so thats the same as just taking away 14.5% in the first place? is that wot your saying?

dave_mc · « **Reply #10 on:** February 19, 2006, 07:42:24 PM »

^no.

assume starting price of £100.

Add 17.5% = £117.50

Then, if you try to subtract 17.5% from the £117.50, by multiplying by 0.825, you get an answer of £96 or so, not the £100 as it should be.

To get back to the £100, you have to multiply by 0.851 or something (i.e. removing 14.9%).

Try it.

As I said, though, I'm not sure the way the government does it- but the maths suggests they should do it my way, although they might not.

EDIT: basically, the easiest way to look at it is, 17.5% of £100 (original pre-VAT price) does not equal 17.5% of £117.50 (Post-VAT price).

sambo · « **Reply #11 on:** February 19, 2006, 07:45:38 PM »

ok mate.

yer your edit is the easiest way of explaning it.

Steve-Mr Pig 2U · « **Reply #12 on:** February 19, 2006, 09:02:16 PM »

All our prices include VAT. there is no need to add it, just take away 17.5% from the advertised price.

sambo · « **Reply #13 on:** February 19, 2006, 09:03:19 PM »

haha! what a waste of time all that was... lol

Tim · « **Reply #14 on:** February 19, 2006, 09:06:36 PM »

The shop automatically removes VAT for non EU customers once the address has been filled in on the order form.