Paphos Life

I seem to remember at one time there was a company in Paphos who arranged shipments from the UK. It's a long time since we had this need, but now find we would like a specific small item shipped over that we can't find here.

Does such a company exist still, despite it being post Brexit.

Thanks

LHUKCY shut down years ago and Lee and his family went back to the UK.

Thank you....

I thought CCS Shipping in Peyia did this, may be worth asking them, They have a website just google CCS Shipping Cyprus.

Here you go -

https://www.eshopwedrop.com.cy/en

They stopped the UK for a while but they do it again now. You do end up paying VAT twice (in the UK and on arrival here) but when I need something I can't get another way I just grin and bear it (and swear about Brexit).

It takes 2-3 weeks to arrive here (they ship once a week from the UK) and they sort the local VAT and charges for you - you pay eShop online once your package arrives, plus their fees.

Other than the extra costs it works well and has been reliable for me.

You can also use them to ship from Germany, France, Greece and US.

RSS Logistics used to do it, but that didn't end up well. Their website tells a sorry story...

https://rsslogistics.com/

With eShop you have to fill in the customs declaration once the parcel arrives at their warehouse, even when it's an EU warehouse, and then you pay the VAT and customs charge (for UK parcels) when it arrives in Cyprus. So all seems above board.

(I have nothing to do with the company, I've just found it very useful)

Thanks all for your input....

It just seems so unfair that people are having to Pay VAT twice

Seems President Trump agrees with you , indeed he is incensed by just one charge of VAT so best we keep quiet lest Cyprus gets hit by 200% tariffs !!

I think you are confusing VAT with duty.

The value-added tax, or VAT, is something President Donald Trump has targeted as one of his justifications for imposing his so-called “reciprocal tariffs” on goods imported from other nations.

Trump has called VATs that other countries charge on consumption “exorbitant.” Citing internal estimates, the White House says American companies pay over $200 billion a year in value-added taxes to foreign governments, which it calls a “double-whammy,” because U.S. companies pay the tax at the European border, while European companies don’t pay a similar tax to the U.S. on the income from their exports.