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No more extra charges for SDE shop customers in the EU

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By Paul Sinclair

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We are pleased to announce that, going forward, any music fans in the European Union who order items from the SDE shop will no longer have to pay any import VAT or associated ‘handling charges’ on their order, so long as the order value (not including shipping) is less than €150.

This change has come about because we have signed up to the IOSS scheme (International One Stop Shop) which tells customs at the point the goods enter your country that the VAT has been paid (this info is also sent electronically). The package will have an IOSS logo on it (or our IOSS number) and no extra charges should be incurred. It should also speed up the process of getting your order to your front door.

We’ve been working in the background for the last few months to bring this initiative to fruition and we’re delighted that our friends and customers in Europe will no longer incur these extra charges. The only thing to bear in mind is that if the ‘consignment’ value is more than €150 (value of goods before shipping) then the charges will be levied, as before.

The SDE shop opened in 2016 as way to bring interesting and exclusive product to SDE readers directly. The first example of this was the SDE-curated Sam Brown box set (The A&M Years 1988-1990) which was signed by Sam. In the last 20 months or so, it has been the only place to buy the SDE Surround Series of blu-ray audios with spatial audio and other content.

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66 thoughts on “No more extra charges for SDE shop customers in the EU”

  1. As previously stated. Loads of good stuff I was interested in is sold out or no longer available. Which means I got mixed feelings about this.

    Happy that it’s finally there.
    And disappointed I missed a great deal of candy for my ears.

    Lets look into the future and it might be great deals to be done.
    And congrats that you have opened the doors to Europe.
    Welcome back SDE !

    And that on my birthday nevertheless!

  4. Good news indeed! Unfortunately everything I want is already sold out, but will keep it in mind for the future items then!
    P.S. You need to add “shop” button on more visible place, preferable on top of the page, I always forget where it is :)

  11. Great news. I bought the Lexicon of Love SDE Blu-ray and the price nearly doubled due to tax and import duty. I was considering not ordering again but, as this worry is now resolved, I will surely shop again.

  13. Hey Paul,
    Thank you so much for the good news! Finally I can stop paying twice for my SDE products
    This really was a logical step for the customers in the EU,the Burning Shed website recently did the same
    No matter what I will keep on supporting artists releasing physical media here on SDE so it’s much appreciated
    Have a nice weekend and remember to play your stuff LOUD!

    Kind regards,
    Henrik

    1. Change the record, what’s done is done. Unfortunately we don’t have a Tardis and neither Tory or Labour have any intention of rewinding…

  19. Thank you – this is fantastic news. Thank you for listening to your customers. I can now order more from SDEShop. I am delighted, my wife less so.

  21. This is great! On Monday I received my Paul Hardcastle copy and was already wondering why I was not getting a notification to pay for the import taxes. Now I know why!

    1. As a buyer it is not relevant for you as it only concerns goods that are imported from countries outside the EU (like, e.g., Switzerland) into countries that are members of the EU.

  27. Thank you very much. Good news. I bought the TOOM from Bob Dylan. I am still happy to get it from this site. I will take a look at your offers here on this site as soon as possible.

  32. Thank you for this and the effort to make it happen.
    I have several copies of the SDE blu-ray audio series, and the costs were always quite substantial. Looking forward to future titles, Paul. Keep up the good work that you do on these physical releases.

  33. Great news for those international fans out there ?, could I ask please Paul you haven’t by ain’t chance found any of the Ten Years After blu ray down the back of the sofa !, I heard a song on a movie the other day and just my luck it was From that album!.

  34. Good news! Great job. Congratulations. Thank you for considering us, your EU fans. We will always support you to continue with the SDE store, and specially with the incredible 5.1 series.

  39. Fine. Then I can consider SDE again in the future. Twice I ordered something to Germany. Always with high shipping costs, the exchange rate and then the additional taxes. Last time it was the TFF The Hurting blu-ray, that I absolutely had to have.

  42. Excellent news, Paul and team. Thanks for making that happen. This will make shopping at SDE even more enjoyable for us EU folks. Thumbs up!

  44. Thank you so much. Great news it is. For example, I had to pay in Belgium an extra €17,50 (no kidding!!) for “cost for customs formalities” above the €10,83 taxes for The Lexicon of Love SDE Blu-ray. I sometimes had to wait up to 12 days from arrival in Belgium till delivered in mailbox. I’m so glad this unfair practice is over. Now, Let the SDE Blu-rays come.

  46. Well done Paul. Next job is to convince the UK Govt that purchasing music physically on vinyl and CD provides excellent mental health and well being benefits, and as such should be exempt from VAT!

  48. Excellent News, Paul! This will save people in the Netherlands €6 service fee per order! And a lot of hassle too. On top of that: faster delivery. A true incentive to order more often. So thanks a lot.

    1. It not only saves people in i guess virtually any EU-country the 6€ service fee but also the British VAT which is of course included in the item prices.
      With IOSS now the British VAT will automatically be removed and the VAT of your native country (if you’re inside the EU) added instead.

      That will change the initial item price normally for some pence / cent as percentage levels for VAT are set in the different countries and so are not the same everywhere.

      The only downside of this system is when you’re buying something that isn’t subject to VAT in the UK (like for instance books) the full amount of your own countries VAT on these products will be added to the original price.

  54. That is truly excellent news, Paul! I have been reluctant to order items after having been stung a couple of times by extra costs on imports which made the purchase costs exorbitant.

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