Europe and Rest of world (excluding Australia, New Zealand and Norway)

Goods directly shipped to an address outside of the UK will be invoiced VAT free and VAT will be charged at your country's rate when the parcel arrives.  Please note, where it applies, Motorworks (UK) Ltd are not liable for your local duty or tax, please check at your local post office for your local tax rates that you may have to pay for your order in your country before placing an order via our website.

GST

Australia

The Goods and Service Tax legislation was implemented July 2018 which means that international orders under $1000 AUD will also now be taxable at 10%.

Where you order goods to the value of $1,000 or more, including where you place multiple orders that are dispatched simultaneously and arrive in Australia at or around the same time, you may be liable for customs and import tax.

We cover GST on all Australian orders. This should be managed automatically but if you are charged, please keep a proof of payment and get in touch through our web enquiry form.

If you have an Australian Business Number (ABN) for your business, please add the details to your order to ensure the information we hold for you is accurate.

New Zealand

The Goods and Service Tax legislation was implemented from December 2019 which means that international orders under $1000 NZ will also now be taxable at 15%.

Where you order goods to the value of $1,000 or more, including where you place multiple orders that are dispatched simultaneously and arrive in New Zealand at or around the same time, you may be liable for customs and import tax.

We cover GST on all New Zealand orders. This should be managed automatically but if you are charged, please keep a proof of payment and get in touch through our web enquiry form.

If you have an New Zealand Business Number (NZBN) for your business, please add the details to your order to ensure the information we hold for you is accurate.

VAT

Norway

From 1 April 2020, the Norwegian Tax Administration implemented a change to the country’s Value Added Tax (VAT) rules that affect all sellers who sell and ship to buyers in Norway.

This means we are required to collect the 25% VAT at the point of Sale and any VAT collected is passed on in full to the Norwegian authorities. All Norwegian customers will pay the 'Excl.Tax' price displayed on our website plus 25%.

We are not eligible to register under VOEC scheme in Norway as we sell items valued higher than NOK 3000 and such items does not qualify for the VOEC-scheme.  We are registered directly with the Norwegian Government and our Norwegian VAT (MVA) number is 926159747.  This VAT number is applied to all our paperwork sent physically and electronically with the shipping company.

Should you be charged VAT again by Norwegian customs at the point of importing your goods please do not hesitate to contact us with a copy of your customs receipt and we will refund the VAT you paid us direct.

Tax-free shopping in UK

Value-added tax (VAT) is a 20% sales tax charged on most goods in the UK.
Visitors from outside the EU were eligible for tax-free shopping until January 2021.
Up until 1 January 2021, if you lived outside the EU and travelled to the UK for leisure or business, you were eligible for a VAT refund. The VAT-refund scheme was called the Retail Export Scheme or tax-free shopping, but the UK government have now ended this scheme.

End of the VAT Retail Export Scheme

Under the VAT Retail Export Scheme (VAT RES), international visitors to the UK could reclaim the VAT they paid on goods purchased but not consumed in the UK.

The UK government ended VAT RES on 31 December 2020 when the Brexit transition period ended.

Can I still buy tax-free goods?

From 1 January 2021, the UK government ended tax-free sales in airports, ports and Eurostar stations.

This means you cannot buy tax-free goods such as electronics and clothing if you are travelling to non-EU countries.

VAT refunds for overseas visitors in British shops have now been removed.

Overseas visitors can still buy items VAT-free in store and have them sent direct to overseas addresses.

Claiming VAT refunds on items you can take home in your luggage has also ended.