Parcels: Fees and Charges
Commons · Question 2997 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 28 May 2026
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the cumulative costs of VAT and associated handling fees applied to parcels sent from distribution centres in Great Britain to customers in the European Union
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 28 May 2026
VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and is normally due in the country where the consumer of the goods or services is located. The application of this destination principle in VAT achieves neutrality in international trade. The VAT rate applied is a m...