The lower end of the market for all things being supplied to the US has just about collapsed due to the removal of the exemption at the end of August, now everything is in the system.
Spare parts for knitting machines, patterns, garments, even samples have all lost the exemption - I just got a load of linen fabric after an order was cancelled that had been ongoing for years, regular as clockwork, as the business in the US expected the tariff and fees to be paid by the seller with no increase in price - then cancelled when that was refused.
The workshop is closed, sewing machines sold and everything cleared out so there is no going back to what it was.
Goods for export from the UK are zero rated for VAT but can be charged whatever the importing country decides to impose in the way of tariffs, duty, or fees when they arrive.
Anne the Pleater
I presume to dictate to no man what he shall eat or drink or wherewithal he shall be clothed."
-- The Hon. Stuart Ruaidri Erskine, The Kilt & How to Wear It, 1901.
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