Printwear & Promotion The Total Promotional Package
In the UK, not only is the country fighting the pandemic, but it is also coming to terms with Brexit. Both these come with floods of information flowing through the news and social media.
Some of that – and as luck would have it, it’s often highly visible – is misleading. One of those myths is that importing into the UK from Europe is complicated and expensive. Nothing could be further from the truth.
It is true that some suppliers have failed to explain how new import arrangements work. For example, you’ll have heard of the woman who bought a dress online and ended up paying twice the cost in so called ‘import duties’.
Of course, the news media love these stories. They love the misery.#
Many such stories hide the fact that lots of these products originated outside the EU and that extra costs include the charges made by forwarding agents who aren’t doing their job properly.
But if you have a reliable supplier, a good business partner, in the EU, the reality is that it’s easy to import into the UK.
The good news from Kingly Central
So here’s the news from Kingly in Sofia, Bulgaria: delivering to the UK is simple. There are zero import duties. Paperwork is straightforward. Fulfilment is something we know inside out. Customer satisfaction is high.
On top of this, Kingly’s business has been growing and continues to do so. Its production facilities have been upgraded and expanded and its warehousing has increased to match. Turnaround times are quick. Kingly has more staff and the team is all driven by a passion to increase Kingly’s range of ethically sourced and sustainably produced goods.
Some customers have been worried about VAT – but there is nothing to be anxious about. Goods leaving Kingly (in Bulgaria, in the EU) are zero rated for VAT, with the appropriate rate applied by UK HMRC when the goods enter Britain. With declarations completed accurately, this is not something that interferes with the smooth transit of goods. Most typically, the VAT you owe on imports will be paid via Postponed VAT Accounting – and again, typically, will be a deduction by HMRC from repayments due to you in your VAT monthly or quarterly reconciliations. This is an automatic process. Your goods flow normally to their destinations and you can focus on business as usual.
Fulfilment, fulfilment, fulfilment
Kingly can arrange conventional delivery to a single corporate address, or you can take advantage of Kingly’s direct to customer service. With many employees and customers still home-based, getting your goods to the destination can be hard.
Kingly has the solution. Quite simply, Kingly sends your promotional merchandise directly to the end recipient. No fussy paperwork, no logistics ‘challenges’ – just delivery to the door with proof of delivery on top. And VAT reconciliation is not affected by this personalised delivery service. Most of Kingly’s products are suitable for letterbox delivery and if you add in our options on frustration free packaging and packing that is recycled and recyclable, you’re set all set for an easy journey with plenty of added value.
So to Kingly’s friends in the UK: take heart. Ignore the doom mongers. Reflect on how life has changed since the start of 2020 and how we can move forward together. Kingly recognises too that business continues. Look at the facts and remember that Kingly is a brand you can trust.
