Hi Martin, also I found out that the minimum annual turnover threshold that you were talking about earlier does not apply to "nonresident sellers".

See item #2 in this article here:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/janetnovack/2014/05/15/european-vat-10-things-online-sellers-need-to-know-about-taxes-on-digital-goods-and-services/

- Michael

Thanks for the link, it makes for an interesting read. Personally I think that the EU is deliberately trying to price the USA out of the european market space. For instance, I purchased some RAM that i could no longer get anywhere in the UK other than second hand ones. The cost was aprrox £73, but then postage was applied, then customs and excise duties were applied by the couriers and then the VAT by the time this was all done my bank account was £135 the lighter :/

Still works out cheaper than purchasing from Germany but the perceived pain value is far greater now when purchasing from the USA.

This snippet for amusement factor only ... My RAM was coming from PA and i thought it would have gone to the nearest international airport to make its merry way across the pond, but ohhh no, i have watched my parcel do the grand tour of the USA where its final port of call before the UK was California. It took it just over a week to make it ways across the USA so i guess it went by road despite having paid for priority international shipping - lol

Martin
(TpwUK)

Went to buy from Novetek $279 no vat
I set up delivery address, Name e.t.c
it accepted my UK location
when i went to checkout
even though it was digital delivery
display came up

"We are sorry online purchase is not available to United Kingdom
Click on order by Fax button?"

So possibly Novatek would rather lose the sale
than be an unpaid tax collector for the UK revenue
and i see there point.

I could not find the Fax button on there site
even if I did I would not use it.

Sorry that this thread is a distraction,
but don't get me started that the government gets 20% of ALL VET fees
if either of my dogs get sick.

I will buy Moi within the next week, and will spend that time
trying to find the deal I want

PS I purchased and am a licensed user of Rhino 4.0 and rather than upgrade to release 5
I have decided to Buy Moi 3.0 instead.

Best regards to All

Thanks again

If you live in UK,
here is offer from Germany, all legal and price is final/vat included.

Buy Moi3d form here

Hi audio2

here an "alternative" discussion made some time ago

http://moi3d.com/forum/messages.php?webtag=MOI&msg=7081.1

It was sad when Michael blocked the thread... :) :)

When I purchased MoI, the Country selection box accidentally rolled-over from UK to Uganda and it wasn't until it was too late that I noticed I hadn't been charged VAT.


Martin.

To Conclude

Tried to find a seller from the USA
but nothing doing.

So bought from the UK

Reseller
CAD Software Direct
£175 plus £35 Vat (Bummer)
Total £210

Totally happy with my purchase

Cheers Michael


Philip Moyles

novedge?

http://www.novedge.com/brands/94