I think its less about when you ship as to when it arrives at the UK border...it has to get into the UK before 31 December

Thanks for info. So as it’s art will it be subject to 20% straight away and then we have to apply for VAT reduction to bring it down to the 5%?

you have 2 days kjg at a time when all networks are experiencing major delays !!

I thought one of the selling points of Brexit was so that we could cut the red tape.

oh no, the travesty of having to print out a few a4 customs forms to stick on.

And during that process they'll see that the form wasn't in triplicate or it was the wrong form, or incorrectly filled out. Then it will sit there for two weeks, until the buyer contacts then sender and says it hasn't arrived, then the seller will check the tracking and a little warning sign will be flashing saying they require additional information to be sent by date x, which is now 2 days away, sender fills it out and sends hoping it's not too late, meanwhile has 7 emails from a disgruntled buyer. Nothing happens for a few days, relentless back and forth, turns out they didnt get the info in time and the item is being shipped back. That's one undamaged print, in one tube. Add up the hours and you made a significant loss. Rinse and repeat x the size of the edition. 

The post office here in Ireland released updated Brexit guidance today. 

Basically from Friday, the UK will be treated like any other country outside the EU so, yes, a customs form will be needed to send any type of parcel, tube etc. I've no idea if you receive a parcel in the UK, from an EU country whether you need to pay duty.

Here, customs duty and VAT will be payable on goods arriving from the UK (excluding NI).  Where duty is payable, this can be done at the point of purchase or at the Post Office when collecting the item.  

I presume these charges will apply across the EU, making UK purchases including art, somewhat more expensive.

 

They already do this for the USA and Norway (i.e. if you sell to the USA the buyer pays tax..its collected by ebay and you never see it)
They collect the tax on your behalf
But they ignore any variations on the tax rate (eg art at 5%) and charge everything at the full rate!!

How has your art got cheaper whilst everyone else has seen the value of the pound drop against the euro since the referendum?

This makes no sense - the pound has plumetted due to the UK's act of self-destruction, so EU art is more expensive. Plus it looks like there is now more duty as well as VAT, and more paperwork. So it's lose, lose lose.

Only if you're a remoaner. Strong and stable! Better out than in! Let the British lion roar!

without getting into politics can anyone breakdown quantitatively why brexit is good for anyone?

The the pound plummeted after the vote, again before the deal, and then recovered slightly and dropped again after the deal. It’s currently 1.1 euros to the pound, about the lowest in history. So saying that EU art is now cheaper is self delusion at best.