| Title | Tax Workshops - Imports & Exports |
| Category | Organisational Development |
| Overview | This workshop intends to covers the basic rules and considerations for the import of goods into the UK whether those goods are purchased, loaned, donated or sent free of charge. |
| Learning outcomes | - Understanding of complexity of importing goods from outside the UK and impact this can have on university purchases
- Understand the different ways to pay import VAT and duty. The University's position on payment of Import VAT
- How to budget for additional costs involved in importing goods vs. purchasing from a UK supplier (including hidden processing and internal costs)
- Gain awareness of relevant terminology to understand requests from import agents and be able to communicate with them about importing university purchases
- Awareness of potential import delays which can prove critical for time sensitive products
- To make informed decisions about whether or not to purchase goods from overseas suppliers, taking the financial, administrative and potential delay implications into account
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| Presenter | Rachel Watson |
| Location | Zoom |
| Campus | Colchester Campus |
| Date and time | 10:00 to 11:30 Wednesday 2 October 2024 |
| Duration | 01:30 |
| Available places | 94 |
| University of Essex employee | Use the link provided above to book your place via HR Organiser. |
| Partner institution | Please discuss with your point of contact at your Partner Institution in the first instance. |
| Student Union contractors; PhD students | Please contact the Organisational Development team. |