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I love that one of the things this has highlighted is we don't have a single proper shop for this in the UK. Not one, anywhere (discounting Varese's dedicated shop) It reminds me of whenever I see a Support your Independent Local Bookseller! drive online, and I'm reminded that, despite living in what's supposedly a major city... I don't have one. We have Waterstones, and WH Smiths, and that's IT.
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Jan 23, 2021 - 1:47 PM
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By: |
Ian J.
(Member)
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---- Well, US sites such as La La Land, Screen Archives and Intrada are going to have to do something in July about adding VAT at point of sale as that's when it comes into force in the EU. Or maybe these US retailers and soundtrack labels are planning to stop selling to Europe entirely and are happy to lose their business in a market of 28 countries with a population of over 500 million people? new rules for EU countries https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs-procedures/customs-formalities-low-value-consignments_en https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/sites/taxation/files/guidance_on_import_and_export_of_low_value_consignments_final.pdf It seems that the new EU rules only affect the import of goods by consumers, not companies. As there are quite a lot of soundtrack shops within the EU, the US labels wouldn't lose any business. ---- I love that one of the things this has highlighted is we don't have a single proper shop for this in the UK. Not one, anywhere (discounting Varese's dedicated shop) It reminds me of whenever I see a Support your Independent Local Bookseller! drive online, and I'm reminded that, despite living in what's supposedly a major city... I don't have one. We have Waterstones, and WH Smiths, and that's IT. ---- Part of the problem of soundtrack collecting is critical mass of purchasers within a jurisdiction. The U.S. and E.U. may be big enough to support a shop or two, but the U.K.'s soundtrack community just doesn't appear to be big enough to support a dedicated commercial import business. One solution might be for an existing U.K. business with an interest in media to take on the task. It makes me wonder if Silva Screen might be able to branch into being a U.K. distributor. However, there would need to be easy access to all new releases from all labels, and I don't see that happening, again due to the market being too small.
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My ORVILLE CD arrived in a few days with no customs issues. X-FILES VOL 3/4 have been stuck in London since the 22nd. My CSC order from Germany is about to ship, that's the one I'm expecting problems with.
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