UK – For customers in the UK all orders include VAT (0% for books)

EU – For customers based in the EU all orders of standard books include VAT, so no further import tax or duties will be payable by the customer.
For Limited Edition books please read the next section.

US – For customers based in the US all book orders, including Limited Edition books, are duty & tax free

Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore – We understand that orders of single standard books sent to private individuals in these countries should not incur duty or sales tax.

We also ship books regularly without complications to Canada, South America, the Far East and other international destinations. In most cases local import tax and duties will be payable by the recipient to customs depending on the destination country. For further information and guidance about international VAT rates please visit Simply Duty or Avalara (*use HS Code 49019900 for Printed books)

UK – For customers in the UK all orders include VAT (20% for artworks, 0% for books including Limited Editions)

EU – For customers based in the EU orders are normally sent Delivered Duty Unpaid (DDU), which means local import tax and duties will be payable to customs depending on the destination country. For some EU destinations we offer a Delivered Duty Paid service (DDP), which means pre-paid duties and taxes are included in the shipping cost, which speeds up delivery. The standard domestic rate of tax normally applies.  Reduced VAT rates for artworks, if they apply, are not normally passed onto us.  See next section for more information.

US – For customers based in the US the import process is normally very quick and our customers do not normally have to pay import taxes or duties (all books, and imports valued under $800 are duty free in the US). Customers might be asked to fill out customs paperwork (form 5106) or to confirm their tax status with the courier.

We also ship artworks and Limited Edition books regularly without complications to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong and other international destinations. For further information and guidance about international VAT rates please visit Simply Duty or Avalara (*use HS Code 97020000 for Original Engravings, Prints And Lithographs or HS Code 49019900 for Printed books)

For Artworks and Limited Editions we can sometimes estimate, collect and pay the import duties, taxes and handling charges on your behalf, saving you time and speeding up delivery. This is normally referred to as Delivered Duty Paid (DDP).  This service is currently only available to customers in Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.

Please note that for Artworks it is sometimes cheaper to pay the import tax and duties yourself, as reduced VAT rates are not always passed onto us.
Therefore we would recommend checking your local VAT rates at Simply Duty or Avalara (*use HS Code 97020000 for Original Engravings, Prints And Lithographs)

Pre-paid import taxes are not recoverable, so if you are a business customer in the EU you might wish to consider choosing to have items sent Delivered Duty Unpaid (DDU).  However, any VAT itemised seperately in your order can be accounted for normally.  Please note that we require the recipient’s EORI number for any orders being sent to an EU business address.