Duty & VAT

Duty & VAT is payable on all wines unless purchased under bond for storage in Uncorked customer reserves, transfer to another UK bonded warehouse account, or export.

Duty

Duty rates effective midnight Sunday 28 March 2010 per standard 9 litre case: table wine £20.25, sparkling wine £25.94, fortified wine £27.00, plus VAT.

VAT

VAT at 17.5% is charged on duty-paid goods sold in the UK and on duty-paid goods sold to EU customers who are not VAT-registered. Goods bought in bond or for export to non-EU countries or bought by and for export to VAT-registered EU customers are not subject to VAT. VAT refund forms are available to non-EU residents who wish to personally export their purchases, subject to duty & VAT being invoiced and paid in advance, and an administration charge of £10 plus VAT.