Bargain Hardware is a trading name of 1st Technologies LTD, a VAT registered company in the UK (VAT Reg. No. GB696289467). All sales to customers in the UK and EU countries will include 20% VAT as standard. VAT registered customers within the EU need not pay UK VAT if they meet the following criteria:
Yes. Simply login in to your account, enter the 'Address Book' and choose 'Change Billing Address'. Ensure you enter the full VAT number (including country code, which must match your billing address country) and the new VAT number will be validated when you choose 'Save Address'.
During the account setup process your VAT number will be validated using the live EU VAT (VIES) database. After your order is completed, our finance and support teams will manually verify all EU VAT transactions to ensure compliance. At this stage we may contact you for additional details in order to ensure that the number used is valid.
No. You must ensure that your account is EU VAT enabled and that you do not pay VAT at checkout. Under no circumstances will we provide a VAT refund after your purchase has been shipped and invoiced from our facility. At that point, the VAT must be reclaimed from your own national tax authority as per the EU Taxation and Customs Union guidelines.