All prices on our website are displayed including VAT. Most of our wines are subject to 21% VAT. For business purchases, this VAT may be recoverable, depending on your circumstances and the applicable tax rules. Some bottles are sold with no separately deductible VAT because they originate from private collections and are sold under the margin scheme. In these cases, there is no VAT amount that can be reclaimed. A VAT invoice is provided with every order for your records.
Margin scheme
When a bottle of wine has previously been sold to a private individual, VAT was already accounted for when that original sale took place. If we subsequently purchase the bottle from a private individual, that person cannot charge us VAT. We therefore acquire the wine without separately deductible VAT. These wines are sold under the margin scheme. Under this scheme, VAT is not shown separately on the invoice and, consequently, there is no VAT amount for the customer to reclaim.
Customers outside the EU
Orders from customers outside the European Union can generally be supplied without EU VAT. Please note that local import VAT, customs duties, clearance fees or other charges may still apply when the goods enter the destination country. These charges are not included in our prices unless explicitly stated otherwise. We recommend that customers outside the EU check the applicable import rules, taxes and duties in their country before placing an order.