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Here is the version most forwarders won't tell you. The UK has a single number that controls everything: GBP 135 per consignment, measured on the goods value alone (shipping and insurance don't count). At or below GBP 135, there is no customs duty, and the overseas seller charges 20% UK VAT at checkout. Above GBP 135, the carrier collects import VAT (and any duty) when it delivers and adds a handling fee. Note the dates: the GBP 135 duty relief is still in force today — its abolition was announced in the Autumn Budget 2025 but is future-dated 'by March 2029 at the latest,' so it does not apply now. There is no VAT-free threshold for commercial goods: above GBP 135 the 20% import VAT is charged on the full value, not just the part over GBP 135. Only genuine person-to-person gifts up to GBP 39 are VAT-free.

Duty itself is often 0% on EU-origin goods: under the UK-EU trade agreement (TCA), a valid statement of origin gets you 0% duty. Without it, standard MFN rates apply — roughly 12% on clothing, 8% on footwear, 2% on leather goods — while perfume, cosmetics, phones and laptops are 0% anyway. One caveat we won't sugarcoat: shipping to an EU forwarding address counts as a domestic EU sale, so EU VAT is charged and a private buyer generally cannot reclaim it. The tourist refund requires you to personally export the goods with a customs stamp — a forwarder cannot do that for you. So before you ship, we estimate your full landed cost — item + shipping + estimated duty — so you can plan with a realistic estimate. Create your free EU forwarding address and run the calculator.

Let's be straight about tax. When you buy on pullandbear.com/es and ship to an EU forwarding address, the euro price already includes EU VAT — and a private shopper cannot reclaim that VAT through a forwarder. Tourist tax-free refunds require you to personally export the goods and get a customs stamp; a forwarder can't do that for you, so we never promise a VAT refund. The real value is different and still genuine: you reach the full euro-priced EU catalogue (including STWD drops and weekly arrivals) that the trimmed UK site doesn't carry. On price, there's a modest currency effect — in mid-June 2026 the pound trades around £1 ≈ €1.15–1.16, so a Pull & Bear sticker priced at a near-parity euro figure works out roughly 12–14% cheaper in pounds than the same number shown in GBP. That FX gap moves with the market and isn't guaranteed; the dependable saving is reaching the full EU range and consolidating several items into one EU→UK shipment, which is what offsets the forwarding fee — not a tax refund.

Here's a realistic, dated illustration for a typical consolidated Pull & Bear basket — two pairs of baggy jeans, an oversized hoodie and a couple of tees — bought on pullandbear.com/es and forwarded to the UK. The whole thing hinges on the UK's GBP 135 rule: it's the de-minimis threshold for customs duty, and it also decides where VAT is collected. At or below GBP 135 in goods value (excluding shipping), the overseas seller charges 20% UK VAT at checkout and there's no customs duty. Above GBP 135, the carrier instead collects 20% import VAT (plus any duty and a handling fee) on delivery. There is no VAT-free allowance for commercial goods — only person-to-person gifts up to GBP 39 are exempt. For EU-origin clothing, duty is 0% under the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement WITH a valid statement of origin; without it, MFN duty applies (clothing ~12%). The figures below are estimates — we calculate your landed cost before we ship.