ASIP / Europe (ASIPV002) release, when Europe, was…. Europe.
Important - please read the below if you are based in the UK or the EU and buy records from us here at ASIP.
** UPDATED** As of September 2nd 2021 - We now have an IOSS number from Bandcamp which will be applied to all of our packages going go the EU. This should alleviate many of the problems we had previously outlined here, however we still strongly encourage European customers to avoid buying from us in the USA. (If you are a label/artist seeking the IOSS number, please email Bandcamp).
The EU has made substantial changes to cross-border VAT and import regulations starting on July 1st, 2021.
Potential impacts to shipments going to the EU/UK starting on July 1st, 2021:
IN SUMMARY: You may be asked to pay custom/duties upon receipt, due to new EU regulations that are not yet 100% clear. We know for certain, some records are taking 3+months to get into the EU and some have not been delivered whatsoever.
Businesses shipping to the UK/EU now need both a VAT and an IOSS number when importing goods into the UK/EU. (Even for goods less than or equal to €150). We have the IOSS number from Bandcamp and will be applying it to outbound records. Whether that is enough, remains to be seen so far.
Going forward, if you order a record from the ASIP Bandcamp store into the UK or EU, we cannot take responsibility for either a) records not arriving and stuck in customs, or b) records arriving and you being asked to pay extra duties or customs charges upon arrival.
If a record is returned to us, we will politely ask you to pay the postage once more, as this is not a cost we can continually subsidize (often at $30/40 each time).
UK/EU buyers, we ask that you buy records from Juno, or One Eye Witness, or any other store in Europe - see our full list of stockists here.
You can still buy Digital from our Bandcamp store, this is not impacted.
We know there are additional complications to this, such as exclusive availability on our Bandcamp, other charges in your country, and shipping prices, but none of us are in a good situation right now so please be understanding. No one seems to be benefiting from this other than the governments imposing these mandates. Also please consider that every other label and artist in the US is likely in the same boat (whether they know it yet or not).
Thank you for your understanding and support going forward as we try and navigate this new situation.
