Brexit will hit online buying hard, says Revenue chief

Online shopping deliveries from the UK will be subject to the same costs as a package from the US or Asia following Brexit, the chairman of the Revenue board, Niall Cody, has said.

Mr Cody was speaking about the effects of Brexit on cross-Border commerce at the Oireachtas Finance Committee, admitting online shopping was “going to be challenging” for shoppers and Revenue alike, and that Brexit would “change the nature” of online shopping.

He said: “If Irish shoppers are buying online from a UK-based business, it will be exactly the same as if they were buying from the US.”