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Hello everyone, my husband and I are planning to move to Brittany next year, and I run an ebay business selling vintage clothing and accessories/theatrical costumes which I am planning to take with me. As this seems to be a new kind of situation (has anyone else out there moved an ebay business to France?) it isn't covered by any of the books I've found on the subject of living in France. There are a number of issues that concern me, and if anyone has any advice about this at all it would be greatly appreciated. The most pressing is the question of how to get the parcels back to English customers (who are our main customers, although we do have a lot of Americans, other countries and a growing number of French customers too, and are obviously hoping to have more once we relocate - this really is a separate issue I could also do with advice on - does anyone have experience of selling on the French ebay site and in what way is it different from ebay UK?) in a way that is both reliable and cost-effective. Reports I have had on the French post are not particularly encouraging (opinions on this also appreciated), and from my own experience international mail transactions are never completely reliable - so really what I'm looking for is a courier service. Any suggestions welcome. The other thing that bothers me is the tax situation. My accountant says the business can remain registered in England - is there any reason why it couldn't? And if it does stay in the UK, would I be able to employ staff in France? Does it matter whether I list on the French or the English ebay site? If (and this is a very big if) I decided to open a real shop in France, could it be part of the English business or would it have to be a separate entity?  So these are my most pressing thoughts at the moment. No doubt there will be more as the move draws closer.  Thank you in advance to anyone who takes the trouble to write back!