The new HMRC Fulfilment House Due Diligence Scheme (FHDDS), launching on 1 April 2018, will crackdown on non-EU businesses which, by failing to comply with VAT regulations, are flooding the UK market with cheap, often fraudulent, online goods.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hmrc-vat-fraud-crackdown-fight-counterfeit-goods-1663418