This is Nicole’s post I was referencing
All that the statement you bolded stated is that VAT would still be calculated based on it coming from the US (a non-eu country). I didn’t recall the details on collection and in turn didn’t write about when they would be collected.
I was paraphrasing what Nicole wrote, at the time I was in a bit of a rush and didn’t have time to search for the exact post.
I think maybe since your post talks extensively about collection you may have confused calculated and collected.