MiniGreavy Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 (edited) Hi. I'd like to buy some new sets at bricklink. I'm from Germany and I know I have to pay customs duty (Zollgeb Edited January 17, 2008 by MiniGreavy
KimT Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 No taxes for shipments within the EU. The problem is bringing in sets from outside the EU. *wacko* Normally I ask the seller to debox and depolybag the sets and NOT to put a copy of the order in the parcel. Also if value is to be described, then I ask the seller to set it at 10 USD. X-D No insurance for gawds sake - that usually leads to taxation :-X If You want to pay the taxes, well then ask at Your local post office. You have to declare the goods before they arrive or else You'll be in for a taxation fee - in DK around 20 Euros *n* KimT
daoudbazaar Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 (edited) I've bought more than 100 lots from the US, HK and Australia. There are no (more) tax within EU. That's the seller that pay the tax in its country, whether he's a professionnal seller or not (depending on the amount of trade per year, the limit depending on its country). For shipments to EU, tax are on the buyer's charge. The buyer HAS TO declare the value and the quality (new/used) of goods. If not, customs can keep the parcel. And then there are two cases for parcels from the US: - either it's sent through UPS, DHL, etc. these companies SYSTEMATICALY ask for custom clearance certificate, so you have to pay tax (approximatically 25% of the amount, including shipping in France : 20% of VAT and 5% of fees). - or it's sent through USPS, and till now, I've never had to pay taxes (even for the 500 USD UCS Millenium Falcon). So just try with a small set on bricklink to test how poor your custom authorities are in your country *sing* So nice for these countries with a very weak currency (like US, former Soviet Union and Sierra Leone) :-P ! Edited January 17, 2008 by daoudbazaar
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