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nice work
The 30$ limit in Norway, well 33$ at the moment, is for goods that you have purchased. If the stuff is from a friend and is a gift then the limit is 170$. The customs fee is 20$Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
The UK duties depend on where the package is coming from - I think your post shows the EU charges? The limits are a lot lower if you are receiving from the US etc... I think it's $30 for a purchase and $40 for a gift roughly. Then we also get stung for an extra £8 from the PO (or whatever they are currently trying to justify as "handling fees").
All other goods If you order or send purchased goods other than alcohol, tobacco, perfume and toilet water from a country outside the EU then you: don't have to pay Excise Duty may have to pay Customs Duty on goods with a value that exceeds £135 will have to pay Import VAT on goods with a value that exceeds £15 Note that on all goods from outside the EU, Customs Duty is waived if the amount of duty calculated is £9 or under.
Weird, why would Hungary list it in Euros, I thought they were still on Forints?
UK CUSTOMS HEADSUP:I may be the last to know this, but the limit for merchandise imports from outside the EU is now £15, not £18 and it previously was. I have been caught out with this myself so wanted to share the info. Gifts are £40 though, so easier to get by
I'd like to explain about Brazil.Any imported goods declared with more than 50 US$ are taxed in 60%, product cost+shipping. Those items can remain in customs for months depending on the country that is coming from.Shipments transported by couriers (FEDEX, UPS, DHL) are always taxed in 100% doesn't matter the declared value.Marking goods as "gift" does not guarantee that will pass through customs, they do a random analysis in the lot, so your item can be taxed if they feel that it should, The same apply for items that seems to worth more than 50US$ and was declared with less than that, as SAKs are small and do not call attention usually it pass through fine even if it was a couple of hundreds of dollars.Just want to give you this overview so folks can understand why sometimes Brazilians ask to lower declaration values, taxes are huge here.... and the government does not justify these taxes with benefits for the people.Really interesting thread enki!
Quote from: rmagralha on July 25, 2013, 05:23:37 PMI'd like to explain about Brazil.Any imported goods declared with more than 50 US$ are taxed in 60%, product cost+shipping. Those items can remain in customs for months depending on the country that is coming from.Shipments transported by couriers (FEDEX, UPS, DHL) are always taxed in 100% doesn't matter the declared value.Marking goods as "gift" does not guarantee that will pass through customs, they do a random analysis in the lot, so your item can be taxed if they feel that it should, The same apply for items that seems to worth more than 50US$ and was declared with less than that, as SAKs are small and do not call attention usually it pass through fine even if it was a couple of hundreds of dollars.Just want to give you this overview so folks can understand why sometimes Brazilians ask to lower declaration values, taxes are huge here.... and the government does not justify these taxes with benefits for the people.Really interesting thread enki! 100%!!! Are they out of their minds!?!