Claude Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 I've just found out from the german customs website that the EU customs rules will be changed as on December 1, 2008. The current custom-free order limit of 22€ will be replaced with 150€ ! http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUri...001:0002:EN:PDF http://www.zoll.de/a0_aktuelles/azr_kleins...ngen/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 thank you Claude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Yippee!!!! No more holding breath for the Mosaic to arrive only to be greeted with a card saying please collect and pay customs (+ handling fee!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 let's hope them swizzers will do their usual "autonomer nachvollzug" on this, too, but I guess they won't... everyone is just protecting their own little gardens... liberals, ha ha! the most liberal party here is the social democrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 let's hope them swizzers will do their usual "autonomer nachvollzug" on this, too, but I guess they won't... everyone is just protecting their own little gardens... liberals, ha ha! the most liberal party here is the social democrats! that is economically spoken, too - not just as far as society is concerned (societal? is that word to use?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinging Swede Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 This was not published on 1 April, was it? Thanks for the good news. A low dollar and no added charges. Think of the possibilities! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 (edited) (Rhys Ivans voice..) Thank you God This news has made my day - roll on Dec ! Edited April 9, 2008 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Yippee!!!! No more holding breath for the Mosaic to arrive only to be greeted with a card saying please collect and pay customs (+ handling fee!). Yeah! Prez, Hampton, Chu Berry... there I go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 YAY!!!!!!! I don't object so much to paying the VAT, it's the goddamn Royal Mail standard handling charge of a fiver that REALLY gets me. Quick calculations in head, that's about £110, ain't it? MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 £120, at the current paltry rate of £1 = Euro 0.8. Just enough for a couple of big boxes and a Mosaic single.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted May 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 Possibly bad news: the german customs administration has withdrawn it's announcement. It could be that it was a misinterpretation of the new rules on their part, that the 150€ limit would only concern the customs duties but not VAT, which is the major part of what needs to be paid when importing goods. Other customs administrations did not make any announcements. I've read the regulations but it's quite difficult to understand. It all depends if VAT falls under the definition of "import duties". The germans thought so, because they call VAT on imported goods an "import VAT", while other countries don't seem to make this distinction. ‘import duties’ means customs duties and charges having equivalent effect and also agricultural levies and other import charges provided for under the common agricultural policy or under specific arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products; http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUri...20040501:EN:PDF They still have 6 months left to clear things up ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 (edited) Damn ! Edited May 10, 2008 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Snigger. We REALLY need a snigger smiley. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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