Irish Import Fees

Redundo

Have I got this one right? I've tried looking up the charges on the Revenue.ie website a couple of times but it would honestly be easier to divine the answers with sheep entrails.....
:rolleyes:

Anyway, you get charged both VAT (21%) and then an import duty fee (4.6%?) on top of that on the combined Item and shipping cost. Is that right?

So for example, a €250 item + €50s&h would be:

Total Cost..............€300

+ 21% VAT..........€63 -> €363

+ 4.6% Imp Fee......€16.70 -> €379.70


So the final cost if you are caught for duty is almost €80 above the actual price.
:mad:

I've been caught for it once or twice already. Has anyone else regularly been charged for this or do you sometimes get away with it?

Roen

Yep, bang on.
I assume you're talking about the states.

GristlyEnd

Duty is charged first on the cost of the product plus shipping then VAT is charged at 21% (or 17.5% in UK) on top of this. Below is a link to the EU TARIC which shows the duty rates for all products. It's not the easiest to navigate as they don't use trade names for description of products.

http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds/en/tarhome.htm

rymus

if it's an expensive item, it's an excuse for a holiday. I recently used a holiday as an excuse to buy an expensive item. Either way, it's all good

Roen

rymus wrote:

if it's an expensive item, it's an excuse for a holiday. I recently used a holiday as an excuse to buy an expensive item. Either way, it's all good

Well what ya get? The lights?

Redundo

Edited the original to bring it to 21% VAT. An extra €10! I could buy stuff with that tenner!
:mad:

The reason I ask is because I am looking at getting a Bronica on eBay and US prices are significantly better then EU ones. Up to €100 in the difference even taking cheaper EU shipping into account. I'm still thinking of taking the risk of the importing fees though.....