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Buying Item from US Shop

  • 09-05-2007 1:18pm
    #1
    ValOS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭


    Hi - hoping somebody can help me. I have found a shop in the US to buy a buggy - saving myself about €200. They will ship to Ireland no problem using USPS Airmail Parcel Post. My only fear is that it will be stopped and i will end up having to pay tax/customs etc. - does anybody have experience of this? thanks in advance. ValOS.


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  • #2
    mcaul
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,493 ✭✭✭mcaul


    You'll be hit with duty at about 8% on the item cost + postage cost and then you will also have 21% VAT on this too + €5 an post clearance cost. - Then if you have a problem with the buggy you will have no choice but to dump it.


    If its being sent by USPS Global priority mail, it will cost about $120 shipping and take about 7 days. If it is being sent by USPS ground it will cost about $70 shipping and take about 6 weeks.


    i'd shop around locally first - try golf glider in churchtown - excellent buggys on special at 449.00 and will last a lifetime. http://www.golfglider.com/Spl_Offers.HTML


  • #3
    ValOS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭ValOS


    Thanks for your reply, I apprecaite that. I think I will take your advice and have a look locally first! Thanks again.


  • #4
    Cos88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 68 ✭✭Cos88


    On a similar note, just so I know...

    Let's say I was planning on buying roughly €250 worth of what will be marked as "toy jewellery" for resale, with shipping costs working out at another €100.

    Is it true to say that I would have to pay an extra 8% of €350 for duty, and another 21% of €350 for Vat??

    Please and thanks!


  • #5
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    Cos88 wrote:
    On a similar note, just so I know...

    Let's say I was planning on buying roughly €250 worth of what will be marked as "toy jewellery" for resale, with shipping costs working out at another €100.

    Is it true to say that I would have to pay an extra 8% of €350 for duty, and another 21% of €350 for Vat??

    Please and thanks!
    As I understand it youd pay 8% (or whatever the rate of duty is) on €350 = €378, say. You then would pay 21% vat on €378.00


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