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Customs Duties on Parcels

cinnamon · 2009-11-16 14:24:47

I ordered a package from Hong Kong - cosmetics amounting to the value of €70. The company marked on their docket that it was a gift. However I was charged €21.24 for tax (incl. €6 post office charge) I asked the postman in SDS are you supposed to be charged for gifts and he said he didnt know, all he knew was the were…

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I ordered a package from Hong Kong - cosmetics amounting to the value of €70. The company marked on their docket that it was a gift.
However I was charged €21.24 for tax (incl. €6 post office charge)

I asked the postman in SDS are you supposed to be charged for gifts and he said he didnt know, all he knew was the were coming down hard on any package with those type of stickers.

I was trying to find info on all this. I thought the value of goods had to be over €100 (and was it increased to €150?) and then someone told me it was decreased to only €30.

I have no idea. Can someone tell me what the limits are and do 'gifts' mean anything these days.

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