customs duty on phone

smokin ace

hi everyone i bought a phone on a Chinese website and it had been stopped by the irish customs for me to pay vat and duty on it and i dont mind paying but i have a quick question i sent them an email of the paypal receipt for them to tell me how much i have to pay and this is what i received back

Thank you for your email. Customs charges are calculated on the total cost of bringing goods into the country including postage, this information is contained in the letter we sent you. Customs Charges of €30.19 are due on your package (€24.09 VAT @ 21% plus €6 post office handling fee). Your expected day of delivery is Thursday 30th September. The charges can be paid to the postperson on delivery by cash or cheque/postal order made payable to“ An Post”. If you are not in when An Post call, they will leave a note in your letterbox advising where to collect your parcel and pay the charges.

Any queries or questions relating to the delivery of your package should be directed to An Post Customer Service at 1850 575859.


my question is what is the full cost is it €30.19 or is it €30.19customs duty +€24.09VAT +€6post office hf
this is the first time i had to deal with anything like this so i am not sure so any advise would be great thanks

RUDOLF289

Smokin Ace

You will only have to pay the charges as per the advice, i.e. VAT @ 21% = 24.09 plus the post office handling fee of Euro 6.00 = Euro 30.09

Hope this helps

Regards,
Rudolf289