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DOWNER!! Import duty to be paid - contact lenses from USA

tomasis100 · 2011-03-28 11:26:32

Recent delivery notice from An Post left me kind of confused. I need to pay customs charges nearly 20 EUR on a small parcel from the States containing two boxes of contact lenses. The value is around 60EUR, so not anywhere near 120-150EUR of recently (year 2008) raised limit for small parcels imported from non-EU…

28-03-2011 11:26am

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Recent delivery notice from An Post left me kind of confused. I need to pay customs charges nearly 20 EUR on a small parcel from the States containing two boxes of contact lenses. The value is around 60EUR, so not anywhere near 120-150EUR of recently (year 2008) raised limit for small parcels imported from non-EU countries. Could anyone confirm that this charge is being applied rightly??? I called customs in Athlone, they showered me with laws, numbers, explanations etc., resulting in more confusion (on my side) and them basically saying I need to pay. Full stop. But are they right?
Thanks
Tomas

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#2 28-03-2011 11:36am

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tomasis100 wrote: »

Recent delivery notice from An Post left me kind of confused. I need to pay customs charges nearly 20 EUR on a small parcel from the States containing two boxes of contact lenses. The value is around 60EUR, so not anywhere near 120-150EUR of recently (year 2008) raised limit for small parcels imported from non-EU countries. Could anyone confirm that this charge is being applied rightly??? I called customs in Athlone, they showered me with laws, numbers, explanations etc., resulting in more confusion (on my side) and them basically saying I need to pay. Full stop. But are they right?
Thanks
Tomas

It is probably VAT and not duty that you are been asked to pay.
See this post
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055862554

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#3 28-03-2011 12:33pm

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And handling fee and the total charge they base it off is value of content + cost of shipping.

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#4 28-03-2011 1:39pm

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tomasis100 wrote: »

The value is around 60EUR, so not anywhere near 120-150EUR of recently (year 2008) raised limit for small parcels imported from non-EU countries.

That's the duty limit. VAT limit is €22.

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#5 28-03-2011 3:41pm

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Sounds right, basically €2.15 for every €10 you spent plus the €6 an post handling fee

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#6 28-03-2011 7:22pm

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That sounds about right. I paid about the same on a present I ordered from the US for Christmas, which was worth just over €60. I order contacts from getlenses.nl, they're worth checking out.

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#7 28-03-2011 8:02pm

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