customs

superbad50

hi ,

i recently bought something off ebay. It turns out the item is stuck in customs , they wont release until i go in with a paypal receipt

Does anybody know is this normal procedure and also were do I need to go to collect item ? I misplaced the letter customs sent me

tnx in advance

antocann

just email them a copy of the paypal reciept , they will release the item to continue its way to you then you pay the postman when it arrives

Nolimits

Hmm I've got in loads of stuff from outside the EU and this has never happened to me, are you sure whatever you bought is legal in Ireland?

antocann

op's problem is the vaulue is over the limit to be let in without charge

dudara

Moved to Online Buying & Auctions

dudara

superbad50

it was a spare laptop battery . the problem is i dont know who to contact or where to go to collect . my aunt threw the letter out by mistake

Is there a specific customs depot ?

superbad50

antocann wrote: »

just email them a copy of the paypal reciept , they will release the item to continue its way to you then you pay the postman when it arrives

who do i need to email anto ?

superbad50

Nolimits wrote: »

Hmm I've got in loads of stuff from outside the EU and this has never happened to me, are you sure whatever you bought is legal in Ireland?

ye it was a spare laptop battery. on a different issue, can you tell me how do i quote some text in a comment

DYLF

i'm assuming it was shipped from honk kong or china?

just sent the paypal reciept to the shipping company (or your own broker if you have one). once they get it cleared you then just have to pay the vat & duty when its delivered.

usually the reason you would have to do this is if customs will not accept the value on the invoice and think its undervalued

5500

If your in Dublin then email dmc@revenue.ie. Your supposed to quote the reference number thats issued on the letter, if you cant find it just include the tracking number in your email and tell them you cant find the letter

maxer68

An Post Parcel Depot

The region also has responsibility for the implementation of import controls on foreign parcel post arriving through the An Post Parcel Depot in Portlaoise. All enquiries and correspondence in relation to import controls on foreign parcel post arriving through An Post Parcel Depot, Portlaoise should be directed to this office.

Clonminan Industrial Estate,
Portlaoise,
Co. Laois

Parcelpost@revenue.ie
051 - 862850

(yes - waterford number, but rings in portlaoise)

Nolimits

maxer68 wrote: »

An Post Parcel Depot

The region also has responsibility for the implementation of import controls on foreign parcel post arriving through the An Post Parcel Depot in Portlaoise. All enquiries and correspondence in relation to import controls on foreign parcel post arriving through An Post Parcel Depot, Portlaoise should be directed to this office.

Clonminan Industrial Estate,
Portlaoise,
Co. Laois

Parcelpost@revenue.ie
051 - 862850

(yes - waterford number, but rings in portlaoise)

Whenever I had to pay customs on something and I missed the delivey, I always had to go to a collection point in Kilbarrack


With my earlier post, no offence intended, but if you had bought something illegal like a stun gun or something, it would be a good way of getting you to admit buying it by providing the evidence yourself, as it's a laptop battery this obviously isn't the case.

happyfounder

maybe you should pay the customs

maxer68

Nolimits wrote: »

Whenever I had to pay customs on something and I missed the delivey, I always had to go to a collection point in Kilbarrack

That's your local district sorting office - no good for anyone outside that local area.

happyfounder wrote: »

maybe you should pay the customs

The OP isn't looking not to pay - just wants to know why the paypal receipt is required.

The chinese are well known for putting a false low value on goods sent to personal addresses and customs want to see the real price the OP has paid.

superbad50

I got hit with a further charge of 13 euro . I paid the ebay seller for item and shipping costs and now another 13 euro . is this the norm guys ? I purchased for my mate , received the money from him and now i have to ask him for an extra 13 euro . what the hell . I thought the final price i paid on ebay was all I had to pay

superbad50

happyfounder wrote: »

maybe you should pay the customs

NEVER . well it doesn't look like i will have a choice

maxer68

superbad50 wrote: »

I got hit with a further charge of 13 euro . I paid the ebay seller for item and shipping costs and now another 13 euro . is this the norm guys ? I purchased for my mate , received the money from him and now i have to ask him for an extra 13 euro . what the hell . I thought the final price i paid on ebay was all I had to pay

There's a sticky at the top of the first page in this forum taht explains everything.

Basically when you buy that battery in a shop over here, the price is inclusive of VAT and duty. You just pay the price advertised.

When you import from outside the EU, the price you are paying the seller does not have any VAT or duty on it. This is applied when it enters the country of final destination and the customs authorities there apply that country's vat rate & the european duty rate + the delivery company charges a fee for paperwork. (an post = €6 incl vat, UPS = €13.50+vat).

So next time you are ordering, you can add 25% to the price + €6 and that's the actual cost price you are paying.

(vat & duty are applied to the total cost including shipping charges)