should i have being charged duty??

back against the wall

bought a cheap 7'' tablet off focalprice for a total of €43.17.
letter in the letterbox says i can collect it in the post office as i have to pay duty of €15!! It seems bit mad give the low value of it.

Do i have to pay this?? If not do i pay, collect it then try and get reimbursed or settle dispute before collection??

***Note the price is not printed on the item anywhere

many thanks

GarIT

Yes you have to pay, it is tax. That's what you should be paying on it, half of that would be handling charges. There is no way to get around it.

ChopShop

Vat + 6 euro handling charge, IIRC. In which case it adds up correctly.

Beano

Yes you shoud have been charged and you do have to pay. There is VAT of 23% of the total price (item cost + shipping) plus whatever customs duty is applicable pus he fee that anpost charge to collect this mney on behalf of customs. The an post fee is €6 i think so €15 sounds about right.

back against the wall

Thank all you kind folk for the rapid reply. Yer a great bunch.

rubadub

Beano wrote: »

There is VAT of 23% of the total price (item cost + shipping) plus whatever customs duty is applicable

There is no duty in this case as its below the €150 limit. The VAT limit is in theory €22, but in practice its a little more due to our VAT rate.

rubadub wrote: »

I emailed revenue about the €22 limit, in some old threads I was saying the limit is higher than €22 in most cases and they confirmed it. €26.08 at the current 23% VAT rate. The limit was higher when VAT was 21%

Hi,
I was reading on revenue.ie that the limit is €22 until something is applicable for VAT when importing from online shops

http://www.revenue.ie/en/customs/leaflets/pn1179.html

Consignments not exceeding a total customs value of €22 may be imported without payment of VAT.

However it goes on to say

Where the customs duty on a consignment of goods amounts to less than €10 it will not be collected. Similarly, VAT liability amounting to less than or equal to €6 will not be collected.

So on typical imported items like a DVD the VAT is 23%, so if the DVD is €25 it is above the €22 threshold limit, but the VAT would only be €5.75 so is below the €6 limit. Am I right in thinking that this in effect means the real threshold value for non-excise items at 23% is €26.08 -since only items above this value will have VAT equal or above €6.

Thanks

Dear ***,
Your calculations in the example you quoted are correct but do remember that, if the freight costs or the VAT rates increase, the €22 threshold will produce a different result. This threshold is set in European Law, while the €6 de minimus limit is just a local practice based on administrative expedience.

Regards,


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Customs Division