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An Post Import Charges ignoring customs declaration...

  • 02-01-2018 3:39pm
    #1
    sloppydex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭


    Gday,
    I have just received a letter from An Post  - Athlone Mail Centre Revenue Commissioners requesting a copy of the purchase invoice quting the parcel number.
    They are holding three packages in total. 
    1 - Is this normal as I got two parcels through already and each parcel contains a customs declaration from the sender/seller of 40 usd. Should they not just go with that? 
    2 - The packages they have are a mix of two orders as they had to mix them around due to availability of the goods (records) and weight so the invoice would actually show extra records which I would prefer they did not see...they have said that if I do not have an invoice to forward on paypal details or a printout from the net detaining their costs? Is it possible to send them a link to the price of each good in each package? or how would you proceed?
    3 - Neither package on their own would be above the €150 mark, would an post charge per package or all together bearing in mind I got three letters in the one envelope.
    Has anyone had a similar issue?

    TIA


Comments

  • #2
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    The threshold for VAT (assuming its outside the EU) is set at €26, not 150. You'll be liable either way.

    If I were you Id politely ask them to bill it as one, because say its 3x €50:
    11.50 + €10
    11.50 + €10
    11.50 + €10
    €64.50

    vs

    €34.50 + 10 = €44.50.


    Thats excluding any Duty applicable. Send them the paypal invoice as a PDF.


  • #3
    sloppydex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭sloppydex


    Thanks ED E - Yes they tried to charge an admin fee for each box/package for the total was coming to 95 euros. I argued that it was the same order (shown on the Invoice I forwarded to them) and they then taped all the boxes together and only charged me the one admin fee - 75 euros.
    I was very tempted to send a different invoice for a smaller amount (the goods of which had snuck through customs already) but wasnt sure if they would check the contents.


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