AliExpress and Irish Tax

Jim_Hodge

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117946164#Comment_117946164

If the VAT is 26 cents then it's hardly superior quality electrical goods. So it's cheap tat.

I never said all Chinese goods are tat - far from it. The €1.11 plus p&p, however, is not buying quality electronics.

10000maniacs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117946584#Comment_117946584

There you go again, making your "tat" assumptions.

I ordered a bag of 8 Schottky diodes for €1.99 from China. As good as anything sold in the EU.

That's where the EU parts companies probably source them in the first place and then charge 10 times the price.

I saved myself a bundle and cost an EU distributer about €15 in lost sales.

Here's another good example of why its a good idea to look further afield for the stuff you need.

You need a nice little basic radio for travelling or camping. Multi band radio with excellent audio. Try that German guy on eBay. It's only €85.

Well the same radio is on AliExpress for €17 all in. Good to shop around. Is it still tat if it's €17 from China instead of €85 from Germany?

(This is as an example to further my point only, I have no affiliation with AliExpress whatsoever)

AckwelFoley

An post and revenue are seriously clamping down now. If there is no CN22 declaration on the goods its getting sent back to wherecots come from. I've had last 5 or 5 fasttech orders sent back.

Aliexpress seems to be coming through, but VAT is paid at source

Jellybaby_1

My husband got an email from 'An Post' today saying he had to pay tax on a parcel. My husband never ordered anything and has never given his email address to 'An Post'! around the same time I got a recorded message on my mobile from 'Irish Duty and Tax' saying I have to pay....something.....I didn't wait for the end of the recorded message as I hung up. I sometimes order stuff online but everything has been paid so I won't even listen to these calls.

AckwelFoley

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117994772#Comment_117994772

You'll never get an email from an post. You'll get a letter giving you a tracking number and an email to send proof of purchase copy.

Never an email.

pleasant Co.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117994814#Comment_117994814

An post do send emails to request due tax, many people - me included - have gotten such emails in the last few months.

AckwelFoley

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117995274#Comment_117995274

That's interesting, I've never received one. To put in context, I receive up to 3 parcels a week that would require payment over the last 8 years and never received an email

Perhaps it's mail centre specific

Jim_Hodge

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117995522#Comment_117995522

It's not center specific. It's dictated by the means available to them. An Post's website states you can receive a notification via post/SMS/email from An Post. In other words, they simply don't have your email details with the package.

Jellybaby_1

We know it was a scam, the internet is awash with this sort of tripe!

davetherave

It depends on if an email or phone was provided as part of the customs information. If not then you'd just get a letter in the door, with the same information. An Post have specifically stopped including links in the customs emails as a result of all the scams. There are no "click here to pay" in a legit email, just a reference code for you to enter on the an post website, or at a post office.

AckwelFoley

Good post @davetherave.