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Hit by customs on a parcel from Dealextreme

podge3

I ordered 4 items recently from DX - total cost about $50.

I got a letter several days later from customs requesting an invoice or Paypal receipt before they would release the package. They obviously thought the items (VGA splitters) were worth far more than the declared value.

I emailed them my Paypal receipt and they are billing me €10 plus €6 collection fee :mad:. So the moral of the story is to get item sent singularly.

Hope I'm not on the Customs "watch" list now :cool:

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Nody

cathysworld wrote: »

BAS TARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Got charged an extra 30quid for a hair straightener!!!:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Yes curse them for forcing you to follow the law, damn them all I say!

cathysworld

BAS TARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Got charged an extra 30quid for a hair straightener!!!:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

witnessmenow

Yeah I buy seperately from DX now wherever I can. Got caught with customs a while back.

Alot of what I would be buyign would have no Irish equvialnt prices (Ds parts etc..) so no fear of that nightmare scenario Pat described :P

rubadub

Gamesnash.ie (Pat) wrote: »

If customs feel that the value of the items is too low versus the actual sale price of the article or its equivilent in Irish stores they can choose to use this sales value from Irish stores as the basis for levelling vat and customs duty if applicable.

Yes, DX usually have a very low price on the declarations. They are selling nintendo DS's now and I warned people about customs, as it is a recognisable item the price would be well known. I know 2 people who had to pay duty on them, I warned them not to adjust the price too low or they would not be believed.

There are plenty of other loopholes & tricks but I probably shouldn't have even mentioned that one

Gamesnash.ie: Pat

The receipt from the seller even if not "ahem" amended may not save you.

If customs feel that the value of the items is too low versus the actual sale price of the article or its equivilent in Irish stores they can choose to use this sales value from Irish stores as the basis for levelling vat and customs duty if applicable.

eg you buy something for $50 that sells on average over here for €200 - customs can levy vat on a value of €164 ( being the pre vat price of €200 ) which is €36 and not the approx €10 it would have been based on the $50 value.

Throw in your customs duty and any admin charges and you can be looking at a charge more than the price you paid for the goods in the first place.

rubadub

podge3 wrote: »

I emailed them my Paypal receipt and they are billing me €10 plus €6 collection fee :mad:. So the moral of the story is to get item sent singularly.

And if you do get stung it is very easy to forward on your email receipt with *ahem* adjusted prices.

jor el

If the value is not declared, then Customs will open it and value it themselves. Marking something as Gift does practically nothing, as when it's coming from a commercial website, it's obviously not a gift.

They have the power to open and inspect anything they want, gift or not, and you have to pay if they request it.

zarquon

The way to avoid this is to avail of the 1c dropship service which will not have the value declared and will be sent as gift.

podge3

Gran Hermano wrote: »

I had a package from DX opened and inspected recently.

Now you mention it, I had a different package opened a few weeks back. Like your story, the contents were of little value and no charges were levied.

Gran Hermano

I had a package from DX opened and inspected recently. This was the first time for me also and the value was below average for me. The package was labeled 'Binoculars' with a value of under 30 dollars which Customs clearly disbelieved. I'd say they were disappointed to find it was a spotting scope worth 15 dollars and not an expensive item

With the free shipping seperate orders is indeed the way forward.