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Customs / tax

  • 20-09-2019 9:02pm
    #1
    questionmark
    Registered Users Posts: 684 ✭✭✭


    Hey

    I bought a few bits from loot vault (United States) the total of which was 25.58 USD plus 8 USD shipping fee. Customs are now saying I owe them 36.48 euro , is this right ?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    nails1
    Registered Users Posts: 495 ✭✭nails1


    questionmark wrote: »
    Hey

    I bought a few bits from loot vault (United States) the total of which was 25.58 USD plus 8 USD shipping fee. Customs are now saying I owe them 36.48 euro , is this right ?

    Thanks

    You’re usually charged duties and vat on all imports over 22 euro including shipping and insurance. The rate of duties applied vary depending on the product. This may help

    https://www.revenue.ie/en/importing-vehicles-duty-free-allowances/buying-of-goods-online-for-personal-use/buying-goods-from-outside-the-eu.aspx


  • #3
    dennyk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,727 ✭✭✭dennyk


    That seems too high. Customs duty is not charged on items with a value of less than €150 (not including shipping and handling charges), so unless you bought something very valuable at an extreme discount, you should only be liable for VAT on the value of the product plus the shipping costs, which generally shouldn't be higher than 23% (and might sometimes be lower for certain categories of goods). Your delivery company (e.g. An Post) may tack on a processing fee if they paid on your behalf, but that should only be €10 or so. What exactly did you purchase?


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