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  • 19-04-2018 8:31pm
    #1
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,822 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    There are some guidelines listed below that you must read before posting.

    This is a forum for discussion of Couriers. Local, national and international. Customs Clearance charges are a fact of life on non-EU imports. Usually from €10 for An Post, the others charge around 2.5%, with a minimum of €12-50-20.00.
    Check the couriers own website which should give you the going rate for Clearance or service charge. If you find someone who will do it for free, let us know, I’m sure we would all use them.

    Off topic posts and SPAM will be deleted.

    Flaming and abusive posts will be deleted.

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    Please contact hello@boards.ie if you would like to advertise

    The promotion of any illegal, including fraudulent or dishonest, activity will not be tolerated. eg- how to avoid VAT/Duty etc.
    This includes how to get around shipping prohibited articles.
     An Post cannot ship items containing lithium batteries, they are not approved to do so. Suggestions on doing so will received a ban.


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    Overall, Keeps things civil and amicable. Before posting please search recent posts and read the stickies to make sure there is no duplicity of discussion for the sake of us all.

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    Update 6th January 2021
    Allegations of theft will not be tolerated. If you want to do that take it up with the company in question or the Gardai. Immediate warnings, followed by ban.
    Post edited by whiterebel on


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  • #2
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,822 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    The situation with buying in Northern Ireland, and online from the UK to Northern Ireland is as follows:

    You can buy in NI from England, Scotland and Wales with no customs formalities.

    You can buy online and in store from NI to deliver in the Republic, again no customs.

    The UK is outside the EU for purchases into Ireland, hence VAT/and or duty may be applicable.

    Any talk of avoiding customs by shipping it via N Ireland will lead to warnings, then a ban.



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