Sweden has the same system as Iceland however we
have 25 percent TAX instead.
Iceland is not on top of the list!!!
Jim SM2EKM
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TF3KX wrote:
The "import duty" is not the problem, but the VAT (somewhat similar to the US
sales tax), which is exceedingly high in many European countries.
I wonder if anyone tops the Icelandic VAT, 24.5%, which is added on the
total package value: Content price + shipping + insurance. Additionally, I
may be charged for the paperwork ($10-20), and to top it all they may
occasionally request a permit from the Post and Telegraph Authorities for
"radio components". This is what I had to go through when ordering my K2 a
couple of months ago.
Last week I received a notice from the customs, which had in its custody an
envelope with a transistor and five ceramic capacitors from Elecraft, marked
with the value of $1. I managed to convince the customs that these were
replacement parts and I had already paid for the original kit earlier, but I
was lucky this time.
73 - Kristinn, TF3KX
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