(Apologies to those outside Europe who may not find this of interest, but it
may be useful to European MOPO members.)
Hi Ron,
This is from the FAQS on the HM Revenue & Customs website:-
>>>>>
12. I have read recently that the threshold for importing goods will
increase from €22 (£18)* to €150 (£105)* does that mean that all goods under
that
value will free of all duties?
No, these changes will apply only to Customs duty.
VAT and Excise duties will remain unaffected.
Other charges e.g. handling fees made by Royal Mail, Parcelforce Worldwide
and charges made by other carriers will also remain unaffected.
For example, you will no longer be required to pay Customs duty from 1
December 2008 for goods up to a value of €150 (£105)* when ordered from
outside
the EU.
However you will still have to pay import VAT on goods that are over the
current €22 (£18)* threshold as well as any Excise duty that may be applicable.
<<<<<
It is a UK government website, but I believe it is an EU-wide regulation.
Perhaps there is something about this on the equivalent Dutch website?
Paul
In a message dated 15/10/2008 10:53:33 GMT Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi Paul,
Are you sure about that, because I have an official document from our Dutch
Finance Department saying the tax-free amount of 22 Euros will go up to 150
Euros.
Since I now don't need to pay anything extra for orders under 22 Euros the
same will probably apply to the 150 Euros.
This is in a document talking about how many people are dodging or slipping
by these taxes and that customs does not have enough time to check everything.
Because the tax-free value goes up customs has a lot less packages to check
and more time for other important stuff.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Ron
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