MWST is a kind of V.A.T. Taxation system is a completely different in
Germany. If you buy any good from Germany you must pay plus 16% (since
April,1 1998) MWST unless you are a citizen of European Union. If you are
living in any country which is a member of European Union and you bought
merchandise so you should pay for 16%MWST but you can get it back in your
country when you register your invoice (MWST-R�ckerstattung). But in your
case you should pay for this charge (MWST) if you want to buy that
merchandise.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ruth Foster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 6:27 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [SaF] Customs tax
Help, I need advice. I am transacting a deal
with a German merchant. They are charging outrageous
16% MWST German tax (not applicable to US buyers). I
got the merchant to take off the tax, but the
trade-off is now the merchant says she has to ship the
package as "merchandise" instead of a "gift". The
package will have to go through Customs and I will pay
customs duty I guess. Is this 16% deduction ($120)
worth the gamble of paying an unknown customs duty
tax? And how or where would I go to find out how much
the tax would be? I have done about 3 hours of
searching (even the Customs web-site) with no luck so
far. Thanks for any and all help!
Ruth
Here are my questions - if anybody can help
PLEASE offer me some advice. Has
anybody ever paid Customs duty buying items over
the internet?
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