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Originally Posted by HarryT
Amazon should tell you the total cost if you add the book to your shopping card, and then go to the check-out. Basically, it will be the price of the Kindle, plus shipping, plus whatever the rate of VAT is in Portugal.
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Plus whatever handling fee the shipper charges for "handling" the VAT - in the UK that could be £8 (Royal Mail), £10 most couriers or £1.25 (or 2%) DHL to a domestic address...
I don't think anyone can complain about the VAT but adding €10-12 in handling fees is gouging (in my opinion).
As to the original poster - any friends or family headed to the UK, the Kindle 3/keyboard is widely sold in shops so could be picked up that way...