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Originally Posted by Sheikspeare
German taxes, naturally? I wonder if other countries might be less efficient in this respect like here in Italy. :-)
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I have to pay those taxes in about 80% of all orders from US. Only small carriers and shipments looking like private packages sometimes make it undetected through customs.
And you've got no chance when ordering from Amazon or the likes, way to professional and efficient for that.
I've got similar stories and percentages from UK and Spain. I guess, within the EU, it's about the same everywhere. All these countries are quite happy about that additional revenue stream...
BTW: To my knowledge, the basic principle is the same for all countries. You have to pay import fees on the total purchase value, including shipment, handling, ...
Still, I find this ridiculous. But given the $:€ conversion, it still makes sense to ship from the US.