Charges Buying on ebay from Germany?

[lostplanet]

I'm looking at buying a watch from ebay thats in Germany.

if i win it it may cost up to £500.

Does anyone know if there will be more charges if it lands at my door?

Thanks

 

[Dogoak]

You could try this……

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[lostplanet]

Exactly what i needed thanks.

looks like another £109 VAT on top

 

[lostplanet]

Further to this, can i expect the extra VAT to be calculated by ebay at the end of the auction or do they collect it another way?

 

[Mesquite]

Payment of custom fees and VAT

 

[The Frightful]

You could possibly lie about the value but that would probably invalidate the insurance, easyJet a schnitzel lunch and pick it up could be cheaper

 

[Lean'n'mean]

When buying things now on eBay UK from Europe, the custom charges never seem to be fixed or related to the price of the item, so there can be some nasty surprises, especially for smaller objects where the custom fees are sometimes higher than the price of the object. That is probably because the sum to be paid at customs is calculated by eBay themselves. There is very often 20% VAT added on to the total sum now too, which isn't always indicated until you go to pay.
British customs can be a little difficult too with incoming goods & may hold the parcel without informing either the sender or recipient & when you contact them to see if it is held up, they'll likely inform you there are more custom charges to pay.
On the other hand, things can go smoothly & there are no unpleasant surprises.

 

[gg012]

You could possibly lie about the value but that would probably invalidate the insurance, easyJet a schnitzel lunch and pick it up could be cheaper

Bratwurst mit pommes surely?

Sent from underground

 

[Lean'n'mean]

Bratwurst mit pommes surely?

Mit pommes ? Nein, mein Herr, das ist französisch, mit Äpfeln, ja ?

 

[gg012]

Mit pommes ? Nein, mein Herr, das ist französisch, mit Äpfeln, ja ?

I was always too far west, we had pommes! Never had the joy of the rest of the country

Sent from underground

 

[lostplanet]

To close this thread I did get charges from fedex so here's the final cost:
Watch 334 Euros
shipping 55 Euros
Paying by visa £10
FedEx bill £80

 

[dwardo]

To close this thread I did get charges from fedex so here's the final cost:
Watch 334 Euros
shipping 55 Euros
Paying by visa £10
FedEx bill £80

Wow...

 

[Stew]

A holiday pick up might have been cheaper!

 

[Herman30]

If shipping was 55, why did Fedex take another 80?

When I bought the dagger from Tod Cutler in UK I had to pay 40euros tax. Beside cost of dagger and postfee 13 punds.

 

[Stew]

If shipping was 55, why did Fedex take another 80?

When I bought the dagger from Tod Cutler in UK I had to pay 40euros tax. Beside cost of dagger and postfee 13 punds.

The fedex bill was probably import tax.

 

[gg012]

The fedex bill was probably import tax.

Yes, it will include duty, VAT and a handling fee IIRC

Sent from underground

 

[lostplanet]

I assume the postage was insured and the Vat was on top from Customs. I did have a break down from fedex explaining the charges. Basically what gg said.

 

[lostplanet]

Fedex breakdown:
Original duty or import duty 0.20
Disembursement fee or clearance admin charge 12.75
Original VAT or import tax 67.51
Total 80.46

 

[demographic]

Ahh, (misty eyed nostalgia mode ON) I remember back in 2015 when you could just buy stuff from anywhere in Europe and know it would be dead easy and what it would cost.

Good job we stopped that though eh?