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Title: Germany duty taxes help please
Post by: nhal039 on February 09, 2018, 04:06:03 PM

Hi

I sold an item and someone from Germany brought it. The value of it is close to $180 us. I am thinking about upgrading postage (I will pay for this) but I realized it will increase there duty taxes so I was just wondering how to work out how much it will increase by

Thanks :)

Title: Re: Germany duty taxes help please
Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on February 09, 2018, 07:09:32 PM

Do NOT undervalue it!  You are basically voiding any insurance coverage if you do. 

Fees are the responsibility of the BUYER, and just a part of international business.   

Title: Re: Germany duty taxes help please
Post by: nhal039 on February 09, 2018, 09:31:58 PM

I had no intention of under valuing it. However I am by my own account add more  value to it buy increasing post costs, I have every intention of paying the difference in duty fees for adding more value to the item. I am just trying to find out how I work out these duty fees

Title: Re: Germany duty taxes help please
Post by: Tiara546 on March 07, 2018, 05:05:45 PM

You'd have to count 21% of any additional worth, in that range of worth above 150 Euros. Below 150 Euros, it'd be 19% of additional cost.

Found it here: http://www.zoll.de/DE/Privatpersonen/Postsendungen-Internetbestellungen/Sendungen-aus-einem-Nicht-EU-Staat/Zoll-und-Steuern/Internetbestellungen/internetbestellungen.html (it's in German though).

Title: Re: Germany duty taxes help please
Post by: nhal039 on March 07, 2018, 10:07:36 PM

Thanks tiara, that's helpful to know :) I ended up messaging the buyer direct and sorted out the shipping, I ended up posting untracked and the parcel arrived safely and soundly. Thanks again thou