I just bought a £200 bag on eBay from Japan and got an email from DHL to pay £26 for importation. Hope this helps 
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I just bought a £200 bag on eBay from Japan and got an email from DHL to pay £26 for importation. Hope this helps
You got off lightly then as the charges should have been £48.88 plus whatever DHL charge as a processing fee for paying customs for you etc.
You should have paid £7.40 in duty and £41.48 in VAT.
I haven't received the package yet. Could it be that I'll be charged more upon arrival? Thank you for the info.
Simply put, no you won't be charged any more.
It would be interesting to know what the breakdown of charges is for your parcel.
naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa better order them while beeing in Europe. Switzerland does not belong to Europe once it comes to importing goods. France as delivery place means: all duties, taxes and customer fees are allready paid then and you have to pay what is displayed on the website. Switzerland - a whole other story... France is easiere, believe me.
I think at that price it depends how it is shipped. If it arrives USPS there's a fair chance you will get away with it. If Fedex then you may get a bill.do you know if we get hit in the USA for customs fees?
It will be for a $1,600 Chanel bag..
I am trying to find out, so I will know how much money I will have to send to my friend.
By the way..... Hello YOU ALL...
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Yep! What she said. If it's sent EMS with a number trackable through USPS you probably won't pay anything. Most sellers ship this method. Some overseas sellers use FedEx for watches and jewelry, and FedEx charges fees, about 5% I think.
I bought something from eLady but because it was sterling silver, they said they were shipping it Fedex. I immediately asked to cancel my order and they refunded me. I did inquire why they were sending it by courier and they said that by law, all of the jewelry has to be sent this way. You are pretty much guaranteed to pay duty and customs by having it sent this way.
I did order a gold ring from Japan and that seller had no problem sending it by EMS?
I did order a gold ring from Japan and that seller had no problem sending it by EMS?
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Hi all!
So on our way into Poland, a friend and I purchased two items at the longchamp store in Paris. Leaving Poland a month later, she went through the VAT forms and filled them out to get the VAT refund.
It has now been six weeks and still no refund.
Anyone know how long this should take?
So on our way into Poland, a friend and I purchased two items at the longchamp store in Paris. Leaving Poland a month later, she went through the VAT forms and filled them out to get the VAT refund.
It has now been six weeks and still no refund.
Anyone know how long this should take?
Did she get it stamped? If she didn't get it stamped than she won't get a refund.
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Many thanks!