Customs Duties

It is the responsibility of customers to educate themselves about the customs laws and levies in their nation. Customs charges and import sales tax of the individual recipient countries are not included in any of the prices listed on the website.

In most cases, we declare the item at a cheaper price to assist customers in avoiding or paying less in customs taxes; but, in certain countries with extremely tight customs laws, customers must pay customs fees on imported goods.

 

Location Customs Duties
United States, Canada Few duties and taxes, usually we declare a lower value of the package to help buyer pay less duties and taxes.
European Union Region (a) In most cases, we pay customs duties and VAT fees for buyers through the EU’s IOSS system, buyers needn’t pay customs duties and VAT fees.

(b) In rare cases, customs will randomly check some packages. If the items in the package are of high value, such as smartphones, customs will not accept the value of the price we declare, but will charge the buyer duties according to the value they assess.

 

United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland Few duties and taxes, usually we declare a lower value of the package to help buyer pay less duties and taxes.
the Middle East, South America High customs duties and tax, the import duties are not likely to be avoided.
South-East Asia Few duties and taxes, usually we declare a lower value of the package to help buyer pay less duties and taxes.
Japan In most cases, buyers needn’t pay customs duties.

IMPORTANT

  • Customs duties cannot be avoided since certain distant parts of Europe (islands included) can only be transported by DHL or FedEx and cannot be shipped by Express (EU Priority shipping).

 

Concerning IOSS, or the European Union Region One Stop Shop

The eCommerce Package included the introduction of the Import One Stop Shop (IOSS). Value-Added Tax (VAT) on imported items must now be reported differently according to the IOSS.

A taxable person may register under the IOSS in a single Member State in order to declare and pay import VAT from the European Union (EU). IOSS is limited to specific supplies. When the IOSS is used, Customs does not collect the import VAT that is owed. Rather, a monthly IOSS return is used to transmit the import VAT.

The import VAT owed where follows can be declared and paid via the IOSS:

When the items are sold, they are located outside of the European Union.

The merchandise is shipped in consignments with an inherent worth of no more than €150.

Excise taxes do not apply to the products in question.

It is not required of suppliers to use the IOSS. The programme does, however, offer a number of advantages for both suppliers and customers.

Customs will not collect import VAT at the point of importation when the IOSS is utilised. Instead, at the moment of sale, customers will pay the applicable VAT on the merchandise. This means that when the goods are delivered, the consumers won’t have to pay any additional taxes or customs fees.

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