Duties, taxes, and import fees from the USA.
Summary: valentin.203.peugeot expressed concerns about customs fees for a purchase on eBay in the United States. francexpressdeal advised contacting "Infos Douane Service" and provided a link for more information. micheldomb12m6555561 explained the VAT rules for purchases on eBay, noting that for purchases under 150 euros, VAT is often included in the price, while for amounts above that, additional fees may apply, suggesting avoiding purchases beyond this threshold to limit unexpected costs.
Hello everyone,
I'm interested in an item for sale on Ebay in the USA and the seller specifies that:
"Duties, taxes, and import fees are not included in the item price or shipping costs. These fees are the buyer's responsibility.
Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be before bidding or buying."
So I'm a bit lost, where can I find this customs office that might be able to give me information about this import of an item bought via ebay.
Thank you for your help.
micheldomb12m6555561
·11 months agohello, before explaining my problem I wanted to answer the question
if you buy online on an OFFICIAL site like ebay belgium or ebay france or another in Europe, when the total purchase made from a seller is less than the amount of 150 euros for the whole purchase, shipping costs included, you will in principle pay the 21% VAT directly in Belgium or 20% in France or ... example: purchase 100 eur shipping costs 20 eur the total purchase is 120 eur You are below 150 eur The VAT calculated for Belgium 120 eur x 1.21 % i.e. 25.20 eur of VAT THE TOTAL INVOICE IS 145.20 eur to pay directly to Ebay No customs clearance in Europe and checks (IN PRINCIPLE IF EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DONE PROPERLY ON THE INVOICE AND DOCUMENTS otherwise problems, I'll come back to that)
If the amount of purchases exceeds 150 eur (the purchase of the item or items and shipping costs included) IN THAT CASE EBAY WILL REFUND YOU THE VAT that was charged to you AND YOU WILL PAY WHEN CUSTOMS SENDS YOU AN EMAIL WITH A NOTICE TO PAY THE VAT NOT PAID AT THE ORIGIN AND ABOVE ALL AN ADDITIONAL FEE FOR THE CHECK PERFORMED DURING IMPORTATION AT THE AIRPORT OR BY BOAT THIS amount is a minimum of 40 eur for the customs work, it all depends on the amount of purchases made online example purchase 120 eur shipping 35 eur total 155 eur
VAT on 155 eur (155X1.21% i.e. 32.55 eur VAT in Belgium) total eBay invoice 187.55 eur You will in principle receive a VAT refund of 32.55 eur from eBay but you will pay it in Belgium after paying customs fees and the VAT on the customs fees will also be increased BETTER TO AVOID BUYING OVER 150 EUROS BETTER TO BUY TWICE from the same seller with 2 deliveries rather than one 2 shipments
francexpressdeal
·2 years agoHello @valentin.203.peugeot
at the bottom of this page, you have a phone number to contact " Infos Douane Service ":
https://www.douane.gouv.fr/services-aide/infos-douane-service