Germany raises duty-free limit for non-EU shipments to € 150 effective December 1st - Club CDFreaks

kg_evilboy · 08-04-2008

Currently, shipments qualify as duty-free Kleinsendung if their value (incl. sales tax, excl. shipping) does not exceed € 22.
From December 1st, this value will be raised to € 150.

A shipment is the number of products that has been sent on the same day by the same sender to the same importer and processed by the same customs office.

Please note that alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, perfumes and coffee are exempt from this rule and may still be subject to taxes and duties.

NOTE: There's no guarantee or anything that this info is correct. If you really do intend to import goods from other countries, you might wish to contact a lawyer for qualified information.

deanimator · 08-04-2008

Legal Fun fact: around that time a certain anonymous cdfreak will become a qualified lawyer...in case he wants to sue me I won't mention Kg's name but you might like to contact him

...nice, yay

kg_evilboy · 08-04-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by deanimator

Legal Fun fact: around that time a certain anonymous cdfreak will become a qualified lawyer...

That'll still take some more time

Ibex · 08-04-2008

I thought that the duty free allowance was set by the EU and is the same for all member states. So a bit surprised if Germany is able to raise it's limit by so much. A good idea though, £18 is a bit low (especially once Royal Mail has added it's charge for collecting any taxes due).

kg_evilboy · 08-04-2008

It actually is due to some EU legislation so I expect that we can see this happening in the UK sooner or later, too.

Quote:

Mit Verordnung (EG) Nr. 274/2008 - veröffentlicht im ABl. (EU) Nr. L 85 vom 27. März 2008 - wurde unter anderem die Wertgrenze für die so genannten Kleinsendungen (Artikel 27 der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 918/83 - ZollbefreiungsVO) von derzeit 22 Euro auf 150 Euro angehoben.

http://www.zoll.de/a0_aktuelles/azr_...gen/index.html

Ibex · 08-04-2008

At the current exchange rate €150 converts to £118, now that's more like it. I seem to recall hearing last year that this limit being under review, but there was nothing more about it for so long I assumed that nothing was happening.

kg_evilboy · 12-05-2008

Update:
Interestingly, the information on the corresponding websites has totally vanished.

However, it is still there: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/...01:0002:DE:PDF or http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/...01:0002:EN:PDF depending on your language preference

"This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States."

I'll assume it'll be valid in the UK too.

*_chef_* · 12-05-2008

Man, it was about time!

I always hated to receive bills from the german ZOLL.................

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deanimator CD Freak Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hiding under Cindy´s ... stash? Posts: 2,020	Re: Germany raises duty-free limit for non-EU shipments to € 150 effective December 1st Legal Fun fact: around that time a certain anonymous cdfreak will become a qualified lawyer...in case he wants to sue me I won't mention Kg's name but you might like to contact him ...nice, yay __________________ Click here to get to Mordor! All that we see or seem to see is but a dream within a picture of Cindy's upper frontal bumpy things - Aunty EdithHEY MIKE SOMEONE WANTS TO SAY "HI" ACHTUNG LADIES:Moustache rides just 50 cents! Dell Vostro...Laptop: 2.0GHz Duo2, 3GB RAM, 250GB HD. Nvidia 8400, 14" WSXA+, some optical drive - dunno yet what kindEXTERNAL DRIVES: Lite-On SHW-1635-SLG-4167BPlextor CD-ROM PX40TSTrekstors 300GB + 250GB + 120GB + 60GBFireFox whatever, AVG, Nero 7...and a Mac G4* for the big video & photo jobsPlease PM me with links to hot thonged chicksGet AnyDVD CloneDVD2 CloneCD here

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Ibex CD Freaks Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK Posts: 109	Re: Germany raises duty-free limit for non-EU shipments to € 150 effective December 1st I thought that the duty free allowance was set by the EU and is the same for all member states. So a bit surprised if Germany is able to raise it's limit by so much. A good idea though, £18 is a bit low (especially once Royal Mail has added it's charge for collecting any taxes due).

08-04-2008	#6 (permalink)
Ibex CD Freaks Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK Posts: 109	Re: Germany raises duty-free limit for non-EU shipments to € 150 effective December 1st At the current exchange rate €150 converts to £118, now that's more like it. I seem to recall hearing last year that this limit being under review, but there was nothing more about it for so long I assumed that nothing was happening.

12-05-2008	#7 (permalink)
kg_evilboy Sneaker Fetishist Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sneaker heaven Posts: 5,281	Re: Germany raises duty-free limit for non-EU shipments to € 150 effective December 1st Update: Interestingly, the information on the corresponding websites has totally vanished. However, it is still there: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/...01:0002:DE:PDF or http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/...01:0002:EN:PDF depending on your language preference "This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States." I'll assume it'll be valid in the UK too. __________________ My collection: 2x Plextor PX-716A 1.09, Lite-On SHW-16H5S @ 1635S YS0Z, Samsung TS-L632B TS01, Lite-On LTR-16101B TS0W, LG GCE-8527B 1.01 LG GSA-H10N @ H12N UJ12 (dead), BenQ DW1650 BCIC (sold) Canon Pixma iP4300 For details on my other (sneaker) collection, please PM me! (You must be into sneakers too to get your info ) Sneaker Fun Fact: When Circa was developing a pro shoe for Chad Muska, he requested a stash pocket to run the entire length of the tongue. When designers asked The Muska if he really needed that much stash room, he replied, “Yo, I gots a lotta weed to fit in there, man!” T6 C1 L2(s)v h d++ a- w++ c+ y+ f+ t+ k- s m1- q-

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