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Originally Posted by MaDalton
yeah, well, in case customs catches the parcel. but we all know that very often things get sent as "gift" or "no customs value" etc to circumvent that. in the future that would not be possible anymore when VAT is charged directly at the POS
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If there is not invoice in the package (and no serious online shop will do this for you), the customs may apply rates based on materials the goods are made from. Just saying it is a gift won't save you.
Years ago, when going on holiday to Croatia, we carried a camcorder and we let our customs know we have it with us, they issued a paper confirming the camcorder had been bought before our trip - to avoid having to pay toll for it when getting back home.
You have to pay taxes for gifts as well...
Besides this.. when I ordered a microphone years ago from USA to EU, I believe I paid their VAT and also our local VAT+toll, so being an international customer did not save me from getting charged US local VAT rate.