EU citizens: 22 Euro duty-free limit will end July, 1st. Order cheap items NOW!

Started by Walter Schulz, May 26, 2021, 09:36:20 PM

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Walter Schulz

Hi!

1st of July import tax/VAT free rule (22 Euro) will get canceled. Means: Purchasing cheap items/gear from China (mainly) will be gone for good.
At the moment you can order items up to 22 Euro (including shipping) and tariff/tax/VAT won't get applied. Effective 01.07.2021 you have to pay tariff. Period. And because shipping companies will charge you an additional handling fee (starting around 6 EU but some are not that cheap) your 20 Euro item translates into > 30 Euro putting it all together. And a 6 EU item will just become a 13 Euro purchase.
Only exception:
Tariff below 1 Euro won't get processed. Translates to: Items worth up to 5.24 Euro will not be affected. In other words: Duty-free limit drops from 22 Euro to 5.24.

Above calculations are for Germany (19% tariff). YMMV.

Danne

Interesting. Any more reading on the subject? Too tired too search for sources.

Walter Schulz

Tons of reading. But nothing in english explaining the whole shebang. Esp. info about handling fees for various shipping companies is non-transparent and which one will be used for your purchase, too.
https://eclear.com/article/zollverordnung-neue-kleinbetragsregelung-ab-1-juli-2021/