Have you de-zoned your DVD player ?
you'll be fine. the limit is I think 22e (that excludes postage). i've never been done for customs and i've bought lots of dvds from the US either through ebay or dvdpacific.com the main thing is really to try and avoid sites that use ups or fedex as they tend to state the actual cost of the items whereas the others above may take a more 'liberal' interpretation of the law?
i know the guy on ebay i've bought from usually 'adjusts 'the price as from what i can remember do dvdpacific. you can do separate orders (i never bother as i haven't been 'caught' yet) but then the postage charges increase significantly. of course cdwow are registered for vat in the eu so you'd have no problem buying stuff from them (sometimes their hong kong site has cheaper and newer dvds than the irish site). depending on how quick you want the dvds you can sometimes chose whether you use fedex or ups, the slower/cheaper shipping will usually be with u.s. postal service (usps) and will be less likely to attract customs/vat. let us know how you get on.
you'll be fine. the limit is I think 22e (that excludes postage). i've never been done for customs and i've bought lots of dvds from the US either through ebay or dvdpacific.com the main thing is really to try and avoid sites that use ups or fedex as they tend to state the actual cost of the items whereas the others above may take a more 'liberal' interpretation of the law?
I got hit by customs this week, after 2 years of buying things outside the eu. i was charged €20 - the package was marked as a gift from Hong Kong. i rang up Dhl cmplaining that i had to pay vat and duty on a gift but i was told it didnt matter if it was a gift or not, anything worth over $40 you will be charged on.
I got hit by customs this week, after 2 years of buying things outside the eu. i was charged €20 - the package was marked as a gift from Hong Kong. i rang up Dhl cmplaining that i had to pay vat and duty on a gift but i was told it didnt matter if it was a gift or not, anything worth over $40 you will be charged on.
snakebite - the point i was making was that fedex and ups definitely charge you for customs whereas items posted using the us post office tend not to, so using the slowest option with dvd pacific which is the post office is 'safer' from a customs point of view and does not take long at all (maybe a week - ten days). also, the sites i've used tell you exactly what they're charging you but may put a different amount onto the green declaration on the cover of the package. obviously revenue are putting extra resources into the post offices at the moment but come the new year there is less likelihood of you being hit with customs charges. anyway please post back to see how you got on with your packages.
I got hit by customs this week, after 2 years of buying things outside the eu. i was charged €20 - the package was marked as a gift from Hong Kong. i rang up Dhl cmplaining that i had to pay vat and duty on a gift but i was told it didnt matter if it was a gift or not, anything worth over $40 you will be charged on.
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