Items over €175, coming back from NY - penalty?

Re: Items over €175, coming back from NY - penalty?

Countless posts are saying that people think the customs guys are idiots. Of course they are not idiots but if you bring a few pairs of shirts, a new iPod and a couple of pairs of jeans that you bought home but don't have receipts how can they proove you didn't buy them in Ireland? I've a mate who buys trainers before he goes away so if he were to pack them on the way back they wouldn't be well worn, if he doens't have a receipt they cannot prove he is breaking any law.
 
Maybe they looked in your window and saw your TV?
 
RainyDay said:
I guess the Customs guys are far too dumb to have worked out that Abercrombie & Fitch isn't sold in Ireland at all
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Is it not? I could have sworn that I saw it somewhere on sale in Dublin but maybe I'm wrong...
 
ClubMan said:
Is it not? I could have sworn that I saw it somewhere on sale in Dublin but maybe I'm wrong...
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It's sold in a boutique shop in the Powercourt shopping centre along with the Ohsaka brand. It has also popped up in various club denim/d2 style stores appearently due to shipping errors.
 


Is this definite? It seems unlikely that the onus would be on the traveller to prove that he/she purchased the goods in the EU rather than the US.

In other situations, it is up to the State to prove that an individual charged with a crime is guilty rather than that person having to prove his/her innocence.
 

A & F is now sold in Ireland albeit one or two shops
 
John Rambo said:
I must re-emphasise all duties and taxes should be paid and that this site does not condone tax evasion of any kind.
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Sometimes the customs do catch people out and rightfully take appropriate action. If everyone paid the correct tax in this country the vat rate would not be so high.
 
rabbit said:
Sometimes the customs do catch people out and rightfully take appropriate action. If everyone paid the correct tax in this country the vat rate would not be so high.
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Or if the VAT rate was lower people might not be bothered about evading it.
 
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