Some European countries appear to be easier to receive things from the US
without paying VAT. In Denmark packages are almost always caught by the
customs, but I have a friend in Sweden who regularly receives packages
without paying anything!
Roger Key
>From: Bernard Frangoulis <lists@xxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: euro OM service (was Re: Troublesome OM1)
>Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:04:45 +0100
>
> >I regularly ship completed repairs to Europe, occasionally I hear
> >occasional stories regarding VAT taxes.
>
>
>The first time I sent an OM-4 to John (that was in 2003), I had to pay USD
>96 in taxes (mainly VAT) to the French customs to get the camera back!
>
>I did send them a copy of the original invoice (showing that I had paid the
>bloody VAT when buying the body new in 1990), explained that this was only
>a _repair_ etc. etc. - to no avail.
>
>If a package is intercepted by Customs, and its content is considered of
>commercial value, you will pay unfortunately. Ticking the "Gift" box on the
>customs form usually works though, but I am not sure it is 100% reliable.
>
>Bernard
>
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