Wojtek_ES Posted November 16, 2015 Share #1 Posted November 16, 2015 Hi all, I am looking to but Byrnes Table Saw (http://www.byrnesmodelmachines.com/tablesaw.html) with some extras. The machine is not cheap but may be worth the price. Does anyone know if I will need to pay customs and VAT if I but the Byrnes Table Saw and have it shipped to Spain (or any other EU country)? I understand that formally bying online from US would be considered as "importing". The shipping itself is almost 30% of the saw's price, and additional customs and VAT could easily double it! Many thanks for any insight you may have. Best, Wojtek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peewee Posted November 16, 2015 Share #2 Posted November 16, 2015 in short yes. the uk has a value that anything above was liable to duty. I purchased a Byrnes sander and shipped to the UK cost be about £130 in duty etc Quote Ian Still Sane? who knows, who cares Current Build Panart deck section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeaidanh Posted November 16, 2015 Share #3 Posted November 16, 2015 Wojtek, I echo Ian. I imported the Byrnes saw and paid about the same..... plus fee to our Post Office for collecting the taxes! Mike. Quote Previous Build: LA gun deck cross section. Previous Build: Lancia Armata. Panart 1:16 Previous Build: HMS Pickle. Jotika Build. HMS Triton cross section 1:32. Shelved awaiting improved skills: Chuck"s Cheerful. Current build. Tender Avos. HM cutter Alert. : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumin Posted November 16, 2015 Share #4 Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) The procedure is as follows: First they calculate the custom fee (according to the type of merchandise, for some -- eg. toys and toy parts -- the fee is 0%). Then if applicable, they add the excise tax (I belive it concerns only alcohol/tobacco and such). Then they calculate the VAT on everything (value of the goods+customs+shipping). And post/courier service adds its own fee. In Poland the parcels of total (i.e. including shipping) value below 150€ are free of these taxes. I don't know, if this limit is the same for all EU. The official EU page lists the custom fee as 2.7% http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds2/taric/measures.jsp?Lang=en&SimDate=20151116&Area=US&Taric=8465912000&LangDescr=en Edited November 16, 2015 by Mumin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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