Can I ship a laptop to people in Canada and pick it up off them in Ireland?

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There are "Other Goods" duty free allowances in both the UK and Republic of Ireland (£390 UK or £312 Ireland) when arriving from outside the EU. However if an item cost more than that you have to pay duty on the full overseas purchase price. You cannot 'pool' a family's or couples Other Goods allowances. In addition you will have to pay Value Added Tax (VAT) on the purchase price plus Duty - referred to as the "Duty Paid value". Goods being imported should be declared at the first EU point of arrival.According to Ireland Customs website, import duty for non-commercial imports is 2.5% on goods up to 700 Euro (approx Can$ 1065)

Importing vehicles, duty-free allowances, reliefs and online shopping is the official page.

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The fully legal way is your parents getting an ATA Carnet. Read the EU page on temporary admission of goods. As a Canadian, getting one now is not hard, you can get one online -- but this is massive overkill, your parents would need to get documents signed by Canadian and Irish customs both, the Chamber page has a description of the exact process. A few months is right -- six months is the limit on a carnet.

Instead, every day tourists enter with thousands of euros worth of electronics and noone cares. Just toss the laptop packaging and bring it as everyone else brings a laptop.

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