Are import duties the same when travelling by plane or sending by mail?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 9 Aug, 2023
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According to the customs website you pay the following:
- 2.5% as import duty
- 21% as VAT after the import duty is calculated
As an example, let us say you purchased the following items:
- KitchenAid Appliance 600 EUR
- Cell phone 400 EUR
Here is how the calculation will go:
- The cell phone, since it is under 400 EUR is not taxable.
- For the KitchenAid appliance, you will pay 15 EUR as import duty, and 129.15 as VAT
Your total will be: 144.15 EUR
Always carry the purchase receipts with you.
You had tagged your question with texas; if you are departing from there for the Netherlands, you can also take advantage of sales tax refund program.
Counters are available at major airports before customs and security (as they have to inspect your goods). This is similar to the VAT refund counters at Schiphol.
Information on import duties for purchase of items outside the EU are available here.
And a calculator is available here. You are liable for import taxes according to the rules here. Presuming the value of the item is over 150 Euro, you will have to pay duty and tax on the whole value.
It appears that a food mixer is code 8509 40 00 00:
Food grinders and mixers; fruit or vegetable juice extractors
This code is subject to 2.2% duty and then 21% VAT. The duty is applied first and then VAT is applied on the total of value+duty.
If you bring the item back with you in luggage, the duty free allowance is shown here.
You do pay taxes for:
Products you purchased outside the EU during the trip, if the total
value exceeds €430
Note that taxes are only due on items you are importing to the EU. Items that you already owned before travelling, and as such have already had appropriate EU taxes paid, do not count towards the alliance or need any taxes paying.
Note that if you exceed the duty free limit on a single item, you will pay duty and tax on the whole amount.
It is not permitted to divide the value of 1 article over several
people. If you take 1 article with a value exceeding € 430 with you,
you will have to pay tax over the whole amount.Examples:
– You buy a camera for € 500. You must pay tax over the
entire amount.
– You buy a watch for € 400 and a fountain pen for €
55. The total amount is € 455. You only have to pay tax over the fountain pen.
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