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New Import Duty/VAT Thread. Read Post #1 for Rules

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    #1922
    AdrianG08
    Registered Users Posts: 922 ✭✭✭AdrianG08


    NewbridgeIR wrote: »
    I bought a CD from Japan last month - cost was €45. The Fedex bill was €25 - made up of €10 VAT + €15 handling charge.

    Vat is 50% for CDs?


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    #1923
    NewbridgeIR
    Registered Users Posts: 3,812 ✭✭✭NewbridgeIR


    AdrianG08 wrote: »
    Vat is 50% for CDs?

    No - the VAT was 23% - €10 based on a €45 price.

    Then Fedex lob on €15 as a "handing" fee.

    So I paid €45 + €25 = €70

    Could be worse; UPS fee is €18.50.


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    #1924
    Mike2006
    Registered Users Posts: 689 ✭✭✭Mike2006


    Hi,

    If I order an item of clothing (shoes) from a UK company and it states that import duties are included in cost (when I select Ireland as delivery destination), does this mean that I will not be charged any duty or vat when they are delivered to me.

    Thanks,
    Mike


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    #1925
    VG31
    Registered Users Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭VG31


    Yes, that should be the case. It would help if you actually said what company it is though.


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    #1926
    Mike2006
    Registered Users Posts: 689 ✭✭✭Mike2006


    Sure - it is brownsfashion.com who are based in the UK.

    Any change of view now after seeing that?

    Mike


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    #1927
    VG31
    Registered Users Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭VG31


    Mike2006 wrote: »
    Sure - it is brownsfashion.com who are based in the UK.

    Any change of view now after seeing that?

    Mike

    Ireland is on their list of countries where VAT/imports are covered so you should be fine.


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    #1928
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,413 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    From today Aliexpress are adding Irish VAT at checkout time. There should be nothing further payable when it arrives in ireland.

    https://service.aliexpress.com/page/knowledge?pageId=37&category=1000021915&knowledge=1060863305&language=en


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    #1929
    zell12
    Registered Users Posts: 24,793 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    Amazon still have errors in their VAT system - they had them in 2017-2019 as well
    For example: hearing aid batteries are exempt in IE, but 23% is added on checkout


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    #1930
    paul71
    Registered Users Posts: 3,235 ✭✭✭paul71


    AdrianG08 wrote: »
    Vat is 50% for CDs?

    Vat is 23%, Import duty is seperate.


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    #1931
    NewbridgeIR
    Registered Users Posts: 3,812 ✭✭✭NewbridgeIR


    Ordered a BD from Amazon UK last weekend. Cost £17.99. As was customary for items under the threshold, they removed the UK VAT and didn't add on any Irish VAT (aka Import Fees Deposit) so I was charged £14.17.
    Posted 2 July.
    Arrived today 3 July. No extra charge from An Post.


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    #1932
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    You got lucky.
    By rights you should have been charged both VAT and a handling fee by An Post.


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    #1933
    sterz
    Registered Users Posts: 527 ✭✭✭sterz


    Has anyone ordered from iherb recently? I'm looking to place an order that looks like this:

    Item cost 24.10
    Shipping DHL 12.11
    Duties and taxes 4.89
    Total 41.10

    I see the below message when I go to checkout but will I need to pay additional an additional customs charge or has it already been factored in?

    "Starting July 1st, the EU ended the low-value consignment relief for shipments equal to or less than €22 for goods to the EU from outside the EU based on arrival date. From July 1st, based on the order date, iHerb is registered in the Import-One-Stop-Shop (IOSS) and will collect, declare, and pay the VAT to the tax authorities for distance sales of imported goods with a value not exceeding €150."


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    #1934
    TomOnBoard
    Registered Users Posts: 5,109 ✭✭✭TomOnBoard


    sterz wrote: »
    Has anyone ordered from iherb recently? I'm looking to place an order that looks like this:

    Item cost 24.10
    Shipping DHL 12.11
    Duties and taxes 4.89
    Total 41.10

    I see the below message when I go to checkout but will I need to pay additional an additional customs charge or has it already been factored in?

    "Starting July 1st, the EU ended the low-value consignment relief for shipments equal to or less than €22 for goods to the EU from outside the EU based on arrival date. From July 1st, based on the order date, iHerb is registered in the Import-One-Stop-Shop (IOSS) and will collect, declare, and pay the VAT to the tax authorities for distance sales of imported goods with a value not exceeding €150."


    Its hard to say, based on that order summary. It depends on the actual products ordered. Some iHerb products would be zero rated, others would attract 23% VAT.

    Assuming that iHerb have set their VAT rates up correctly, and that shipping is properly treated for incoming VAT purposes, it may be safe to assume you'll be ok. But, without seeing the order detail, its not possible to be sure.


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    #1935
    davetherave
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭davetherave


    4.89 is 13.5% of the value for tax purposes €36.21 (goods plus shipping plus insurance).

    Food supplements* are rated at 13.5%, so that would suggest they have something set up right, and are taking it at source, but as Tom says you'd want to know the specific goods to be sure.

    * More info and examples here - https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/tdm/value-added-tax/part03-taxable-transactions-goods-ica-services/Goods/goods-food-supplements.pdf


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    #1936
    sterz
    Registered Users Posts: 527 ✭✭✭sterz


    One product I'm looking to order appears on the list of examples provided in that link and the other doesn't (I know the list isn't exhaustive but the product is a food supplement) so I guess that will be the full cost and I won't be hit with an additional fee once they arrive.

    I wish I knew for sure though as if I was to order multiples of these products it would reduce the cost per capsule somewhat.


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    #1937
    1dave123
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭1dave123


    sterz wrote: »
    Has anyone ordered from iherb recently? I'm looking to place an order that looks like this:

    Item cost 24.10
    Shipping DHL 12.11
    Duties and taxes 4.89
    Total 41.10

    I see the below message when I go to checkout but will I need to pay additional an additional customs charge or has it already been factored in?

    "Starting July 1st, the EU ended the low-value consignment relief for shipments equal to or less than €22 for goods to the EU from outside the EU based on arrival date. From July 1st, based on the order date, iHerb is registered in the Import-One-Stop-Shop (IOSS) and will collect, declare, and pay the VAT to the tax authorities for distance sales of imported goods with a value not exceeding €150."

    I ordered from iherb in April 2021 - chose DPD (not DHL) duty paid. Duties & taxes were €3.85. Total order was €46.61 (incl duties). Postage was free because the order was above the required level. Package arrived quickly and no further payment was required.


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    #1938
    sterz
    Registered Users Posts: 527 ✭✭✭sterz


    Thanks. Off-topic but what were the delivery times like? DPD is saying 15th - 22nd whereas DHL is 7th - 15th. Wondering if there's that much of a difference between the two.


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    #1939
    1dave123
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭1dave123


    From memory DPD were about 8-9 days.


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    #1940
    Doomofman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,092 ✭✭✭Doomofman


    What's the process with An Post for paying vat/customs? Expecting something that's coming from Royal Mail via An Post. Is it an online payment? If so, will I get a text letting me know it needs to be paid or should I just keep an eye on the tracking?



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    #1941
    ussjtrunks
    Registered Users Posts: 1,130 ✭✭✭ussjtrunks


    Do I need to pay extra if I buy from zavvi?



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    #1942
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,897 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    Did you check the Zaavi website?



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    #1943
    ussjtrunks
    Registered Users Posts: 1,130 ✭✭✭ussjtrunks


    I don’t think they changed it since the vat exemption changed but it was fine ordering from them before cos everything was under 22€ usually



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    #1944
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,589 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117693239#Comment_117693239

    No, their items have been inclusive of Irish vat since the start of the year with brexit.



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    #1945
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,413 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117683194#Comment_117683194

    I have received 2 requests by email for vat due. payment is online or in post office.



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    #1946
    Doomofman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,092 ✭✭✭Doomofman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117696670#Comment_117696670

    Thanks for that. Got it delivered this morning and there was no VAT/Customs due for whatever reason



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    #1947
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,660 ✭✭✭micks_address


    apologies if answered before. How do anpost figure out a value of an item if the sender has marked it down when posting? Especially say for a private sale? if someone from england posts a something of 1k value to dublin but marks it as value of 100 pounds.. this isn't an ebay purchase so there's no invoice/order details.



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    #1948
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,897 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    They'll probably google it. Not really a topic for discussion, as it's sailing close to the wind with the Forum charter and the first post in this thread.



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    #1949
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,413 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117698602#Comment_117698602

    If they see that the item is clearly undervalued they will look up the price of similar items and use that as the value.



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    #1950
    ussjtrunks
    Registered Users Posts: 1,130 ✭✭✭ussjtrunks


    How do you get a request for vat if you don’t have a registered email to your address so they leave a card in the box?



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    #1951
    joker@
    Registered Users Posts: 196 ✭✭joker@


    Hello

    Bought second hand phone on ebay, paid vat at checkout, seller left IOSS payment info on the package itself about payment. Package arrived to Ireland and anpost charged me with Vat again saying that there was no IOSS information. Send they emails 3 with questions after 3rd which was include pictures of the package with that information there were talking about....no response since then. Horrible ugly scammers they are, they do what they want. Is there any other way who I can contact. Its 34e but just for pure justice won't let them off the hook.


    Regards



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