Originally Posted by
Sevo
In Germany, it would amount to duties (maybe 2-3%, if any - YMMV depending on how the item gets classified) on the sales price plus VAT (19%) on price, shipping and any duties applicable, if the taxable value exceeds the minimum thresholds (IIRC something like 30€ for VAT and 150€ for customs).
In any case, all that is handled by the buyer or shipping agent at the German end - all you have to do is fill that green sticker and send by mail, and it will be charged by the postman upon delivery. Beware: US sellers seem to think that they do the purchaser a favour if they omit filling that, or fill it with ridiculously low values. That notion is plain wrong when dealing with EU customs - if the sticker is incompletely or inconsistently filled, it means travel to the associated customs office (which gets picked by routing, and may sometimes turn out to be at some airport or harbour far from the destination) within ten work days, or the item is shipped back. I've lost several purchases when I either could not get a day off in time or the travel cost to the customs exceeded the value of the item...
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