Hi All,
Hopefully someone can help me with the following:
I ordered shampoo from strawberrynet.com last week. There was no extra charge for shipping and the total cost was €21.50
I was under the impression that goods under €22 were not subject to customs charge.
Postman just called to drop it off and requested €40.91 in customs charge. I didn't have cash or cheque and they don't take credit card so I sent it back to the depot to collect another day. The postman said that the goods shipped from Hong Kong.
I called customs in Dublin, explained the cost of the item etc and they have told me to send the parcel back to be re-evaluated.
Does the goods under €22 rule still apply to goods shipped from Hong Kong? The guy I spoke to in Customs didn't ask where the goods had shipped from.
TIA,
Ginger
Hopefully someone can help me with the following:
I ordered shampoo from strawberrynet.com last week. There was no extra charge for shipping and the total cost was €21.50
I was under the impression that goods under €22 were not subject to customs charge.
Postman just called to drop it off and requested €40.91 in customs charge. I didn't have cash or cheque and they don't take credit card so I sent it back to the depot to collect another day. The postman said that the goods shipped from Hong Kong.
I called customs in Dublin, explained the cost of the item etc and they have told me to send the parcel back to be re-evaluated.
Does the goods under €22 rule still apply to goods shipped from Hong Kong? The guy I spoke to in Customs didn't ask where the goods had shipped from.
TIA,
Ginger