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    Die Verwaltungsgebühr betrug vor nicht allzu langer Zeit 3,50 – das ist eine völlige Abzocke


    Die Verwaltungsgebühr betrug vor nicht allzu langer Zeit 3,50 – das ist eine völlige Abzocke

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    2. Shiners_1 on

      I got an email last week telling me they were increasing the prices, its ridiculous now.

    6. RomfordWellington on

      I’m going to play devil’s advocate for a second – what do you feel would be a fair admin fee?

      There’s a cost associated with bringing an import into the single market. It’s €4.95 but you don’t need to worry about any of that once it’s paid.

      It’s annoying and I’ve had instances where an admin fee was charged to me but no admin was actually done (they charged me import VAT on textbooks which should be VAT exempt), but overall I think €4.95 for a few minutes of a worker’s time is fair enough.

      A very good way of avoiding that cost is simply by buying European. The last few weeks have shown the necessities of that for all sorts of reasons.

    7. TheIrishHawk on

      Before they were €3.50, they were €10 and even then, they were the cheapest ones around.

    8. riteontopofthatrose on

      They sent a mass email recently saying it’s going up to €6.95 on Feb 3rd

    9. lI_Simo_Hayha_Il on

      I was charged 14 euro for customs, when my package originated from Germany!
      I haven’t been able to speak with anyone to get a refund

    10. BazingaQQ on

      Ok, going to put my idiot cap on here, so forgive me but: where’s the VAT coming from? Surely that would have been paid upon purchase or, if coming from non-EU there would have been excise or import duty…?

      EDIT – question answered, thanks!

    11. Playful-Parsnip-3104 on

      By far the biggest problem is the failure to check whether or not VAT has been paid. You are not supposed to pay VAT twice on a product coming from a country of ‚preferential origin,‘ which Britain is classed as. Some British retailers have started to get ahead of this and will remove VAT from your purchase either automatically or with a quick phone call for products being shipped to Ireland. But Irish customs do absolutely nothing to prevent people being doubly charged VAT, and when you ring them to query it they tell you to provide proof that the VAT has already been paid, which is impossible in many instances and highly onerous in others. I’ve called them several times and only once has one of the agents even been aware of the preferential origin rules.

      I have even had a small seller handwrite notes on an invoice showing British VAT paid, affix it to the exterior of the package, and customs still refuse to release it unless I pay VAT again, even after I quote the EU regulations to them verbatim. It’s beyond a joke.

    13. J_dizzle86 on

      Anyone got an answer from Amazon UK why they are charging import fee deposits on orders under €150 from Uk to Ireland now? (No I am not talking about VAT. VAT is 23%) the deposit fees range from a few cent to more than 10% the price of the order.

    15. SoloWingPixy88 on

      I’d probably put some effort into other couriers costs. €6 is light.

    16. Liambp on

      To be honest it isn’t really because the paperwork involved is a pain in the butt. I have seen much higher handling fees for other couriers and other countries.

      The way to get arond these charges is to look for a supplier that handles Irish VAT. The bigger suppliers who do a lot of business in Ireland tend to do this for you and avoid paying extra fees.

    17. TotalTeacup on

      It’s to encourage you to stop sending money to the king, either the orange one or the one with the big ears

    18. Significant_Many9472 on

      Had to pay 500e customs on parts for a car for the US , some people have bigger worries let alone a 2e diffrenece 🤣

    19. Irishgunner34 on

      Got a 15.50 postal order that cost me 19.50, shocking carryon altogether

    20. weaponx26 on

      Britain is trying to In roundabout without saying Brexit is bad are trying to get a free trade deal with Europe so hopefully soon this messing will stop

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