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SpanjaardVAT for online purchase in the Netherlands.
VAT rules have changed for packages received from outside EU when you are living in the Netherlands. Now we have to pay VAT (BTW) regardless of the value. Up to June 30th, we had to pay only if the value was above 22EUR.
The one and only time I got a package from out of EU, it was an Me-163 just above 22EUR value, so the VAT was not much, but I had to pay 18EUR administratie kosten.... making it almost twice as expensive as I initially thought.... I am curious to know if now we also have to pay those administration costs, or if now they simply charge us the VAT without other charges. anybody has information or has received a package already?
If the package is more than 150EUR you have to pay import rights, can anybody tell me of those have any kind of "surprise" costs attached to them? Or do they simply charge the % mentioned in the website of the belastingdiesnt?
thanks in advance
VAT rules have changed for packages received from outside EU when you are living in the Netherlands. Now we have to pay VAT (BTW) regardless of the value. Up to June 30th, we had to pay only if the value was above 22EUR.
The one and only time I got a package from out of EU, it was an Me-163 just above 22EUR value, so the VAT was not much, but I had to pay 18EUR administratie kosten.... making it almost twice as expensive as I initially thought.... I am curious to know if now we also have to pay those administration costs, or if now they simply charge us the VAT without other charges. anybody has information or has received a package already?
If the package is more than 150EUR you have to pay import rights, can anybody tell me of those have any kind of "surprise" costs attached to them? Or do they simply charge the % mentioned in the website of the belastingdiesnt?
thanks in advance
1 5 July 2021, 12:45
Martin OostromIn dutch: belastingdienst.nl/w..&utm_content=dsa and postnl.nl/campagnes/aankopen-buitenland/
So a package delivered by PostNL always cost a minimum of €4 admin costs, or €10 if the value >€150. Import tariff on toys (we don't do toys, but customs might think otherwise) is max 4,7% of the value.
VAT (BTW) is 21% of (value + import tariff)
So a nice Tamiya kit of €89 + €20 shipping is €109 total.
Import tariff could be 4,7% of €109 = €5,12
value + import tariff = €109+€5.12 = €114,12
VAT = 21% of €114,12 = €23.96
Total cost + taxes is €114,12+€23,96 = €138,08
Handling cost by PostNL = €4
Total cost of a 'cheap' Tamiya kit from outside the EU is €142,08
19 July 2021, 12:08
Martin OostromJust read that import tariff is only on packages >€150, so that saves €5
19 July 2021, 12:11
Spanjaardthanks a lot Martin. i am a bit confuse in one thing. is the import tarif applied to all purchases, or only those above 150EUR?
19 July 2021, 12:11
Martin OostromOnly on those above €150. But we're facing a tariff of max 5%. The VAT is the killing factor as it is calculated over the Value + Shipping + Tariff
19 July 2021, 12:23
Patrick HagelsteinMan, this sucks!!! Back in the days I would order through HLJ, because some kits were only available to the Japanese market. No way to apply Dutch VAT online, so PostNL provided that 'service' for you... I had to pay the kit price in administrative charges only to get my package from the post office. While living in the US I bought quite some stuff from HLJ with much lower shipping rates and without those f-ed up fees, tariffs and VAT. Boy oh boy, am I looking forward on going back... 🙁 Good thing is that my stash will not grow by any one kit anymore... Thanks Netherlands! 👍
19 July 2021, 13:18