Comment · Fri, September 15, 2023 · ND Owner
DHL customs to Europe getting worse
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Baker75006 · 17 points
For your information :
Just got asked to pay 59.50€ for customs to France for a 250€ order.
The 2 last time it was 10€.
Like many I will have to source elswhere for the most part.
What they were answering
QRsSteve · 3 points
But wouldn't importing in bulk as a company to an EU WH then adding the overhead costs of these be still cheaper to most customers compared to importing them individually from the US?
I'm just curious if there would be any point to an EU WH from a customer standpoint.
I seem to recall that you've said that in the current economy it would be a pointless overreach from ND's standpoint, though.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
If rent, worker wages, and business taxes in the EU were $0, then yes! However, they are not. We would just have to increase prices to account for all those extra costs of operating a facility in the EU. Then people wouldn't buy from us because we are too expensive. People don't really value what it takes to do things right. Saving $5 on a bottle is worth more to most people than supporting a small business trying to change the status quo. I get that everyone is stretched thin. That's what happens with rampant inflation. However, we are stretched thin as well. I guess sometimes the only eventuality when stretched thin is to break.