DHL customs to Europe getting worse

Comment · Fri, September 15, 2023 · 7 pts

Then we'll just have to charge everyone VAT at checkout. There's no getting around taxes now. Countries have made it clear they are cutting that loophole to shore up their tax revenues.

Comment · Fri, September 15, 2023 · 9 pts

Yes, the whole system seems like a scam. This is what we have dealt with for 10 years. It just customers didn't have to see it, because most countries were not staffed enough to inspect every package, and they had higher

Comment · Fri, September 15, 2023 · 6 pts

It's a brokerage fee that every private carrier charges. For DHL to France it is 14.55€, then it should be 5.5% VAT on the value of the shipment (shipping included). For Spain, DHL's brokerage fees are 14.55€, and 10% VA

Comment · Fri, September 15, 2023 · 16 pts

We would just have to increase our prices. The costs don't just disappear. We are in Arizona. It costs money to get things into the EU. Sure, it would cost less per kg to ship things in bulk there, then amortize that cos

Comment · Fri, September 15, 2023 · 7 pts

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 woul

Comment · Fri, September 15, 2023 · 8 pts

I know. Everyone would. The issue is legal. I don't really talk about all that goes on publicly, but there are serious implications to changing to DDP that we have to weigh. I want to. I really do. I don't want it to be

Comment · Fri, September 15, 2023 · 2 pts

Did they explain why they were assessing that much? That's more than they should be. Based on the HTS code 2106.90.9869, there should be 0% duties to France, and the VAT should be limited to 5.5%, as the products are not