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**UriDepkeeks** · 03-09-2008, 12:29 AM

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=274616

EU council has decided to raise the thresold of imports - For now, if the value of imported item is over 22€, you need to pay taxes from it, however, starting December 1st 2008, the limit will be raised to 150€, so anything under it will be tax free when importing from outside EU (now THIS is the time to enjoy weak dollar

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http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/...01:0002:EN:PDF

**craditc** · 03-09-2008, 01:57 AM

Is that per item? So when there is an hardware part, let's take Newegg in USA and it's free shipping it would be worth to buy them? [surrender]

This will be great then as long as the dollar stay weak..[thumbup]

**UriDepkeeks** · 03-09-2008, 03:04 AM

Is that per item? So when there is an hardware part, let's take Newegg in USA and it's free shipping it would be worth to buy them? [surrender]

This will be great then as long as the dollar stay weak..[thumbup]

AFAIK per shipment, so if the shipment includes more than 1 item in 1 package, then it would be for all the items in the package

**siflversonemunk** · 03-09-2008, 03:09 AM

Is that per item? So when there is an hardware part, let's take Newegg in USA and it's free shipping it would be worth to buy them? [surrender]

This will be great then as long as the dollar stay weak..[thumbup]

What makes you think they'll ship for free to Europe though? [rofl]

**Yarmark** · 03-09-2008, 04:07 AM

Its an improvement, but still not great at the end of the day.

It would be better if it was a bit easier to SAVE the tax at the point of purchase (as you'd be paying tax on import anyway) - but its very hard to do that - so you essentially end up getting taxed twice.

Bet best is still (when are travelling somewhere in person) - to take the labels / boxes off everything you buy, then put it in your suitcases.

**realfan87** · 03-09-2008, 04:15 AM

While nice, it doesn't really make a massive difference to me. Any US movies I buy are already below the tax threshold and anything else I would want to import would be around $600.

03-09-2008, 12:29 AM	#1
UriDepkeeks Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 396 Senior Member	For once, hooray for EU http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=274616 EU council has decided to raise the thresold of imports - For now, if the value of imported item is over 22€, you need to pay taxes from it, however, starting December 1st 2008, the limit will be raised to 150€, so anything under it will be tax free when importing from outside EU (now THIS is the time to enjoy weak dollar ) http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/...01:0002:EN:PDF Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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craditc Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 524 Senior Member	Is that per item? So when there is an hardware part, let's take Newegg in USA and it's free shipping it would be worth to buy them? [surrender] This will be great then as long as the dollar stay weak..[thumbup] Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-09-2008, 03:04 AM	#3
UriDepkeeks Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 396 Senior Member	Is that per item? So when there is an hardware part, let's take Newegg in USA and it's free shipping it would be worth to buy them? [surrender] This will be great then as long as the dollar stay weak..[thumbup] AFAIK per shipment, so if the shipment includes more than 1 item in 1 package, then it would be for all the items in the package Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-09-2008, 03:09 AM	#4
siflversonemunk Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 519 Senior Member	Is that per item? So when there is an hardware part, let's take Newegg in USA and it's free shipping it would be worth to buy them? [surrender] This will be great then as long as the dollar stay weak..[thumbup] What makes you think they'll ship for free to Europe though? [rofl] Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-09-2008, 04:07 AM	#5
Yarmark Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 656 Senior Member	Its an improvement, but still not great at the end of the day. It would be better if it was a bit easier to SAVE the tax at the point of purchase (as you'd be paying tax on import anyway) - but its very hard to do that - so you essentially end up getting taxed twice. Bet best is still (when are travelling somewhere in person) - to take the labels / boxes off everything you buy, then put it in your suitcases. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-09-2008, 04:15 AM	#6
realfan87 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 629 Senior Member	While nice, it doesn't really make a massive difference to me. Any US movies I buy are already below the tax threshold and anything else I would want to import would be around $600. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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