uhm this is an EU group buy…?
Good point. Oops
Its pretty crazy I paid 30 eu customs on my gt2b, and something like 80 for hubmotors marked as 225 bucks worth or something. I cannot stress enough that it really does feel like daylight robbery and the worst part is that they expect you to basically lick their asses or believe they walk on water because of their ridiculous uniform. Of course, it’s essentially kidnapping your stuff and worst of all, your stuff comes late because of it. Also everything is left up to the guy’s discretion so they can decide that you have to pay more because of… “reasons”. I get the point of taxation, but the way it is implemented is tantamount to a ransom. Also, just putting it out there: a customs tax is stupid. Like, just, stupid. Like throwing sand in a gearbox. For us regular people at least. TL, DR : EU customs suck. You dont wanna deal with them. They’re not really criminal, but they still suck. A lot.
I feel you. I’ve imported quite some stuff. Trying to find a percentage that makes sence for all the payments I’ve done. It’s like they have a random fee generator. I can assure you they don’t have a clue. In two cases the amount I’ve paid exceeded the package value. That’s when it became real robbery
Edit: What works for me is thinking about the fact that at least i’m not in Switzerland
I have an in with an affets guy in belgium. What are you guys willing to pay for them he’ll want a cut. This means they will be import duty free.
Omg, I can’t believe I lost this! Have I really not been on in so long?
Back on the bandwagon I go.
Thanks for opening my eyes to this
Edit: just to be clear, would love to help out and thank you @Deckoz for the kudos but rules be rules.
The system keeps stats on your activities in the forum. There are set requirements for Level 3 and if your stats fall below the requirements, the system automatically bumps you down. It happened to me once before and I didn’t understand why either at the time.