yep

they marked my phone as a media player at 20 bux

ive never been hit by them b4

need to get a psu now lol

@Julian Really? Dude... does that work for Cuckistan too?

probably varies on a case to case basis and depends on how SS-like are customs

@kontroll that new eu tax VAT regulation thing in 2021 (gets rid of the threshold) sohuld do that

in terms of stream lining

bassically e.g aliexpress charges vat to you which does mean you gotta pay 20% more but you won't get hit by the clearance/admin charges

so kinda like amazon does it now?

Still gonna be cheaper than domestic shit.

yes

Alas... it feels morally wrong.

where will the 20% vat go tho

If you really cared you would buy domestic

to fellow chinks or eu

at that point I'll get tech shit locally because the extra will be worth it for the warranty

at least the more expensive stuff

eu

sure it will be worth it for most stuff(still)

dunno about phones then tho

xiaomi is already in country

with local warranty and shit

ok so I paid 165 for my MiA1

originally it was 175 but I had gb points

so I avoid vat and thats the end

```Registration in the VAT One Stop Shop will be open to trustworthy sellers from outside the EU. ``` lol

lol gearbest

lol

with VAT it wouldve been 210 instead of 175

@bentech Where'd you read that, friend?

locally its 226 euro

so imo worth it for the warranty

at least aas i understood it

i only skimmed thru it

borrin af lol

bad link btw

@bentech

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-3746_en.htm

yea sounds like therell be ways around it

>Consignments valued up to €150 will no longer be stopped at customs for VAT clearance and VAT collection for these goods will be managed separately on a self-assessment basis.