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Zeldor said:tax difference [around 5% in US and 15-22% in UE] doest not justify that
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Heh, try 25% VAT here in Denmark (EU). Then add the customs import tax (??%) on top of that.
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Griefor said:What I meant is: If a game costs $49.95 at a shopping mall in the US, it will cost €49.95 at a shopping mall in the Netherlands
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OK sorry I misunderstood
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I'm not really sure what the current laws on customs are and whether they got changed or something...
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Officially, anything with a value above some 10 Euros is subject to import tax. However, whether or not they "catch" your package and slam a VAT/import tax bill on it seems random, although I recon they go for the big packages foremost (wouldn't you?
). I'm unsure how large this bill could be, but with a 25% VAT I'm probably looking at some 37% extra (and for whatever reason this tax is applied for the entire sale transaction, meaning including delivery!?!?). So Dom3 at $55+$12 shipping+37% tax=$92, roughly the same price as buying at 50 Euro overprice directly at an EU reseller.
Can't beat the system