On Fri, Aug 20, 2004 at 04:36:59PM +0100, Cathal Garvey mentioned:
> Is there not some limit, or is that just an "in practice" limit .. I
> thought it was twenty euro, or something along those lines. I
> certainly don't get where they got the 18 euro vat/import duty.
>> Thanks for the thumbs up though, coz I was just about to order.
Well, strictly speaking, they aren't supposed to charge VAT on orders
less than your duty free allowance, which works out at about €90.
But, courier companies will often force the point, to have an excuse to
get their €12 clearance fee.
john
Maintained by the ILUG website team. The aim of Linux.ie is to
support and help commercial and private users of Linux in Ireland. You can
display ILUG news in your own webpages, read backend
information to find out how. Networking services kindly provided by HEAnet, server kindly donated by
Dell. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds,
used with permission. No penguins were harmed in the production or maintenance
of this highly praised website. Looking for the
Indian Linux Users' Group? Try here. If you've read all this and aren't a lawyer: you should be!
