Hi people, i just had a run in with the ppl at Customs and Excise here in Ireland over the purchase of my Draco, but thanks to some quick thinking and the art of B.S. i managed to avoid paying anything to them...
Still i would like to raise this subject as i simply do not understand why they asked me to pay tax plus all kinds of charges on an item that was not available here and i didn't buy it from the states to avoid paying tax here.
It's not like i had the option to buy it here lets say for 100 euro but i bought it from the states at 80 so i saved 20 euro...
And it wasn't even about the money, even though it wasn't a small ammount nor am i someone that has money to throw away. It was the principle of the thing as i believe it was unfair.
I was about to pull the trigger on a WolfEyes Boxer 24w before this happend, but now i am having second thoughts because even with the CPF discount in place at pts i will still have to pay over 500 USD to get this if Customs gets a hold of it.
I have also been reading in other posts by members in the UK, being hammered with Customs duties, so i am guessing this is an EU thing.
To me common logic dictates that if you decide to purchase an item that is available both localy and abroad, but is significantly cheaper abroad, then tax should be applied by Customs. But what if the item is not available anywhere here ? Why should i pay tax on it and what do i pay the tax for ? I mean what do i get in return for the tax i pay on the item ?
Personaly, i see it as pure blackmail, pay us X ammount of money or you will not get what you have already payed for and is rightfully your property.
So what are your views and opinions on the matter ?
Also any legal advice on the matter would be welcomed as long as it doesn't infringe uppon the forums rules and regulations.
Still i would like to raise this subject as i simply do not understand why they asked me to pay tax plus all kinds of charges on an item that was not available here and i didn't buy it from the states to avoid paying tax here.
It's not like i had the option to buy it here lets say for 100 euro but i bought it from the states at 80 so i saved 20 euro...
And it wasn't even about the money, even though it wasn't a small ammount nor am i someone that has money to throw away. It was the principle of the thing as i believe it was unfair.
I was about to pull the trigger on a WolfEyes Boxer 24w before this happend, but now i am having second thoughts because even with the CPF discount in place at pts i will still have to pay over 500 USD to get this if Customs gets a hold of it.
I have also been reading in other posts by members in the UK, being hammered with Customs duties, so i am guessing this is an EU thing.
To me common logic dictates that if you decide to purchase an item that is available both localy and abroad, but is significantly cheaper abroad, then tax should be applied by Customs. But what if the item is not available anywhere here ? Why should i pay tax on it and what do i pay the tax for ? I mean what do i get in return for the tax i pay on the item ?
Personaly, i see it as pure blackmail, pay us X ammount of money or you will not get what you have already payed for and is rightfully your property.
So what are your views and opinions on the matter ?
Also any legal advice on the matter would be welcomed as long as it doesn't infringe uppon the forums rules and regulations.