Jon Elson wrote:


F. George McDuffee wrote:
On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:36:08 -0500, "Ed Huntress"
wrote:


We'd be brought up before the WTO and be fined billions of dollars.
So would Germany.

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Actually I think this is the situation in most EEC countries with
the "value added tax." It is commonly rebated when goods are
exported and charged when goods are imported.

Yeah, I just sold some stuff to a guy in Belgium, and FedEx bills me
later for the VAT/duties, etc. I was shocked to get the bill for 23%!
Since I get these bills a month or more after the shipment, I can't
bill for it in advance, so I take a bath on this stuff! I may have to
just
double my price for sales to the EU!

Jon

I can't see why you should have to pay any VAT or duties. In my
experience of buying from the US I am the one who pays the VAT and
duties as applied by the UK customs. I would strongly ask FedEx why you
are being asked to pay the bill rather than the purchaser.