[Nhcoll-l] Removal of the 22 EUR Import VAT Exemption for shipments to the EU

[Dirk Neumann]

Dear NHColl community,

just a brief reminder that the value-added tax exemption rule for 
shipments to the EU expired yesterday.

There will be no levies of charges (e.g., declared value of 5 EUR or 
less), all (commercial) good imported to the EU will be subject to VAT 
and will require formal customs declaration. Thus, all shipments to the 
EU should have a *_reasonably low declared value _* for custom purposes 
and it should be _*stated clearly in the shipping documentation*_ that 
specimens included are either sent on loan, returned from loan or sent 
as a gift to the receiving EU collection and are *not for resale, not 
traded goods and do not have a commercial value*.

I am not sure at the moment how these foreseeable microtaxes (e.g., 19% 
VAT out of 5 EUR = 0,95 cent) will be charged, eventually there will be 
some sort of flat rate that is subsumed in the shipping cost. This 
should become clearer within the next weeks.


Colleagues at EU institutions may have a closer look on arriving 
shipments and should be aware that shipments may arrive delayed because 
of customs clearance.


With best wishes

Dirk


Further information is provided also by respective Express carriers, for 
example FedEx, UPS, DHL Express

https://www.fedex.com/en-ca/shipping-services/international/regulatory/eu-vat-changes.html

https://www.ups.com/assets/resources/media/en_US/EU_VAT_Reform_Business.pdf

https://www.dhl-eucustoms.com/



The English website of the German Customs provides further information 
and details, e.g., on simplified calculation of charges etc.

https://www.zoll.de/EN/Private-individuals/Postal_consignments_internet_order/Shipments-from-a-non-EU-country/Duties-and-taxes/Assessment-of-taxes-and-duties/assessment-of-taxes-and-duties_node.html

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Dirk Neumann

Tel: 089 / 8107-111
Fax: 089 / 8107-300
neumann(a)snsb.de

Postanschrift:

Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns
Zoologische Staatssammlung München
Dirk Neumann, Sektion Ichthyologie / DNA-Storage
Münchhausenstr. 21
81247 München

Besuchen Sie unsere Sammlung:
http://www.zsm.mwn.de/sektion/ichthyologie-home/

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Dirk Neumann

Tel: +49-89-8107-111
Fax: +49-89-8107-300
neumann(a)snsb.de

postal address:

Bavarian Natural History Collections
The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology
Dirk Neumann, Section Ichthyology / DNA-Storage
Muenchhausenstr. 21
81247 Munich (Germany)

Visit our section at:
http://www.zsm.mwn.de/sektion/ichthyologie-home/

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