Comment on Eken M001, 7" Android tablet for $100parentComments−jacquesm16yI got slapped with a hefty charge a few weeks ago just because some HN'er sent me a usb stick in the mail (insured). Beware!−bseoOP16yTax for just a USB stick sent by a friend? Ouch. I'm curious , what was the origin/destination of the package?−jacquesm16yOrigin USA, destination Netherlands.−gdee16yI don't know about Netherlands, but in Spain you can contest any customs tax. They send you a printed form to fill if you want to contest it in the same envelope where they send you the invoice for the tax. Things can't be very different there.
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I got slapped with a hefty charge a few weeks ago just because some HN'er sent me a usb stick in the mail (insured). Beware!
Tax for just a USB stick sent by a friend? Ouch. I'm curious , what was the origin/destination of the package?
Origin USA, destination Netherlands.
I don't know about Netherlands, but in Spain you can contest any customs tax. They send you a printed form to fill if you want to contest it in the same envelope where they send you the invoice for the tax. Things can't be very different there.