eBay seller tugm4470 - EU shipping low import fees - Any experiences?

[Doc TVR]

Good afternoon everyone,

I am looking to buy a Supermicro H12SSL-I and 7302P combo from tugm4470 on eBay. Here the link:

http://[URL]https://www.ebay.de/itm...9f2b8:g:GfgAAOSwKgVi57QB&shqty=1&isGTR=1#shId

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I've seen he is very popular with the home build server community for great prices.
Also in his adverts he says that he can provide a low effective tax option if shipping is done via the expedited shipping option. This can be seen in the item description.

Does anyone have any experience if this has worked in the past - i.e. low import fees due to the experdited shipping?
The shipping destination for me would be Germany.

Any information would be much appreciated.

Cheers everyone

 

[jei]

That's basically just declaring a lower value. In Finland the customs do not care what the sender declares, it's up to the buyer to provide the correct paperwork. Faking them is of course illegal and subject to charges under the law.

 

[Doc TVR]

That's basically just declaring a lower value. In Finland the customs do not care what the sender declares, it's up to the buyer to provide the correct paperwork. Faking them is of course illegal and subject to charges under the law.

And as I thought it's not as simple as it seems I''m not sure how Germann customs handles this

 

[automobile]

And as I thought it's not as simple as it seems I''m not sure how Germann customs handles this

The customs can just simply open the parcel and check the real value of the hardware (or check your bank transfers).

That's basically just declaring a lower value. In Finland the customs do not care what the sender declares, it's up to the buyer to provide the correct paperwork. Faking them is of course illegal and subject to charges under the law.

Chinese usually indicate the contents as a “gift” $20 in such cases

 

[Doc TVR]

The customs can just simple open the parcel and check the real value of the hardware (or check your bank transfers).

Chinese usually indicate the contents as a “gift” $20 in such cases

yeah basically the entire cost saving potential is being absorbed by customs and even makes it more expensive compared to buying local - just a matter of luck if customs opens it. Probably not worth it