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EU introduces €3 customs charge on small parcels to curb cheap Chinese imports (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

I'm not in Germany but DHL has a website where I can pay any fees. They usually text me a link when I have a package on the way.

It's kinda bullshit that I had to pay a $17 service fee when the import fees were only $3, but at least they accepted digital payment...

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[–] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Germany is its own beast. For the longest time i couldn't pay electronically at the post office because they only accepted EC, and no Visa/Mastercard/Apple Pay. with my french bank i don't have that, so i had to bring cash always.

this is the kind of e-mail i get when i have a delivery with customs fee:

edit: and the most funny thing was that the amount in the e-mail wasn't even correct, so now i have my vat of coins i collect in a drawer to adjust to the final surprise amount that needs to be paid :>

Your DHL shipment will be delivered to you today by your mail and package carrier.

The import duties in the amount of €25.67 (including a €7.50 handling fee and the VAT included therein) are to be paid in cash upon delivery, with exact change if possible.

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