/biz/ - Business & Finance

>>59177013
In France even the shipping costs of a package are taxed, so when customs taxes us on an object coming from abroad, we get taxed to death.

Tax on the item (VAT 20%)
Tax on shipping costs (VAT 20%)
Tax on the carrier's costs when the package leaves customs (Fedex, UPS...) they tax 20% even on the costs that the carrier claims, because they have taken charge of a package that has already been taxed by customs, (their famous administration fees) it's sick....

And the worst is Ebay, they take the 20% VAT from us upon purchase, but don't even pay it back to the state, so we pay it a second time with the carrier, and don't even imagine getting it refunded afterwards, I will never again buy an item on Ebay that could be taxed.