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faust.march · 2023-05-31T13:12:36.898000Z

Hello, I have a curiosity about the additional costs related to shipments coming from non-EU countries.On other well-known platforms handling shipments from China, for orders under €150 I have never had to pay anything except VAT. Browsing this forum and the internet in general, I noticed that eBay does collect VAT, but then it would supposedly be charged again by the courier/postman in addition to their "customs clearance fees"/postal charges.What I don't understand about other people's experiences, in the specific case of Poste Italiane, is how postal charges are supposed to be paid too when on the Poste website it is clearly stated that "Shipments for which VAT does not have to be paid, because it was already paid at the time of purchase, are exempt from Postal Charges."I thank anyone who will spend part of their time helping me better understand the issue.

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