Clarification on customs payments at the time of purchase | Payments and Shipping

ccl3no2 · 2025-07-10T19:21:23.189000Z

Good evening everyone! I need some clarification here, because I no longer remember exactly how it works. I'm about to confirm an order coming from China and I see that eBay immediately charges the VAT for the destination country. Does this mean the customs clearance costs have already been settled immediately, or will I still have to pay customs clearance upon arrival? I'm asking because once I had to pay customs clearance again in Switzerland even though Swiss VAT had already been applied at the time of purchase. Thanks a lot!

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