VAT and fees for items from Japan. | Payments and Shipping

andy707300 · 2024-06-15T07:15:22.052000Z

Good morning. For the second time I’ve had a parcel arrive from Japan and the post office made me pay VAT and fees, even though the first one had already been paid via Ebay.The thing I don’t understand is why, if I order from China on Ali express and pay what’s due upfront, the parcel arrives without any extra costs, whereas here it doesn’t.I read that I can ask Ebay for a refund of the VAT and that brings me to the following questions. First, if I pay the postman cash on delivery and don’t have any receipt, how can I prove the double VAT payment to Ebay? Second, is it not possible at the time of purchase to ask Ebay not to collect the VAT and then handle it when the parcel is picked up? Thank you for your answers. Andrea

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