Customs and taxing gifts?

ilikepeanutbutter · Post by **ilikepeanutbutter** » Fri May 31, 2013 10:52 pm

I was overseas when the news came out so I'm kind of still lost about all this. You used to get a gift box and if it was under 45 euros you'd not have to pay any fees or anything. Now it's like 20 euros including shipping or something?

My birthday is coming up and my parents are as confused about this new rule as I am. Can anyone clarify this for me? I know it took effect in January 2013.

Thanks a bunch!

Kat

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ilikepeanutbutter · Post by **ilikepeanutbutter** » Fri May 31, 2013 10:54 pm

I normally get food from America, that's about it. No electronic anything. If that helps

ilikepeanutbutter · Post by **ilikepeanutbutter** » Fri May 31, 2013 11:58 pm

Thanks! Does the 22 euros include shipping or just the stuff in the box? Also how do they know it's under 22 euros, I guess sticking the receit in the box might be helpful.

Thanks!

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 12:23 am

45 euros is still valid for gifts (not things you bought online or otherwise). At least I read the text so that 45 euro limit applies to the contents (before/without postage)
http://www.tulli.fi/en/finnish_customs/ ... rs/010.pdf
http://www.tulli.fi/fi/yksityisille/lah ... /index.jsp

ilikepeanutbutter · Post by **ilikepeanutbutter** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 12:30 am

Any delivery from outside the EU with a value of over 22 euros is now subject to customs declaration and value-added tax.

http://yle.fi/uutiset/customs_law_takes ... es/6641624

thanks for the input!

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 1:08 am

ilikepeanutbutter wrote: http://yle.fi/uutiset/customs_law_takes ... es/6641624

thanks for the input!

It would be useful if you could always check from the original source what the YLE reports. In this case it is easy.

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