In message <002c01c1e2e0$5c127630$cf71c850@ordinateursteph>, Stéphane Collin <collin.s@skynet.be> writes >In the case a private person from Europe sells a piano to a private >person in US, is there any VAT charged at the customs in US ? Is there All good leaving the EEC are VAT free. VAT is only charged on goods sold in the EEC or Imported into the EEC. However, there is a tariff on importing new pianos in to the US collected by the US costumes at point of entry, but I don't know about S/hand pianos. A phone call to the US embassy in Belgium should shed a light on if there is and how much, but it will be the person in the US who foots the bill not you. OTOH Importing from the USA is a rip off, as far a VAT is concerned. You pay import duty then you pay VAT on the good and the duty, so you are taxed on the Tax @17%. Barrie, -- Barrie Heaton PGP key on request http://www.a440.co.uk/ AcryliKey Ivory Repair System UK © http://www.acrylikey.co.uk/ The U.K. Piano Page © http://www.uk-piano.org/ Home to the UK Piano Industry
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