Sending anything to the US seems kind of impossible at the moment. Even postcards or letters don’t arrive reliably.
So I was thinking maybe some of you might be interested in some kind of Europe only swap.
Tagging those of you that I know are living in Europe @Immaculata @madebyBeaG @Edel @skrutt @Renstar @LittleCogs
Please add anyone else who might be interested.
Hi
Yes, I would be interested in a swap.
Yes, I really miss swapping, but receiving anything from outside of Europe is just impossible with our customs. Sadly that includes the UK, the duty we have to pay is crazy. I sometimes get stuff sent to friends in Belfast.
So I am definitely in
Sounds fun, but would depend a bit on timing for me.
Hey everyone,
Sorry for not replying to this thread anymore. Life happened and I realized I needed some more off screen time.
@Immaculata thank you for adding more people.
@Edel I checked for mail from outside the EU into Germany and here the limit for tax and duty is 45€ if marked as a gift, that should be plenty for a low effort swap. But I think you can always not then you prefer sending to an EU partner.
I would definitely up to organizing but I would prefer not to start before the end of March. @Renstar, @Annchen maybe we can do a vote on the timing?
I’m happy for a bit more time. Life has gone a bit pear shaped here. So march would suit me x
March sounds good, I might be able to rope in @MiaMaria or @Scholietta if they would like to try a swap by then too.
I think March would work for me as well! Receiving from the UK would be fine for me, we also have that €45 gift threshold. You mentioned before you don’t have this in Ireland @Edel I think it’s so weird that we’re supposedly a single market and a single customs union and there are such big differences in how the law is applied. I know our duties on commercial goods from China are also lower than in some other countries, which is why the NL and Belgium are flooded with goods from China that they then just drive across the border to the destination.
I’d be happy to send to/receive from UK too.
I checked the rules and as long as the actual value of a gift or gifts is under 600 SEK there shouldn’t be any fees. 600-1800 SEK and I’d need to pay tax. Over that and duties are applied too. There are some items like tobacco, booze and perfumes that have additional fees associated, but for a swap package that shouldn’t be an issue, I don’t think.
Sometimes a swap package can be held hostage by customs for a bit, but recently they’ve gotten through without issues or fees.
I’ve discovered that I was wrong, we do have it. As long as everything is filled in correctly, then it should be ok