The Introduction Thread...

[miyakoji]

Hi @GameTime welcome to the forum!

[Vossibear]

On 5/10/2023 at 10:27 PM, disturbman said:

Ask them do downsize the package by removing shipping boxes and/or unnecessary packaging material. They do it for free and it brings shipping cost a lot. You just have to contact them via the 'inquiry' button at the bottom of the Contact Us/FAQ page. You need to request this after consolidating several packages. Simply select 'Other' and provide the new package number. This option is easier to use if you select the 'Lite plan' when bidding. Have fun hunting.

Hello Disturbman,

 

after thinking about your advice I got one more question: Did you use the option to choose a protective packaging oder did you just choose the "normal" packaging for consolidated/combined shipment? I have also tried to use the "ship directly" function and I am a bit excited how this turns out. The day before yesterday the first "main package" arrived and everything was packed quite well and was in great shape. I certainly had to pay the Einfuhrumsatzsteuer (importation VAT) but it turned out the rate the german customs uses is better than the one from buyee. I now wait for the official Dokumentation from Deutsche Post/customs so I will be able to see how and if the different product groups are charged with customs; for model trains customs costs do not apply, but i hat a lorry, figures and laser cut kits and a book in the package so this will be quite interresting...

 

Cheers

 

Gerhard.

 

 

[disturbman]

26 minutes ago, Vossibear said:

Did you use the option to choose a protective packaging oder did you just choose the "normal" packaging for consolidated/combined shipment?

I only ever choose "normal" packaging when consolidating packages. But that's because I only buy trains on YJA and sellers will always bubble wrap the item. At least, almost always. In 14 years, I had one set sent only wrapped in brown paper. It was shipped e-packet and arrived without a scratch or bump. Depending what shipping solution I use, I even ask them to sometimes "remove unnecessary packing material". But I do only this when using "Buyee air shipping" as it's FedEx. It usually take a few days for the package to arrive and they have never been roughed up. Or, apparently, DHL too.

Edited May 17 by disturbman

[Wolf]

10 hours ago, Vossibear said:

model trains customs costs do not apply, but i hat a lorry, figures and laser cut kits and a book in the package

 

They all not taxated. You pay vat and whatever fee Post, DHL, FedEx or whoever delivers it charges for taking care of the customs process.

[cteno4]

Does germany use the Harmonized Tariff System? If so I would expect model trains, vehicles, building kits would all fall under the “scale models”

 

9503.00.00 Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dollsʼ carriages; dolls, other toys; reduced-scale (“scaleˮ) models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds; parts and accessories thereof

 

I’ve used this hs code for a number of years sending model trains stuff all over from the us and never an odd duty issue. A long time back I think there were some sub codes for electric trains but I think they all got folded back into the parent 9503 code. Every time I look at this stuff it makes my head hurt…

 

jeff