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Friend of mine sent me a cap a few months ago. It was £25ish new but cost me £40+ to get through customs in sweden.
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I Can sympathize, my uncle sent me a copy of the Echo from Liverpool, we both follow the same team, it cost 2.50, but because he had filled out the doc stating what it cost and proving it’s under the threshold allowance, then they change me 10e processing fee just because they read the info on the package when it arrives in Spain……
It’s embarrassing, I’ve had to ask friends and family not to send presents for my daughter as it’s just a pain in the ass and more expensive than the original item.
pepperedmunky
I've been thinking about this a lot lately, the 2nd hand market for bikes and parts seems much better in UK compared to Spain, so how easily could I pick up bits when I'm in the UK and throw them in my general luggage? This might make me think twice....
I know a guy from NZ who sent a suitcase of all his clothes to BCN when he moved here, but then got a message from customs saying he needed to pay a hefty import duty on his old clothes.