[Import duties] bizarre calculation by eBay | Members help members

bmdoubleyou.11 · 2026-01-27T22:44:59.474000Z

Hello everyone, I keep noticing more and more often that small price differences sometimes result in a doubling of import duties. Even identically priced items have different import duties DESPITE it being the same item.If you compare the figures with the calculator on Zoll.de, you get completely different values.You can also see in the customs product catalog that these parts fall into the category "other car parts" and therefore no customs duties are payable on them. So actually only 19% VAT should apply to the purchase amount - that’s my understanding!It almost seems as if Ebay is taking a hefty cut of the duties.Ebay is ignoring my inquiries about this.See attachment...

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