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daredevilpt (Harmless) posted this on Monday, 12th January 2004, 23:46

Hi,

i was wondering if anyone could help me with this. I`m from Portugal and i ordered some dvd from cdwow. Do you know if i have to pay any taxes or something like that? They say it`s free shipment but i have may doubts! Thanks for any help you can give me!

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Richard Lloyd (Competent) posted this on Tuesday, 13th January 2004, 00:32

Delivery is free worldwide for any of their items, no matter how many you order or how much you spend. However, you must be careful about your country`s import duty limits (in the UK, it`s 18 pounds, it might be different in Portugal) - if you spent more than that on the DVD, you may be hit by import duty, sales tax ("VAT" in the UK) and even a postal handling charge.

Slightly off-topic, but UK folks must remember that although some of the cheapest sites selling Region 2 discs advertise in UK sterling, they`re not necessarily based in mainland UK (play.com and cdwow.com have to be the two biggest examples that aren`t UK mainland-based), so you are risking the extra charges if your order totals 18 pounds sterling or more.

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daredevilpt (Harmless) posted this on Tuesday, 13th January 2004, 01:02

I`ve ordered things from amazon.co.uk that were more expensive than the one i bought from cdwow and i only had to pay the final bill in amazon, didn`t have to pay nothing when it arrived. Do you think this means we don`t have an import limit over here and that i won`t have to pay nothing more? Thanks for helping me and sorry about the silly questions!

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SteveBanana (Elite) posted this on Tuesday, 13th January 2004, 18:45

If you can speak Portuguese, the answers may be here!

http://www.dgaiec.min-financas.pt/sitedgaiecinternet/index.html

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Cuba Boy (Competent) posted this on Wednesday, 14th January 2004, 13:29

Since both Portugal and the UK are in the EU (CD-Wow is based in the UK rather than the Channel Islands, I think?), there should be no taxes or duties to pay on any goods bought in one EU country and shipped to another.

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Colinbell (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Tuesday, 20th January 2004, 16:37

Er,,,I think,,almost sure,that CDWOW are actually based Here in the UK,,,just up the road almost from me,,,they`re in Bucks.,,They just import their DVDs/CDs from the pressing plants in the far east,,,,Play do this also,,but they are based in Jersey.,,Both are VERY good reliable companies to deal with,,I use them a lot :) . I have just tried DVDPopcorn,,,just to test them out,,,,,I wont be Using Them again >:( !!!!!!!!!,,,I should have stuck to who I know,,,but we live and learn!!

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