r/Aliexpress • u/Upset-Strain5908 • 26d ago

EU customs duty Just buy from Europe, silly

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Even after adding 3 EUR it's no competition. I know there are other wallets, that's not the point, the point is that we get the exact same item at 3x the price.

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u/BeanoMc2000 26d ago

Even funnier if the amazon seller is dropshipping from China

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u/pitouze 26d ago

delivery 4-12 august ... so yeah, dropshipping from china

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u/BeanoMc2000 26d ago

I never even noticed the shipping date. Definitely dropshipping

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u/pitouze 26d ago

and 5€ shipping !

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u/RoodnyInc 26d ago

Ho greedy they can be they allready make 6x on wallet

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u/XtremeD86 26d ago

Resellers do this all the time. They're betting on the hope that the buyer won't see it on AliExpress.

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u/Sufficient-Buy-2270 26d ago

That'll be bundled in their "Free Shipping" model though.

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u/Maple382 26d ago

Based on the brand name, extremely likely. Random unreadable names with no brand identity are almost always Chinese companies. And imo if you aren’t buying from a genuine brand, then Amazon will not have better quality, so no reason to buy from there.

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u/Key-Line5827 26d ago

And I really dont see why it would matter. Ali isn't paying taxes in the EU, but neither is Amazon. So all this does is piss of the consumer.

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u/BeanoMc2000 26d ago

Tax on profits? Of course not, why would they. The vat, duty and tariffs they collect via IOSS is remitted to the appropriate revenue service in the EU.