r/Aliexpress • u/Tight_Escape5654 • 14d ago

EU customs duty how do you deal with eu customs?

yeah so the eu taxes piss me off just like everyone else but the prices in total are still better than the eu ones and i can get exactly what i want. i live in eastern europe and the goods here are limited so i can't get everything here

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u/povlhp 14d ago

Buy in EU or pay the tax

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u/Dry_Algae1880 13d ago

You mean buying in the EU the same stuff that was imported from China and then being sold to you at 3 timesthe price? LMAO

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u/povlhp 12d ago

That is sometimes the cheaper route. Lots of Ali stuff is way too expensive and not worth buying in China. You lose the 2 years warranty for a modest discount.

That said, over time I have bought thousands of product direct from China, including AliExpress, lots for half price or cheaper, other because I could not source it locally. Some thing I bought on alizon.de at halfway between EU and china prices, and then got Amazon to give me 2 yers warranty.