customs fees

[sanmir_52]

I made a purchase, I paid VAT on it, when I received the order I had to pay customs fees, the total purchase amount is free of customs fees since VAT is already paid, due to the seller's mistake when sending, exporting, I didn't fill in the customs declaration properly and now I have to pay VAT again. eBay has no hand in this not solving the problem, ie refund guarantee??? it depends, i don't get refunded for something i pay twice. And who got the first amount of VAT I paid on eBay??

[stde_6582]

VAT and customs duties are two different taxes. When you import something from outside your country you'll normally have to pay customs + VAT on the CIF cost (cost of the item + insurance + shipping) unless the total is lower than your country's de minimis threshhold.