Country of Origin and Taxes

[zenarcher3]

Greetings All,

 I am in the United States and selling an item to a fellow in Sweden. The items Country of Origin or manufacture is Germany. With both Germany and Sweden being members of the EU, will this eliminate import taxes and duties on his end upon receiving the item?

Thanks in advance.

[slippinjimmy]

In most cases the only thing payable on import is VAT, that is a tax on the transaction not an import duty so country of origin of the goods is irrelevant.

[fab_finds4u]

It's the buyer's responsibility to know if their item is dutiable and what they have to pay when they retrieve their item.

[soh.maryl]

Since you are in the US and presumably shipping from the US to your buyer in Sweden, he will be liable for the import taxes because the item IS being imported.

The country of origin or manufacture has no play in this.

[zenarcher3]

Thanks

[zenarcher3]

Thanks