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Do I have to pay any additional taxes or customs fees when ordering physical products from your webshop?

Depending on the country you are living in, you might have to pay additional taxes or customs fees when ordering physical products from our webshop. Find the details below:

European Union

VAT incl.: When ordering physical products from within the European Union, the prices on our website include the VAT (unless you can deduct it with a business account). You won't need to pay any additional VAT thanks to double tax agreements.
No Customs Fees: Your products will be shipped from our warehouse in France and you won't have to pay any customs fees.

United States of America

VAT excl. in our price, but due on arrival: When ordering physical products from the US, the prices indicated on our website do not include any VAT. Your VAT / sales tax will be collected by the carrier upon delivery.
No Customs Fees: Your products will be shipped from our US warehouse close to New York City and you won't have to pay additional customs fees.

United Kingdom

British VAT incl.: When ordering physical products from the United Kingdom, the prices on our website include the British VAT (unless you can deduct it with a business account).
Customs Fees may apply: After a shipment reaches the UK, it might be subject to customs duties that you need to take in charge yourself. To facilitate the customs process, an invoice is attached to your parcel, informing HM Revenue & Customs about the contents and their value. 

Other countries

VAT excl. in our price, but due on arrival: If ordering physical products from any other country outside the EU, UK or US, the prices indicated on our website generally do not include any VAT. Your local import tax / VAT will be collected by the carrier upon delivery.
Customs Fees may apply: After a shipment reaches your country, it might be subject to customs duties that you need to take in charge yourself. To facilitate the customs process, an invoice is attached to your parcel, informing information about the contents and their value.


How high will the customs fees or import taxes be for my country?

Customs policies vary widely from country to country and are subject to change. Please understand that we do not have control over them and cannot predict what they might be. Instead, we would kindly ask you to contact your local customs office to obtain further information. Here are some details that should help you to retrieve a reliable statement from them:

Origin of the products:

We deliver to the USA, Mexico, and Canada from a warehouse in New York City. The rest of the world receives our goods from a warehouse in France. The country of origin of all our hardware products is the People's Republic Of China.

HS codes:

The HS codes are part of an internationally standardized system of names and numbers to classify traded products, see the Wikipedia article here.

Touché: 9209940000
Touché SE: 9209940000
Osmose: 9207105000
Osmose Soft Case: 4202921500
Touch Plates: 4421999999
Cylinders: 3926909990
Cables/Adaptors: 3926909790

Dimensions and weight of larger shipping boxes:

Osmose: 1015 x 420 x 220 mm, 11.5 kg | 39,96 x 16.53 x 8.66 inches, 22 lbs

Osmose Soft Case: 990 x 410 x 190 mm, 4 kg | 38.97 x 16.14 x 7.48 inches, 8 lbs

Purchasing from a reseller

If you are unsure about the situation in your country and want to avoid unexpected import costs, we recommend purchasing our products from a collaborating store near to you. You will find a list on this page:  www.expressivee.com/find-a-store

Unfortunately, our accessories are sold exclusively from our webshop and are not available at resellers.

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