Robbie

[ihbuilder]

Anyone order directly from Robbie ? just wondering how it's handled . Do they charge you the vat even if I'm from this side of the pond ? their shipping seems a little on the high side also 50.00 eur for 2 lil cylinders

[rcguyfarms]

I order my linde forklift from robbe.com years ago. They deduct the VAT tax and I believe that might be the standard rate on shipping.

[CustomRCmodels]

some places deduct the VAT right away others don't , you have to ask for .
Legally they only should do that if you have your own business over here and then you have to give them your tax-ID . To be able to ship to the US without charging the German VAT these dealers have to do some tax-paper-work within Germany . Some do it some don't .
As for shipping , since all international shipping out of Germany has been taken over by DHL ( or UPS , if you ask for ) , the rates have sky-rocket . small 1 pond packet is already 30+ something Euros = the 40+something or even 50 US $ . If you do order small stuff you should ask to have it send as a letter , which can be around 10-15 US $ .

I usually contact the German dealers / manufactures directly and do NOT use there shopping-cart systems

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by CustomRCmodels

some places deduct the VAT right away others don't , you have to ask for .
Legally they only should do that if you have your own business over here and then you have to give them your tax-ID . To be able to ship to the US without charging the German VAT these dealers have to do some tax-paper-work within Germany . Some do it some don't .
As for shipping , since all international shipping out of Germany has been taken over by DHL ( or UPS , if you ask for ) , the rates have sky-rocket . small 1 pond packet is already 30+ something Euros = the 40+something or even 50 US $ . If you do order small stuff you should ask to have it send as a letter , which can be around 10-15 US $ .

I usually contact the German dealers / manufactures directly and do NOT use there shopping-cart systems

thanks Willy , I did that with AFV thats why I was surprised at the shipping . I'll drop them an Email