> Suppose my company sells a product for $100.  How much would (a)an end user
> and (b)a reseller pay for this product after all government imposed charges
> are added?
>
> Assumptions:
> -We get the same $100 from sales directly to end user as to reseller - no
> discount for reseller. No commissions etc.
> -End User and Reseller are both in, say, Germany.
>
> I'm trying to get an idea of import duties, VAT, etc. that the buyer has to
> pay.  Not concerned with shipping charges.  Also, do the duties, VAT etc
> vary by country within EU?

AFAIK import duties depend on the exact type of product, and this is still
mostly different for each country. No information here, other than that I
think that most technological consumer products would not pay import tax.

VAT is different for each country (16% in Germany):
http://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/publications/info_doc/taxation/tva/taux_tva-2003-5-1_en.pdf
http://www.vrc-vatrefund.com/chart_en.pdf

Gerhard

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