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RE: Presentandome en Cycling - Un proyecto de MTB

in Cycling • last month

Oh... 😕

One of the cheapest online stores in Europe is BikeDiscount.de, the price minus tax would be 8.39eur! Unfortunately, delivery to Brazil is not possible.

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There is a little trick I often use when shipping an item to my country is not possible. There is a free mailboxde.com service that allows you to have a free postal address on the territory of Germany, ie the European Union. I order the goods to that address, and then send it to myself through their website. This works perfectly, I tried it many times.

The price of the chain for the European Union including tax is 9.99 EUR plus 4.49 for delivery. The price of redirecting a package via the Mailbox DE service is 18.80 eur, so the price is still lower in total than at your place.

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The good thing about the mailbox service is that you can combine several packages into one and thus save on shipping costs. The last time I used the service, this repacking cost 5-6 euros per shared package, so check if it's worth it.

I also have to take into account that the local post office will charge customs clearance costs of 20% for all packages worth more than 50 euros. Check your local laws.

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That's very useful info. We gotta take into account a possible 17% state tax + 60% import tax upon arrival, which sucks big time. The cheapest option is to try out Aliexpress -- Ali has a partnership with our government where we only pay 17% state tax and 0% import for goods below 50 usd -- anything outside this program is subject to import tax (60%) on any value. Customs receive tons of packages each day, so, sometimes stuff enters without paying; if you are unlucky and they catch you there's also 100% fine on top of all that. Brazil is incredibly hostile in that regard.