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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 4:29 pm
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grinde
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norway
Programs: Flying Blue Silver, Club Carlson Gold
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orbitmic Wow, I did not know such a service excisted! I will definately search around to see if they offer similar service in the US. I doubt they do here in Norway though. A few years back it was a huge difference between sending items with or without a trackingnumber. Fortunately it is a lot better now

Originally Posted by Gajan
And of course be prepared to be stopped at customs in Norway. Not sure what their tax free allowance is, but in NL it is E430 and all goods above that amount are taxed in full.

That said, I am sure after tax the price difference between EU and USA will still be significant.

Gajan
Well if i would have been stopped, the total amount I would have payed included the taxes and customs would be about the same as I would pay for a brand new one here in Norway.

The Mac is $2000 in the US. Then I would have to pay 25% taxes ($500) and then 11% in customs on top of that ($275) The total price would now be $2750. In Norway the list price is about $3000, so $250 in savings, are definately not worth the hassel..!
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