What you need to know when you order on Black Friday from USA

What you need to know when you order on Black Friday from USA

The US Black Friday, the true Black Friday, takes place in the last Friday of November, and online stores have already prepared meal out for those who want to order with real discounts if not so "extraordinary" such as in Eastern Europe. However, if you want to order from abroad must be careful in some aspects.

First, sites outside do not inflate prices as some traders in Eastern Europe and later to boast fabulous discounts. Sites devoted to China and the US are reductions of 30-40%, but some of the products will have to pay shipping charges (trad. Shipping fee).

In addition, some products especially from China This command have the great disadvantage that there is little guarantee them than there. So if the device breaks commissioned, it takes a month to arrive in China a week to repair and another month to send it back. And the costs may in some cases not profitable.


On sites like Amazon.com (amazon.co.uk) or eBay.com (ebay.co.uk) you will have to see if the manufacturer can deliver the location where you are and at what cost. Depending on where you deliver the product (many sites have deposits and the EU) you can get your order in a few days.


What taxes you have to pay?


Moreover, according to the General Customs Directorate (DGV), where you receive a package as a result of orders made via the Internet, releasing property may be exempt from customs duties only if the overall value of the goods does not exceed EUR 150 euro.

"If the overall value of the goods exceeds 150 euros, their release can be made only with payment of customs duties (n.r. - a few percent of product value). Goods received as a result of orders made via the Internet may be issued with exemption from VAT only if the overall value of the goods does not exceed 10 euro / reference ", shows information of DGV.

Sites in China such as Alibaba, Gearbest.com or Ali Express, have many of their products free shipping. But if you order a phone, make sure that it has a configuration compatible with telephone networks in your country. Even those sites have links where you can see what networks are compatible phones. Moreover, you should note that the length of the experts ordered products can reach up to 25 or 35 days, which is slightly more than they take for traders in your country to ship orders received by Black Friday.