{"id":5818,"date":"2020-09-16T16:16:49","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T16:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smeshipping.com\/?p=734"},"modified":"2024-03-15T01:10:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T01:10:29","slug":"tax-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smeshipping.com\/en\/tax-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Import tax in Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sending goods to Greece.<\/strong> (Greece)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Taxes and import duties for shipping goods to Greece.<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n



Overview<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n


When shipping goods to Greece from outside the European Union, the recipient is required to pay import duties, whether the goods are for personal or commercial use. Import duties are calculated based on the CIF (Cost, Insurance & Freight) price, which is the full value of the imported goods plus insurance and freight costs.
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Tax rates in Greece.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n

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Greece levies import duties ranging from 0% (e.g., books) to 17% (e.g., Wellington Boots). Some items shipped to Greece are exempt from duties, such as laptop computers, mobile phones, digital cameras, and video games.
Certain types of goods shipped to Greece are subject to additional duties, depending on the country of origin. For example, bicycles imported from China are subject to an additional duty of 48.5% (anti-dumping).
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Value Added Tax (VAT) rates in Greece.<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n

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Shipping to Greece will be subject to a Value Added Tax (VAT) of 23%, with specific items such as books having a lower VAT rate of 6.5%. VAT is calculated on the value of the goods plus international shipping and insurance costs plus import duties (if applicable).
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Minimum taxes and duties in Greece.<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n



Greece imposes a minimum tax, but will waive duties in the following cases:\u00a0
Greece calculates import duties on an FOB (Free On Board) basis (meaning the value of the goods only, excluding shipping and insurance costs). For shipments to Greece with a value not exceeding EUR150, no import duty will be charged, but Value Added Tax (VAT) must still be paid.<\/p>\r\n

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Other taxes and customs fees in Greece.<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n

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Shipments to Greece containing tobacco and alcohol are subject to excise duty, and additional customs fees may be charged to cover necessary costs for inspection, verification, and\/or testing of imported goods.<\/p>\r\n

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Location and contact information for the Greek Customs Department.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n


Further information regarding import procedures and restrictions on shipping goods into Greece can be found on the Greek Customs website:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.minfin.gr\/web\/guest<\/a><\/p>\r\n

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How to send goods to Greece.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n

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For shipments to Greece, SME SHIPPING offers document and parcel delivery services via DHL EXPRESS, FEDEX EXPRESS, TNT EXPRESS, Global Mail, and international sea freight.<\/p>\r\n

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Shipping to Greece: Import Taxes and Duties Overview. When shipping goods to Greece from outside the European Union, the recipient is required to pay import duties and taxes, whether the goods are for personal or commercial use. Duties are calculated based on the CIF (Cost, Insurance & Freight) price. Greek import duty rates range from 0% (e.g., books) to 17% (e.g., Wellington Boots). Some items shipped to Greece are duty-free, such as laptop computers, mobile phones, digital cameras, and video games. Some items are subject to additional duties depending on the country of origin. For example, bicycles imported from China are subject to an additional duty of 48.5% (anti-dumping). Greek Value Added Tax (VAT) Rates: VAT on shipments to Greece is 23%, with specific rates varying depending on the type of goods. For example, books will be subject to a lower VAT rate of 6.5%. VAT is calculated on the value of the goods plus international shipping and insurance costs plus import duties (if any). Minimum import duties in Greece: Greece levies minimum import duties, but duties will be waived in the following cases. Greece calculates import duties on the FOB price (meaning the value of the goods only, excluding shipping and insurance costs). If the value of an item shipped to Greece is less than EUR150, no import duties will be levied\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[78,13,15],"class_list":["post-5818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-customs-duties","tag-78","tag-13","tag-15"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smeshipping.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smeshipping.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smeshipping.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smeshipping.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smeshipping.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smeshipping.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5818\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smeshipping.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smeshipping.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smeshipping.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}