Sir, – In reply to Peter Elst (Letters, July 21st), the new customs charges only affect non-EU goods. He gives the example of socks, however, if he orders socks from Italy, these will be free of any customs duty and perhaps even more stylish than their Chinese or British counterparts. – Yours, etc,
Barry Doherty,
Rathdown Road,
Dublin 7.
RM Block
Sir, – Further to Peter Elst’s letter (July 21st), I ordered from what I thought was an Irish website but, in fact, the goods came from the US.
As a result, they took longer than anticipated and arrived after the July 1st deadline. There were three relatively inexpensive make-up items, and I was charged €3 per item. However, I was also charged VAT so ended up paying €35.84. This added to the cost of the items and made for a very expensive order. Check where the items are originating from before ordering.
Mary O’Conor,
Rathgar
Dublin 6.
