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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/taxation

EP raises proposed thresholds for travellers to bring goods into EU tax-free

Strasbourg, 17/11/2006 (Agence Europe) -On Tuesday 14 November, the EP adopted the report by British Conservative member Charles Tannock on the proposed directive concerning value-added tax (VAT) and excise levied on the import of goods by travellers coming from third countries. It sets the tax threshold at "330 euros" for travellers entering the EU with goods without quantitative limits. This threshold is set at "1000 euros for travellers using an air transport mode or travellers using a...

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