If you are moving to a country outside the EU (or, in the case of diplomats, also within the EU), then before you go you are entitled to buy goods in the Netherlands tax-free, provided such goods are not used in the Netherlands first, but are transported directly to your new address.
However, tax-free buying is subject to all kinds of rules and procedures.
ID knows better than anyone else the right way to go about buying all
your household effects, furniture and a lot more tax-free.
Guaranteed Tax-Free
Because ID sends all goods directly abroad any purchases you make
via ID are guaranteed to be tax-free. This saves you the full VAT amount
on all your purchases; any excise duty there may be on drink and tobacco
products.
How can you buy tax-free through ID?There are two ways in which you can buy goods tax-free through ID:
1) By going shopping yourself at one or more of the shopping partners associated with ID. You then have the choice of an enormous range. And all tax-free, for ID immediately deducts the VAT from the shop prices.
2) By ordering on-line from our website www.intdist.nl On our website you always find the up-to-date information about our wide range of products. The prices given on the website are exclusive of VAT and/or any excise duties.
In both cases you will receive soon from ID the order confirmation. ID also will inform you about the planned shipping-date.
Shipping
Any items you order are gathered together and checked in our customs
warehouse. Once your payment has been received, the complete order will
be shipped. Shipment can be arranged either by ID’shipping-agent
or via a shipping company at your preference. In the last case ID consults
your forwarder regarding the correct shipping-date, so that packing and
shipping can be properly planned.
Transportation costs and customs charges
To obtain the necessary customs documents, ID first takes your goods to
a central customs warehouse, before delivering them to the shipping company.
ID makes a charge towards these extra transports, customs and handling
costs. Customs charges Euro 17,50 per consignment. Transport charges depend
on the size of your total order. The table of costs is shown below.
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Note: IKEA charges a fixed amount for delivery to ID's customs warehouse. Ask IKEA department "Zakelijk" how much. All other shopping partners deliver free of charge.
One bill, easy payment
As soon as you have placed all your orders via ID's shopping partners
and/or from the website, ID will send you a single combined bill on which
the VAT and/or excise duties are already deducted.
Guarantee/after sales service
All items retain the manufacturer's (international) guarantee for
the product concerned. In addition, you can always make use of ID's after
sales service, even if you have already moved abroad.
You will find the General Terms of Delivery here.
Diplomatic postings
A Dutch diplomat or administrative official working in the country
of accreditation is allowed to import goods into that country tax-free
during the period of his or her posting. This also applies to EU countries.