Germany is its own beast. For the longest time i couldn’t pay electronically at the post office because they only accepted EC, and no Visa/Mastercard/Apple Pay. with my french bank i don’t have that, so i had to bring cash always.
this is the kind of e-mail i get when i have a delivery with customs fee:
edit: and the most funny thing was that the amount in the e-mail wasn’t even correct, so now i have my vat of coins i collect in a drawer to adjust to the final surprise amount that needs to be paid :>
Your DHL shipment will be delivered to you today by your mail and package carrier.
The import duties in the amount of €25.67 (including a €7.50 handling fee and the VAT included therein) are to be paid in cash upon delivery, with exact change if possible.
Germany is its own beast. For the longest time i couldn’t pay electronically at the post office because they only accepted EC, and no Visa/Mastercard/Apple Pay. with my french bank i don’t have that, so i had to bring cash always.
this is the kind of e-mail i get when i have a delivery with customs fee:
edit: and the most funny thing was that the amount in the e-mail wasn’t even correct, so now i have my vat of coins i collect in a drawer to adjust to the final surprise amount that needs to be paid :>
That’s so annoying. Is this the peak of German efficiency and bureaucracy?
no no they can do much worse xD
They recently added the ability to pay with an EC card upon delivery.